1、Fast food is food that is prepared and served quickly with minimal service in fast-food restaurants. The food is often cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot, or reheated to order. It is a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to grow rapidly in many countries. Because the investment to start
2、 a fast-food restaurant is relatively small, fast-food restaurants are common throughout the world. In response to attacks against “fast food”, the industry has been trying to move the public away from that term by shifting to “quick service restaurant (QSR)”. But consumers still refer to them as fa
3、st-food restaurants.,BR_Background Information1,Background Information,Video Clip,Group Discussion,Spot Dictation,BackgroundInformation,BR_Background Information2,Video Clip,Group Discussion,Spot Dictation,BackgroundInformation,BR_Video Clip1,Video Clip,Source,Lets Do Lunch - Meridian,Video Clip,Gro
4、up Discussion,Spot Dictation,BackgroundInformation,BR_Video Clip2,Video Clip,Questions:,1. What has happened to the number of overweight teens in the United States in the last two decades? 2. According to the video clip, which meal of the day is the most important? Dinner? Breakfast? Or lunch?,The n
5、umber of overweight teens in the United States nearly tripled in the last two decades.,Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.,Video Clip,Group Discussion,Spot Dictation,BackgroundInformation,BR_group discussion,Group Discussion,1.2.,What do people mean by “junk food”? Why do people call it
6、 junk food? Do you like to eat it? What do you know about different food cultures in the world? Describe some foods typical of some foreign countries. What then do you know about the food culture in China, and that in your hometown?,Video Clip,Group Discussion,Spot Dictation,BackgroundInformation,BR
7、_spot dictation,Spot Dictation,Before I worked in a McDonalds as a , I knew nothing about the of a fast food restaurant. All the members wore their there and had to keep them clean all day. As for me, all I needed to do was to the and call for supplies after taking the customers orders. There were b
8、uttons for meals and other . A manager was always sticking around so that everything went well and was under good . I dont like fast food so much. All I wanted from the job was some working experience.,temporary,_,operation,_,employee,_,staff,_,uniforms,_,press,_,buttons,_,combination,_,specials,_,c
9、ontrol,_,Video Clip,Group Discussion,Spot Dictation,BackgroundInformation,GR_Part Division.,Part Division of the Text,The text can be divided into 4 parts:,Part 1 (Paragraphs 1-4):,Things I was told to do as a cash register in a McDonalds.,Part 2 (Paragraphs 5-6):,My experience with the first custom
10、er.,Part 3 (Paragraphs 7-9):,Other tasks I have to handle and the help I had.,Part Division of the Text,Further Understanding,Part 4 (Paragraph 10):,Conclusion: it was the most unforgettable day in my working experience.,GR_Further Understanding,Further Understanding,1.2.3.,Why did the cash register
11、 look a little bit like the control panel of an aircraft?What can a pushy salesman be like?How could the combo button seem to disappear?,A pushy salesman is one who urges people to buy things they actually may not need or want. They may take advantage of children and old ladies who are not capable o
12、f making informed decisions.,Questions:,Because it had many different colors and names that I was not familiar with on the first day at work there.,Further Understanding,Part Division of the Text,In a fast food restaurant, the service has to be quick and accurate, but a new employee may not quickly
13、find the right button to push under the pressure, so it could seem to disappear. The author uses this detail as a very good example to show how much tricky and challenging a newcomer could find the job.,I arrived early on my first day. My uniform hat and apron were handed to me and a helpful McDonal
14、ds assistant explained the operation of the cash register. To those unused to all the different colors and names, the cash register looked a little bit like the control panel of an aircraft. Each button was for a different type of food - Big Mac, fruit pie, Filet-O-Fish, and so on. Then there were t
15、he “combo” (combination) meals and other specials. Then, if someone asked for the combo but wanted a special, you pressed this other button,DR_text1-2_S,My First Day at McDonalds,The confusion never went away for a newcomer. You were told to ask whether someone who had ordered a meal would like some
16、 dessert or something else to drink. You were not to be a pushy salesman, but you suggested the idea. It was forbidden to push a sale to children and old ladies.I was told it was very important to place the carton of fries with the McDonalds name facing the customer so that they could receive the ad
17、vertising message loud and clear. And it was important to put the drinks on the right hand side of the tray for the customer. Most people are right-handed and so are stronger with their right hand when it comes to lifting heavier weights.,DR_text3-4_S,DR_text5-8_S,The first customer stood in front o
18、f me. “I would like a cheeseburger, fries and a thick shake,” she said. “Would you like any dessert with that?” I said in my best McDonalds selling manner.“No, thank you,” was the reply and I missed my first McDonalds sale.If I couldnt find the correct button on the register, a McDonalds staff membe
19、r, who was always kind to “temporary employees”, would come and help me out.This was most important, especially when the combo buttons seemed to disappear, or when you pushed the button for the money total and found the sale and the change had disappeared completely from the small computer screen on
20、 the cash register.,DR_text9-10_S,Then I had to get used to feeding the fries into the cartons and to pushing the right button for the drinks. I had to call out when I picked up a Big Mac or any other burger so the kitchen staff would know they would need to cook more; I had to check the times on th
21、e cartons so I would know if I had to throw away the food because it was past its time Such was my first day at McDonalds, the most unforgettable day in my working experience.(427 words),I arrived early on my first day. My uniform hat and apron were handed to me and a helpful McDonalds assistant exp
22、lained the operation of the cash register. To those unused to all the different colors and names, the cash register looked a little bit like the control panel of an aircraft. Each button was for a different type of food - Big Mac, fruit pie, Filet-O-Fish, and so on. Then there were the “combo” (comb
23、ination) meals and other specials. Then, if someone asked for the combo but wanted a special, you pressed this other button,DR_text1-2_W,My First Day at McDonalds,DR_text3-4_W,The confusion never went away for a newcomer. You were told to ask whether someone who had ordered a meal would like some de
24、ssert or something else to drink. You were not to be a pushy salesman, but you suggested the idea. It was forbidden to push a sale to children and old ladies.I was told it was very important to place the carton of fries with the McDonalds name facing the customer so that they could receive the adver
25、tising message loud and clear. And it was important to put the drinks on the right hand side of the tray for the customer. Most people are right-handed and so are stronger with their right hand when it comes to lifting heavier weights.,DR_text5-8_W,The first customer stood in front of me. “I would l
26、ike a cheeseburger, fries and a thick shake,” she said. “Would you like any dessert with that?” I said in my best McDonalds selling manner.“No, thank you,” was the reply and I missed my first McDonalds sale.If I couldnt find the correct button on the register, a McDonalds staff member, who was alway
27、s kind to “temporary employees”, would come and help me out.This was most important, especially when the combo buttons seemed to disappear, or when you pushed the button for the money total and found the sale and the change had disappeared completely from the small computer screen on the cash regist
28、er.,DR_text9-10_W,Then I had to get used to feeding the fries into the cartons and to pushing the right button for the drinks. I had to call out when I picked up a Big Mac or any other burger so the kitchen staff would know they would need to cook more; I had to check the times on the cartons so I w
29、ould know if I had to throw away the food because it was past its time Such was my first day at McDonalds, the most unforgettable day in my working experience.(427 words),I arrived early on my first day. My uniform hat and apron were handed to me and a helpful McDonalds assistant explained the opera
30、tion of the cash register. To those unused to all the different colors and names, the cash register looked a little bit like the control panel of an aircraft. Each button was for a different type of food - Big Mac, fruit pie, Filet-O-Fish, and so on. Then there were the “combo” (combination) meals a
31、nd other specials. Then, if someone asked for the combo but wanted a special, you pressed this other button,My First Day at McDonalds,DR_text1-2_S_To those ,对于还没习惯所有那些颜色和名称的人，收银机显得有点像飞机仪表板一样复杂。,Sentence Translation:,To people who were not familiar with all the different colors and names on a cash re
32、gister, the machine seemed as hard to work at as the control panel of an airplane.,Sentence Paraphrase:,句子主干是the cash register looked like sth. to sb.，但to sb.短语被提前到句首，而且在这个短语中，those带了一个后置形容词短语unused to 作其定语。look like引出比喻结构的喻体，look是系动词，like是介词，短语a little bit用于修饰相似的程度。,Structural Analysis:,The confusi
33、on never went away for a newcomer. You were told to ask whether someone who had ordered a meal would like some dessert or something else to drink. You were not to be a pushy salesman, but you suggested the idea. It was forbidden to push a sale to children and old ladies.I was told it was very import
34、ant to place the carton of fries with the McDonalds name facing the customer so that they could receive the advertising message loud and clear. And it was important to put the drinks on the right hand side of the tray for the customer. Most people are right-handed and so are stronger with their righ
35、t hand when it comes to lifting heavier weights.,DR_text3-4_S_I was told 1 ,我得把薯条盒上有麦当劳字样的一面朝着顾客，好把广告上的信息准确无误地传达给顾客，据说这样做非常重要。,Sentence Translation:,According to the McDonalds assistant, there was one thing very important for me to do: I had to have the McDonalds name face the customers when I place
36、d the carton of fries, because I needed to deliver the advertising message clearly to the customers.,Sentence Paraphrase:,该句总体为一个“主语谓语省略that的宾语从句”的结构：“I was told (that)”。但在宾语从句中又有一个复合句结构，即“主句so that引导的结果状语从句”。在该主句中，是一个英语中常用的“it is / was + adj. + to do sth.”的结构，表示“做某事是怎么样的”。在这个结构中，to do sth.是句子的真正主语，
37、it是一个代替不定式的形式主语，这样的结构使句子不至于头重脚轻。在该主句中还有一个“with宾语动词的非谓语形式”的短语，用来做状语，这样的结构常可以在丰富句子内容的同时使句子仍保持简单句的形式。注意在这样的短语中，介词with的宾语和非谓语形式的动词之间是主谓关系，又如：,Structural Analysis:,The confusion never went away for a newcomer. You were told to ask whether someone who had ordered a meal would like some dessert or somethin
38、g else to drink. You were not to be a pushy salesman, but you suggested the idea. It was forbidden to push a sale to children and old ladies.I was told it was very important to place the carton of fries with the McDonalds name facing the customer so that they could receive the advertising message lo
39、ud and clear. And it was important to put the drinks on the right hand side of the tray for the customer. Most people are right-handed and so are stronger with their right hand when it comes to lifting heavier weights.,DR_text3-4_S_I was told 2 ,She said it with tears falling down her cheeks.,He fou
40、nd the toy car with one wheel missing.,她讲的时候眼泪流下双颊。,他找到了玩具车，但少了一个轮子。,She came out with her hair dyed a different color.,她走了出来，头发染成了另一种颜色。,The confusion never went away for a newcomer. You were told to ask whether someone who had ordered a meal would like some dessert or something else to drink. You
41、were not to be a pushy salesman, but you suggested the idea. It was forbidden to push a sale to children and old ladies.I was told it was very important to place the carton of fries with the McDonalds name facing the customer so that they could receive the advertising message loud and clear. And it
42、was important to put the drinks on the right hand side of the tray for the customer. Most people are right-handed and so are stronger with their right hand when it comes to lifting heavier weights.,DR_text3-4_S_Most people ,大多数人都是右撇子，所以拿重物的时候右手的力气更大些。,Sentence Translation:,Because the majority of pe
43、ople are inclined to use their right hand more often, their right hand is more powerful than their left hand when they lift heavier objects.,Sentence Paraphrase:,该句总体结构为两个并列句，其间用and so相连。因两句主语相同，后面的一句省略了主语they。比较级stronger后省略了比较的对象，完整的句子为：,Structural Analysis:, they are stronger with their right hand
44、 than with their left hand when it comes to lifting heavier weights.,句中的with表示某种行为方式，即“用右手（拿重物）”。when it comes to 可视为一个固定搭配，表示“当谈及，当涉及到”，在句中作条件状语，注意to是介词。,Then I had to get used to feeding the fries into the cartons and to pushing the right button for the drinks. I had to call out when I picked up a
45、 Big Mac or any other burger so the kitchen staff would know they would need to cook more; I had to check the times on the cartons so I would know if I had to throw away the food because it was past its time Such was my first day at McDonalds, the most unforgettable day in my working experience.(427
46、 words),DR_text9-10_S_I had to ,在我拿起一个巨无霸或者其它某种汉堡的时侯，我得大声喊出来，好让厨房的员工知道还需要再做些什么；我还得检查食品盒子上的时间，这样我才能知道它们是不是已经过了食用时间，我该不该把它们扔掉。,Sentence Translation:,I needed to cry out when I took a Big Mac or any hamburger of other types, so that I could let the workers working in the kitchen know what food they nee
47、ded to add; I needed to examine the times printed on the cartons, so that I could decide when to throw away the food that had already passed its time for eating.,Sentence Paraphrase:,该句的总体结构为由分号连接的两个并列的分句。在第一个分句中，when引导一个时间状语从句，so that引导一个目的状语从句，what引导一个宾语从句；在第二个分句中，so that引导目的状语从句，that引导一个定语从句。,Str
48、uctural Analysis:,I arrived early on my first day. My uniform hat and apron were handed to me and a helpful McDonalds assistant explained the operation of the cash register. To those unused to all the different colors and names, the cash register looked a little bit like the control panel of an aircraft. Each button was for a different type of food - Big Mac, fruit pie, Filet-O-Fish, and so on. Then there were the “combo” (combination) meals and other specials. Then, if someone asked for the combo but wanted a special, you pressed this other button,My First Day at McDonalds,
