Unit 8 Food Culture 英语课件.pptVIP

Unit 8 Food Culture Outline Passage A Eat Like French Women Passage B Business Lunch and Culture Applied Writing Grammar Focus Language Skills Marry Learning Passage A Eat Like French Women Warm-up Qs: How many kind of food do you know? Try to name them. And which kind do you prefer? Chinese Dishes French Style Food American Style Food  vs. Language Points 1. I couldn’t see anyone eating with pleasure. see/hear/feel… + Objective + Complement E.g. We saw someone swimming in the lake. She heard a girl crying in the room. 2. We should not eat like we’re robots. The adverbial clause of manner like we’re robots modifies the verb eat. Like here means the same as. This is an American usage. e.g. Teacher should not talk like they know everything. Do as you are told by the doctor. 3. Many Americans are fed up with keeping running calorie and the idea of losing weight by eating well is seductive. a) be fed up with: are bored with b) keep takes a gerund instead of an infinitive form when a verb is used as its object with the meaning of doing sth. constantly. E.g. He keeps complaining of the poor working conditions. We kept working until it was dark. 4. French women eat with all five senses, Guiliano says, allowing less to seem like more. Meaning : French women eat with all five senses, which makes a little food look like more. 5. Guiliano knows many of the French attitudes will be foreign to American women who are used to convenience foods. be foreign to sb. : be new to somebody, unfamiliar to E.g. The new concept of health is foreign to the public. The subject is foreign to me. Word Usage appealing a. attractive 吸引人的 e.g. The low price of the supermarket is very appealing to consumers. appeal (to) v. 呼吁, 要求, 诉诸, 上诉, 有吸引力 diet n. The sort of food and drink one habitually takes 饮食；保健饮食，节食 e.g. Proper diet and exercise are both important for health. He beg