(共17张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Understanding ideas
老婆饼
蚂蚁上树
松鼠桂鱼
夫妻肺片
鱼香肉丝
In Chinese
sweetbreads
sweetmeats
hamburger
eggplant
pineapple
In English
●How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names
Cultural knowledge
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. What do you think the passage is about
Scanning
Activity 3 Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
1. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.
2. To give advice on how to learn English.
3. To show that English is interesting and creative.
4. To explain how English was created.
no egg in eggplant
no ham in 2.__________
neither pine nor apple in
3.___________
seasick → sick at sea
5.________ → sick in the air
6._________ → sick in a car
But 7._________ → sick at home
“Hard” is the opposite of “soft”.
Hardly and “softly” are not a(n) 8._________ pair.
sculpt a sculpture
paint a(n) 4.__________
BUT take a photo
In order to support his idea, the authou uses many examples that show the 1.________ madness of English.
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
airsick
carsick
homesick
opposing
“Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”.
But shameful and shameless 9.__________ are the same.
Stars are out.→They are visible.
Lights are out.→
They are 11.__________
I wind up my watch.→
It stars.
I wind up the passage.→
It 12.______.
burn up→ burn down
fill in a form→ 10.________ a form
The reason is that English was invented by people, and it 13._________ the creativity of the human race.
behaviors
fill out
invisible
ends
reflects
Para.________
main idea: _________________________
Para.________
main idea: _________________________
Para.________
main idea: _________________________
Divide the passage into 3 parts, and find the main idea of each part.
Scanning
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
1
2-6
7
English is a crazy language to learn.
The author gives examples of crazy
phenomena in English.
English reflects the creativity of
human race.
1. Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the English language Give your reasons.
2. What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with this
Discussion
1. Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the English language Give your reasons.
Discussion
阐述观点:
From my point,/In my opinion,/As far as I am concerned, ......
I’m with sb. on that.
I have the same opinion.
I agree with sb./I don’t agree with sb.
2. What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with this
As to me/Personally, I find it hard to write in an elegant way. When I write, it is challenging to organize my sentences together.
It is essential to take effective ways to solve the problem. On the one hand, I spend enough time in practicing English. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. On the other hand, reading English magazines is also a good way. To sum up, it is not easy to learn English. But we can take measures to make it easier.
Discussion
Summary
English
crazy,
unique
a reflection of creativity
be positive
Homework
1. Find out the important phrases in the passage.
2. Organize your opinions to English learning and write down.
Thank you!
Thank you!