UNIT 5 Tea and WineText B Chinese Wine
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SCOPE
• Pre-reading Preparation
• Basic Knowledge
• Language Focus
• Questions Based on Text
• Phrases Translation
• Homework
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PRE-READING QUESTIONS
• Are you an alcohol drinker? Are there any people around you who are alcohol drinkers?
• Name some famous wine brands and explain why they are famous. What are their differences?
• What role does wine play in our life?
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Chinese Wine
Rice Wine
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Chinese liquor
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Culture of wine
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LANGUAGE FOCUS• distill v. 用蒸馏法制（酒或香精）
e.g. The Scots have distilled whisky for centuries.
• liquor（蒸馏法制的）酒 ; 烈性酒 :
e.g. hard liquor 烈性酒
• rice wine (mijiu) n. 米酒
• glutinous rice n. 糯米
• millet n. 黍类 ; 小米
• fragrant adj. 有香味的 ; 芳香的
e.g. fragrant herbs, flowers
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• sweet-tasting adj. 芳香的，甜的• alcohol content 酒精浓度• mellow adj. 熟透的 ; 芳醇的
e.g. mellow wine, fruit
• sorghum n. 高粱• sauce-scented adj. 酱香的• distinctive adj. 特别的 ; 有特色的
e.g. a distinctive appearance, style, smell
QUESTIONS
• How should Chinese wine be classified?
• Illustrate some well-known wine brands in China?
• What are the characteristics of rice wine or Yellow Wine?
• What are the characteristics of Chinese baijiu?
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PHRASE TRANSLATION
• 窖藏• 酱香• 干杯• 祝酒• 鸿门宴
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• 蒸馏• 酒精浓度• 白酒• 黄酒• 烈性酒
GROUP WORK
• Scene
• Work in groups of 4 or 5. You are having a dinner. One
of you is the host. The rest are foreign guests. You are
talking about the varieties of Chinese wine.
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HOMEWORK
• Preview Text C
• Prepare an introduction to Chinese Wine
(with pictures or videos).
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