三、项目式作业——探寻中国传统美食。
1. List three traditional Chinese foods you like and describe their main materials.

2. Choose one of these traditional foods and share a story about its cultural meaning in Chinese festivals or daily life.

3. Make a card for one of the traditional foods, and introduce it to the class.

1.
① Dumplings: Their main materials are flour, pork or other meats and vegetables like cabbage, salt and some seasonings.
② Hot Pot: It mainly includes various fresh vegetables, different meat slices, tofu and a special soup base, spicy or non-spicy.
③ Zongzi: The main materials are glutinous rice, bamboo leaves and fillings such as pork, red bean paste.
2. I choose zongzi. It is closely related to the Dragon Boat Festival. A famous ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan died by jumping into the Miluo River because he was worried about his country. People threw zongzi into the river to stop fish from eating his body. Now, every Dragon Boat Festival, families make and eat zongzi to remember Qu Yuan. It stands for people's respect for great ancestors and the warmth of family gatherings.
3.
Food Card: Zongzi
Name: Zongzi
Main Materials: Glutinous rice, bamboo leaves, fillings including pork, red bean paste, etc.
Cultural Story: It's a traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival, made to remember the poet Qu Yuan.
Taste: Sticky and tasty, with different flavors from different fillings.

本题为项目式英语作业，旨在考查八年级学生运用英语词汇介绍中国传统美食的能力，同时要求结合文化常识阐述美食的文化内涵，需结合所学英语表达和日常积累的传统文化知识完成作答。