厦门市思明区教进修学校.ppt

Pre-reading Questions 1. Are you a seafood lover? Have you ever had the snail, a fashionable dish, known as “Fushouluo”? 2. How do you cook seafood like “Fushoulou”, fish, shellfish, shrimp and fresh water crabs? While reading Questions 1. How many people in Beijing had the terrible disease by Sept. 5? A. 131 B. 90 C. 88 D. 133 2. Where does the Amazonian snail come from? A. China B. South America C. America D. Guangzhou 3. What are the symptoms after eating raw or part-cooked “Fushoulou” according to the passage ? A. cough, nausea, headaches, fever B. nausea, headaches, fever, muscle pain C. muscle pain, fever, sneezing, headaches D. nausea, cold, headache, fever 4. What can we infer from the passage? A. People who have this disease cannot be fully cured. B. People who have this disease may die if not treated in time. C. People who have this disease may get well without treatment. D. People who eat the snail will have good luck and live longer. 5. Who was responsible for this outbreak of the disease in Beijing? Why? The managers of the Shuguo Yanyi chain of restaurants. Because they served half-cooked snail meat to customers. They could not ensure a dangerous eelworm parasite in the meat had been killed. 6. What’s the doctors’ advice on eating seafood? Firstly, cooking the snail at high temperatures for up to five minutes should be enough to kill the eelworm parasites they contain. Secondly, it’s better to cook fresh water crabs, shrimp, fish and shellfish thoroughly. While reading Practice Please fill in the blanks with some of the words or expressions in the passage. Did he _________ breaking the window? (Para. 1) 2) The accident was __________ by a car driver at a high speed. (Para. 2) 3) He was _____________ to Beijing University last year. (Para. 1) 4) The _________ of the fire was carelessness. (Para. 2) * * 厦门市思明区教师进修学校 何闽娥 Snails are off the menu ??? 21st Century Teens Curriculum focus Health awareness Eat safe and