unit-11-The-ALL-American-Slurp.ppt

Warm-up What is the most typical American food? Meal Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00, Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. Dinner (sometimes called Supper) - The main meal. Eaten anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Evening meal) Breakfast Formal --- eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms and baked beans Breakfast Easy --- bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice or a cup of coffee. Lunch packed lunch‘ --- a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink Hamburger vs Hot dog Onion, lettuce, fresh tomato, ketchup, mustard Mustard, ketchup, onion, mayonnaise Cafeteria Tea time high tea / coffee break / afternoon tea four or five oclock and no one stayed after seven oclock. Most tea rooms today serve tea from three to five oclock. Tea time Black tea served with milk and sugar; usually in a mug Go with chocolate, biscuit, cake, pie, etc. Chat relax Dinner Starter or first course Main course Dessert Starter Fried mushrooms, fried onion rings (洋葱圈) fried zucchini (小胡瓜) Salad Main course Beef --- Steak Blue rare?or?very rare （100%） Rare (75%) Medium rare (50%) Medium (25%) Medium well Well done Text Reading Reading for main idea Reading for details About the author Lensey Namioka: a Chinese-born American writer of books for young adults and children. She writes about China and Chinese American families, also about Japan, her husbands native country. Namioka has won many awards for her work. About the story The narrator is embarrassed by her ignorance of American table manners. Sometimes even the most common customs can seem like enormous learning experiences. Text Structure Part I (p1-2): During the early days in America, we had a hard time with American table manners. Part II (P3-15): Our embarrassed experience in the Gleasons’ party. Text Structure Part III (P16-23): After the party, my family members tried hard to adjust to the life in America. Part IV (P24-38): We gave a dinner party to the Gleaso