The theme of the listening section is "how to order food with a foreign friend", which focuses on a trypical Chinese dish category—Xiang cuisine, including the features of the characteristic dishes.After listening, students are supposed to conduct a similar talk on the relevant topic.

To develop students' ability to predict listening content with pictures and texts.
Instruct students to refer to the examples and functional items provided in the listening texts and textbooks based on their own knowledge accumulation and life experience.
Instruct Ss to successfully carry out role-based situational dialogues and introduce Chinese food culture to foreign friends.

1. Instruct students to grasp the key information and important details of the dialogue.

2. Instruct students to conduct a similar talk on the relevant topic.

Step 1:Lead in

Match the dishes below to their English names. Then in groups, discuss what you know about these dishes, including what they contain and how they are made.

keys:

1. steamed fish head covered with chillies: fresh ; hot;spicy

2: Hand-torn cabbage: yummy

3：dry pot duck with golden buns:tasty; elegant

4: B: bridge tofu: exceptioal delicious

Step2: Before listening

In groups, discuss the menu below.

1.What kind of restaurant is it and what kinds of food are served?

It is a Hunan restaurant, and it serves somewhat spicy food.

2.Which dishes would you recommend to a foreigner? Why?

The dry pot duck with golden buns and the bridge tofu. Because they are healthy.

Step3: While listening: Tingting, Anna, and Lisa are at the Hunan Restaurant. Listen to their conversation and tick the dishes that they order in the menu above.

Red braised pork 红烧肉 42元

Dry pot chicken 干锅鸡 32元

Pearl meatballs 珍珠丸子 26元

Hand-torn cabbage 手撕包菜 18元

Bridge tofu 过桥豆腐18元

Mushroom soup 菌菇汤 22元

Dry pot duck with golden buns 干锅炒鸭金黄杂粮包 38元

Vegetable soup 蔬菜汤 18元

Steamed fish head covered with chillies 剁椒鱼头48元

Steamed preserved meat 腊味合蒸 38元

Step 4: Listen again and answer the questions.

1．How is Hunan cuisine somewhat different from Sichuan cuisine?

2．What are the reasons why Hunan people like spicy food?

3．why do so many people love steamed fish head covered with chilies?

4．why does Tingting recommend bridge tofu instead of dry pot duck with golden buns?

5 .why is red braised pork the most famous dish?

keys:

1． How is Hunan cuisine somewhat different from Sichuan cuisine?

The heat in Sichuan cuisine comes from chilies and Sichuan peppercorns. Human cuisine is often hotter and the heat comes from just chilies.

2.What are the reasons why Hunan people like spicy food?

Because they are a bold people. But many Chinese people think that hot food helps them overcome the effects of rainy or wet weather.

3.Why do so many people love steamed fish head covered with chilies?

People love it because the meat is quite tender and there are very few small bones.

4.Why does Tingting recommend bridge tofu instead of dry pot duck with golden buns?

Because bridge tofu has a lighter taste.

5 .Why is red braised pork the most famous dish?

Because Chairman Mao was from Hunan, and this was his favorite food.

Step 5: Instruct students to make a short presentation to the class about your choice. Use the example and useful phrases below to help them.

• In groups of three, discuss what types of restaurant you would like to take a foreign visitor to, and why. Then take turns role-playing taking your foreign guest to the restaurant you have chosen. One of you should act as the foreign guest, one as the Chinese host, and one as the waiter or waitress. You may start like this:

• EXAMPLE

• A: I really love spicy food, so what dish would you recommend?

• B: I suggest Mapo tofu.

• A: Really ? what's that?

• …

• B: waiter!

• C: May I take your order?

order the food

Can I help you?

Are you ready to order, sir/madam?

I'll take your order in a minute.

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