Unit 6 Dumplings Are Made by My

Unit 6

Dumplings are made by my mom!

 Grammar Focus: Passive voice  Unit Objective: Students will be able to use the new vocabulary items to describe how to make Chinese

traditional food.  Collocation: “delicious”

Warm up a. Match the vocabulary with the pictures.

1. Dumpling A. 4. Mix D.

2. Rolling pole B. 5. Chop E.

3. Cabbage C. 6. Flour G.

b. Discuss with your classmates and answer the following questions.

1. Do you like dumplings? If you like them, what fillings do you like?

______

2. Is cabbage your favorite vegetable? If not, what is your favorite vegetable?

______3. Have you learnt to chop with knife?

______

Reading I a. Listen to the dialogue and read.

Xiaoming: Hi, welcome. Just make yourself at home. Angela: What are these desserts? Xiaoming: They are called “moon cakes”, they are one kind of traditional Chinese desserts. Please have a try. Angela: It tastes so good! Did you buy these moon cakes on the internet? Xiaoming: Well, no. The fillings were bought by my mom from the supermarket and the wrappers were made by me! Angela: You are so good at baking! Do you always have these desserts? Xiaoming: Not exactly. We are making moon cakes because Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. We will have these on that day. Angela: I get it! That’s why the cakes are shaped like the full moon. Xiaoming: That’s right! The round shape also means “getting together”, all my family members are going to gather and have a dinner together. Hope that they will enjoy my moon cakes. Angela: I have no doubt that they will love them!

61 b. Find the sentences in reading I that have the same meaning with the following sentences.

1. My mom bought the fillings from the supermarket.

______2. We call them “moon cakes”.

______3. I made the wrappers.

______c. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the dialogue about? Where did it take place?

______2. Who made the wrappers?

______3. When will Xiaoming’s family have these moon cakes?

______

Speaking I

Be a Good English Speaker Role-play the conversation in reading I.  Confident  Friendly  Enthusiastic  Energetic

Reading II

Before you Read Skimming

Discuss the following questions with your partner. Try to get the overall idea.

1. When do people eat Chinese dumplings? 2. How do you think about the difference between Chinese food and western fast food?

While you Read

Chinese dumpling is one of the most traditional foods in Chinese festivals. Chinese dumplings are often symbolized as wealth by people because the shape of them is similar to ancient Chinese gold. Members of a family will make dumplings together on the Chinese traditional New Year’s Eve. Chinese dumplings are made of flour and different fillings. Based on different kinds of

personal taste, varieties of fillings and flavors are mixed together. Here are some steps of making Chinese dumplings. Firstly, we should make dumpling wrappers with flour. Dumpling wrappers need to be rolled into small and thin pieces using a rolling pole. Secondly, when the wrappers are done, we need to prepare the fillings. People will fill the dumplings with meat and vegetables that they like. For example, the dumpling with pork and cabbage is popular in China. Importantly, fillings of the dumpling should be chopped before. Then we should put some flavors like salt and oil into it. Next, we need to wrap them into the specific shape and it’s the most important step of making dumplings. The first step is to bring the opposite sides of the wrapper over the filling and stick them together in the middle. Next, you need to stick the edges of the left and right of the wrappers together as well. Lastly, try to fold the extra rests into the dumpling and shape the dumpling like a ship or curved moon.

Traditionally, a coin may be hidden in one of the dumplings

during the process. If you find the coin luckily, it indicates that you will be in the lap of fortune in the New Year. Nowadays, Chinese dumplings regularly appear in the scene of family union and people regard it as one of Chinese spirits.

After you Read a. What is the best title of this article?

A. The History of Chinese Dumplings

B. Chinese Dumplings--The Symbol of Chinese Food.

C. Popular Chinese Food.

63 b. Read the steps of making Chinese Dumpling, and number the order.

Wrap the shape of dumplings Put the flavor

Make dumpling wrappers with flour Prepare and put the fillings

c. Discuss the making process of Chinese Dumplings in groups and complete the sentences with correct words.

1. Dumpling wrappers are ______into small and thin pieces.

2. A kind of popular Chinses dumplings is _____ by pork and cabbage.

3. Salt and oil can be ____ into the dumplings

4. Chinses dumpling should be _____ like a ship or curved moon.

Grammar Focus Passive Voice (被动语态)

Tense(时态) 主动语态(active voice) 被动语态(be 动词+过去分词) Simple present We make a cake. A cake is made. tense (一般现在时) Simple past tense We made a cake. A cake was made. 一般过去时 Future tense We will make a cake. A cake will be made. 将来时 We are going to make a cake. A cake is going to be made. Perfect tense We have made a cake. A cake has been made. 完成时 Modal verbs We must make a cake. A cake must be made 情态动词

Grammar Task

a. Circle the key of passive voice in the following sentences.

E.g. The Apple was picked by my mom 1. English is spoken by U.S. 2. I was chosen to be monitor. 3. Children should be taught by good teachers. 4. You have been allowed to use your mobile phone

64 b. Change following sentences from active to passive voice.

1) The thief stole the bicycle.

______2) She should send many mails in one day.

______

3) This shop will sell food and drinks.

______4) When do we give these gifts?

______

Speaking II

Discuss with your group members about their favorite food. Why does she/he like this food and how often does she/he eat it. Then fill the information into the table:

Name Food Reasons How often

Angela Mooncake Because it is sweet Once three months

Listening

Listen to the conversation about Xiao Ming’s and Angela’s holiday. You should finish the task after listening. The tape will be played ONCE for each task. a. Listen & finish the short answers.

1. What is Xiao Ming’s favorite food?

______2. Where is Angela’s hometown?

______3. What are Angela’s favorite foods?

______

65 b. Ordering: number the process of making Bingtanghulus.

8 1. The Bingtanghulu can be eaten. 5. The water should be dried out by tissue. 2. The syrup is poured into the bowl. 6. The fruit should be soaked in the syrup.

3. The fruit need to be prodded on 7. The mixture is poured into the pot.

the bamboo stick. 8. Mix the sugar and water into syrup. 4. The fruit should be washed.

c. Fill in the blanks.

Place Distance Transportation

The Forbidden City 1. _____ Subway

2. 6 kilometers Bus

The Summer Palace 3. _____ 4. _____

Writing

Nowadays, fast food is seen as a good choice that can help people save time in busy

daily life. However, some people argue that fast food is not healthy and they prefer to cook

at home. Do you like fast food or like to cook by yourself?

Write down your opinion and reasons with examples. Write an essay about 120 words.

Brainstorming

Write down the key words of your ideas and discuss with your partner.

Example: Buy fast food… Save time…

Mind mapping Writing tips: Transition words such Use follwing boxes to organaze your thoughts as: Firstly, Opinion Secondly, I like fast food… Besides/ in addition, Next

Reasons

Examples

Start to write

67 Word Awareness The top left box shows the adverbs that collocate commonly with delicious. The bottom left box shows the verbs that commonly with delicious. The two left boxes show nouns that commonly use after delicious.

dinner absolutely meal extremely

delicious

looks beef tastes dumpling

Examples:

This dish tastes absolutely delicious. They gave me some yogurt from yak milk, which was extremely delicious.

The pizza looks delicious; I'd like a small one, please. This is the most delicious meal I have ever had. That old woman gave us a lot of delicious cake.

Words you need to know

dumpling (n.) /ˈdʌm.plɪŋ/ or/ˈdʌm.plɪŋ/. a small ball flour (n.) /flaʊər/ or /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/. powder made of water and flour mixed, cooked and eaten from grain, especially wheat, used for making with meat and vegetable. 饺子. Dumpling is a bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc. 面粉. To traditional food in China make the wrappers, you have to mix the mix (v.) /mɪks/ or /mɪks/. to combine, so that the flour with some water. result cannot easily be separated into its tissue (n.) /ˈtɪʃ.uː//ˈtɪs.juː/ or /ˈtɪʃ.uː//ˈtɪs.juː/. parts. 混合，拌和. Vegetables and meat have soft paper that is used for cleaning, to be mixed to make the filling. especially your nose, and is thrown away pole (n.) /pəʊl/ or /poʊl/. a long, thin stick of after use. 手巾纸. After cooking, wood or metal. 杆. The wrappers are made using remember to clean the table with some rolling pole. tissues. chop (v.) /tʃɒp/ or /tʃɑːp/. to cut something into wealth (n.) /welθ/ or /welθ/. a large amount of pieces with a knife. 切. The third step is chopping money or valuable possessions that someone 财富 the fillings with a knife has. . The shape of the dumpling cabbage (n.) /ˈkæ b.ɪdʒ/ or /ˈkæ b.ɪdʒ/. a large, represents wealth. round vegetable with large green, white, or shape (n.) /ʃeɪp/ or /ʃeɪp/. the particular physical 形状 purple leaves that can be eaten. 卷心菜. form or appearance of something. . If Cabbage is Xiaoming’s favourite vegetable. you want to make the shape of the dumplings well, you have to stick the middle part.

68 stick (v.) /stɪk/ or /stɪk/. to cause something to opposite(adj.) /ˈɒpəzɪt/ or /ˈɑ:pəzət/. on the other become fixed, for example with glue or side of a particular area from sb/sth and another similar substance. 粘住. It is easy usually facing them. 对面的，另一边的 to stick the wrappers if your hands are wet Answers are given on the opposite page. enough. ɜ ɜ syrup (n.) /ˈsɪr.əp/ or /ˈsɪr.əp/. a very sweet, thick curved(adj.) /k :vd/ or /k :rvd/. having a round liquid. 浓糖水 . The mixture of sugar and shape. 弧形的 There is a curved path. water is called syrup. prod(v.) /prɒd/ or /prɑ:d/. to push sb/sth with indicate(v.) /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ or /ˈɪndɪˌket/. to show that your finger or with a pointed object. 戳，捅 sth is true or exists. 表明 The report He prodded at his breakfast with a fork. indicates that eating habits are changing soak(v.) /səʊk/ or /soʊk/. to make sb/sth fast. completely wet. 浸湿 I usually soak the extra(adj.) /ˈekstrə/ or /'ekstrə/. more than is beans overnight. usual, expected, or than exists already. 额 wrapper(n.) /ˈræ pə(r)/ or /ˈræ pɚ/. a piece of 外的 We need extra help! paper, plastic, etc. that is wrapped around specific(adj.)/spəˈsɪfɪk/or/spɪˈsɪfɪk/.be connected sth. 包裹物 I need to take out the sweet with one particular thing only. 特有的 The wrapper. money was collected for a specific purpose. bamboo(n.) /ˌbæ mˈbu:/ or /bæ mˈbu/ a tall tropical plant. 竹子 The Panda likes eating bamboo.