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CHINESE CULTURE

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I Stand Treat Today
Contents 12 Key Words

Key Words

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1. (hǎochī) adj. delicious

• 。(This dish is very delicious.)


• 。(I don't think it's very delcious.)

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2. (càixì) n. cuisine, food

• 。(We have eight different styles of foods


in China.)
• Eight cuisines include, Shandong food,
Guangdong food Sichuan food, Zhejiang food, Jiangsu food,
Fujian food, Hunan food and Anhui food.
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3. (bǐrú) n. for example

• (I love to
eat a lot of vegetables, for example spicy bean curd, Fish-
Flavored Shredded Pork.)
• (I have been
to many places, for example Shanghai, Beijing, Xi'an.)

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4. (bǐjiào) adv. comparatively; relatively

• (This dishes is relatively good.)


• (Spring Festival is relatively noisy and busy.)

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5. (qīngdàn) adj. light(food)

(yóu nì) adj. greasy

• / (This food tastes light/greasy.)



(I'd like a light food, not too greasy.)

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6. (tián) adj. sweet

• 。(The apple is sweet.)


• (I like to eat sweet dishes.)

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7. (yǒudiǎnr) adv. a little bit

it’s often used before a Verb or Adjective as an Adverbial adjunct.


It also expresses that the degree is low, but when used before and
adjective, it has the special meaning of criticizing unsatisfactory
situations.
• That shirt is a little bit expensive.

(Today, I feel a little bit tired, so I don’t want to eat anything.)
•他有点儿不高兴。(He is a little bit unhappy.)
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8. (yǐnshí) n. food and drink

• 。(You should eat a good food and drink.)



(Chinese food culture has a long history.)

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9. (gèng) adv. more, even more

• 。(Guangdong food tastes more light.)


• 。(I think Sichuan food is more delicious.)

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10. (zuì) adv. most

• 珠穆朗玛峰 高。
(The most mountain is Mount Qomolangma.)
• 我 喜欢吃烤鸭。(I like Beijing roast duck most.)

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11. (qǐngkè) v. stand treat

• 今天我 。(I will stand treat today.)


•谁 ?(Who will stand treat?)

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12. (jiézhàng) v. pay a bill

• 服务员, !(Waiter,bring me a bill.)


• 可以刷卡 吗?(Can I pay a bill by card?)

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Huáiyáng cài bǐjiǎo qīngdàn, Guǎngdōng cài yǒudiǎnr tián.

Huaiyang food tastes light, Guangdong food tastes sweet.

Hǎochī shìhǎochī, búguò yǒudiǎnr là.

It is delicious, but it is a little bit spicy.

Nánfāng cài gèng qīngdàn.

I like Guangdong food the most.

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Wǒ zuìxǐhuān chī Guǎngdōng cài.

I like Guangdong food the most.

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(Fànguǎn lǐ, Mǎkè hé Lín Huá zài chīfàn )


( )
Lín Huá:Nǐ juéde jīntiān de cài hǎochī ma?

(Is today's food delicious?)


Mǎkè Hǎochī shìhǎochī, búguò yǒudiǎnr là.
:
(Yes, it is delicious, but it is a little bit spicy.)
Lín Huá Zhèlǐ shìyìjiā chuāncài guǎn, Sìchuān cài dōu yǒudiǎnr là.

(This is a Sichuan food restaurant, Sichuan food tastes spicy.)

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Mǎkè Sìchuān cài

(What do you mean Sichuan food?)


Lín Huá: Zhōngguó yǒu bādàcàixì, měi gè càixìdōu yǒu zìjǐ de tèdiǎn.

Bǐrú, Huáiyáng cài bǐjiǎo qīngdàn, Guǎngdōng cài yǒudiǎnr tián.

(We have eight different styles of foods in China, and


each style food has its own flavor. For example, Huaiyang
food tastes light, Guangdong food tastes sweet.)
Mǎkè Wǒ zhīdào, Sìchuān cài yǒudiǎnr là.

(I see, Sichuan food tastes spicy.)


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Lín Huá Duì! Zhōngguórén yǒu yíjù huà jiào “mín yǐ shíwéi tiān”.

Zhōngguó de yǐnshí wénhuà hěn yǒutèdiǎn

běifāng cài yǒudiǎnr yóunì, nánfāng cài gèng qīngdàn.

(Right, in China, people often say: "Hunger breeds


discontentment". Chinese food culture is very unique:
northern Chinese food tastes greasy and southern Chinese
food tastes light.)

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Mǎkè Nánfāng cài gèng hé wǒ kǒuwèi.


:
Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme cài

(Southern Chinese food is more suitable to me. What food


do you like?)
Lín Huá Wǒ zuìxǐhuān chī Guǎngdōng cài.

(I like Guangdong food the most.)


Mǎkè Hǎo, xiàcìwǒ qǐngnǐ chī Guǎngdōng cài.

(Next time,I will invite you to have Guangdong food.)


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Lín Huá Hǎo. Jīntiān wǒ qǐngkè. Fúwùyuán, jiézhàng!

(I will stand treat today. Waiter,bring me a bill.)

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Match

辣 甜 清淡
(là) (tián) (qīngdàn)

湖南 菜 淮扬 菜
húnáncài huáiyángcài
四川 菜 广东 菜
sìchuāncài guǎngdōngcài

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

好吃 • __________
光临
• _______
比较
结账 • “____ ”

• ____
最 请客
• ______

• ______
欢迎

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Role-Play

Role Assignment

Group discussion Ask each other the food


they have tried. Ask each
other which food they like
the most.

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Communiction

Tell the whole class what 1


you have discussed in
group discussion.

Topic:We like________. ____

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CULTURE WINDOWS

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CULTURE WINDOWS

• In China we eat 3 meals a


day breakfast lunch and
dinner.
• The breakfast is simple. In
northern China we often eat
conjee soybean milk youtiao
deep-fried twisted dough
sticks milk steamed bread
and egg. In southern people
like to eat noodles.
• In China we hold that breakfast
should be good the lunch
should be enough the dinner
should be small. People often say
a fine breakfast a full lunch and
a small dinner.
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• In a Chinese restaurant the


order of serving dishes is as
follow cold dishes drinks
hot dishes staple food and
soup.
• In some restaurants tea is
served first and it is
free.Some restaurants offer
different kinds of tea which
are very good.However you
have to pay for it.
• We like to drink tea over a
meal.We drink tea either
before or after a meal.

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• Chinese food is very famous in


the world, and Manhan Quanqi is
very famous in China.
• Manhan Quanqi (complete feast
of the Man and the Han
nationalities)includes many
famous dishes of both the Man
and the Han nationalities. The
serving order of Manhan Quanxi
is as follows :dim sum first,then
three courses of tea,then regular
dishes. The regular dishes include
cold dishes,beginning dishes,fried
dishes,staple food,sweets,dim
sum, and fruits.Manhan Quanxi
have at least 108 dishes.It
usually takes three days to finish
the meal.
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• duìniútán qí
n

Play the lute to the cow.


Address the wrong
audience, talk over sb's
head.

General
Knowledge of
Chinese Culture
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Word formation


fish
The character looks like a fish.

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Word formation

xiān
fresh delicious
The " "and " "together indicate the meaning of the
word.
xīnxiān fresh xiānyàn bright-coloured
gaily-coloured.

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Word formation


carp
The" "is the sound element of the word.
lǐ yú carp.

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