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四、 If you are given 50 minutes to teach the following article, please design a teaching plan to train the students’ listening and speaking abilities.(25%) Why Are Food Photos Attractive? Do you ever stare at photos of delicious food online? If so, these pictures might have made your mouth water. But why are people so interested in food that they can’t actually eat? Believe it or not, the habit of looking at food we can’t eat is normal due to supernormal stimulus. This occurs when animals choose exaggerated versions of things over the originals. In this case, it explains why someone might ignore their microwave dinner to look at a picture of a juicy steak. Humans have actually been aware of this for a long time. The first century Roman cook and author Apicius once said, “The first taste is always with the eyes.” These days, food photos have found their home on social media, especially Instagram, as #foodporn. Both chefs and fans of the trend are just as concerned about a food’s look as its taste. Many restaurants, for example, take photos of their food and post them online to advertise their business. They know that it’s in our nature to want the best-looking food out there. 文章來源: Jamie Blackler & Bryan Shetting. (2018, February 9). Why Are Food Photos Attrative? English 4U, 226, 22-23