综合英语教程四 Unit.docx

when it rains it poursWhen it rains it pours①describes how after there has been no rainfor a long time it suddenly rainsa lot all at once. Example: It hadnt rained for over two months. Now it has started raining and it has been raining for a week straight. Reply: When it rains it pours.②that once something happens after a long pause it happens in large amounts. Example: It looks like everyone in our department is sick again and all at the same time. Reply: When it rains it pours.Example: Sometimes we have no customers for two or three hours then suddenly we get 20 people all at once. Reply: It never rains but it pours When it rains it pours.Unit?NineLesson Outline1. Cultural background information2. Brainstorming3. Chinese Cuisine 4.Text explanation5.ExercisesFood is a basic necessity so every culture has important norms and customs related to it. Most cultures have food preferences and food taboos e.g. Hindus don’t eat beef Muslims don’t eat pork…Thebiggestrecentchangeineatinghabitsandfood-relatedlifestylesistheadventoffastfood.Thispermitsmanypeopletoeatawayfromhomeortobringfoodhometoeatwithouthavingnoprepareit.ThefamousfastfoodsareforexampleMcDonald’shamburgersandKFCKentuckyFriedChicken.Food SymbolismIn China foods are given particular meanings so that in certain occasion a type of food can only be eaten by some specific individuals or must be eaten in specific occasion.Usually an honored guest will be served a snappers head or shell to hail him and show warmly welcome in some districts.Fish is always served to symbolize accumulations of prosperity and wealth with the New Years Eve meals.There are other foods and snacks which symbolize good wishes under special circumstances. These include duck chicken and melon seeds.Long noodle is the symbol of longevity in China so that youngsters or seniors all will have a bowl of Long Life Noodle in the expectation of a healthy life.In Central China if a baby is born his father will send Red Boiled Eggs to announce the news.