《Life Choices》PPT课件(第9课时)精品公开课教学比赛.pptVIP

Finally, there is some homework for you. 1. Read the two articles aloud. 2. Write your own version of “City Life or Country Life”. Thats all for todays lesson! Thank you all for watching! Bye! These are the two scenes of teatime. Can you find teapots and tea cups in the pictures? Right. What else can you see? Yes, all types of foods and snacks. So we can see that there is more to teatime than just a nice warm drink. There are foods and snacks to go with it. Its much better, isnt it? What else can you tell from the pictures? Right, they are done in different styles. The first one is obviously presented in the western style. Its called afternoon tea. The second one is clearly in the Chinese style. We call it yum cha. By the way, does the name “yum cha” ring a bell? Yes, it is Cantonese, meaning “饮茶“ in Mandarin. Next, look at the small portions of food —Do they look like a main dish or just a light meal? Good! They are light meals. So people do not have a feast at teatime. Are you clear about the meaning of teatime now? Excellent! In todays article, we will learn some knowledge about afternoon tea and yum cha. They are the two most popular teas in the world. Lets get started with the reading. As you can see, there are two passages in this article—afternoon tea and yum cha. Please read the two passages quickly and answer the following question. What is the article mainly about? Right. Its about the origins of afternoon tea and yum cha, as well as the popularity they still enjoy today. Now please read passage 1 in detail and answer the following question. Why did the Duchess of Bedford invite friends to come for tea in the afternoon? Well, we can find the answer in paragraph 2 and 3. In her time, most English people ate only two main meals each day. Breakfast in the morning and a large supper in the evening. So they often got very hungry during the long break between these two meals. Therefore, she invited her friends to tea to solve this problem. Dont yo