(共44张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
Get the main idea of the passage;
Find out the supportive examples;
Share your understanding of English and English study.
Ⅰ
Pre-reading
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers
Chinese has the largest number of native speakers.
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners
English has the largest number of learners.
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
What can you learn from Chart 3
The number of English learners in China is constantly increasing.
Why do you think many people in China learn English
conclusion
From the charts, we can know that has the largest number of native speakers, because China has the largest . As for the language learners, ranks（排名） number1. As we all know, English is a language. It is common used around the world. Therefore, we are not surprised by the fact that English learners in China are constantly （增长）.
Chinese
English
population
global
increasing
Chinese learners around the world are constantly increasing too.
cultural confidence
文化自信
Watch a video and answer the questions.
Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language
Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video
Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language
Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
More than a third of English words come from French. For example, “fruit”, “table”, “crocodile” and “invasion”.
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Guess what the passage is about. (P14-15)
food
cooking
words
plants
fruit
Ⅱ
Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
What is the passage about
Tips for getting the main idea of a passage quickly
Analyze the title and the pictures carefully and predict.
Read for the topic sentence, which is usually in the first or last paragraph.
Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
Pay attention to the structure of the passage.
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
What is the passage about
food
cooking
words
plants
fruit
Read each paragraph, and underline the sentences that show the author’s opinion.
The author’s purpose is to show that English is ________________________________________________
crazy, confusing, unique, creative and interesting.
How does the author support his opinion
By facts
By numbers
By explaining
By examples
III
Intensive reading
Read the passage carefully and complete the notes with words from the passage. (P16)
In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the 1__________ madness of English.
no egg in eggplant no ham in 2.__________ neither pine nor apple in 3. ____________
unique
hamburger
pineapple
We can’t always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of!
Are there any Chinese words that are similar with them like “no egg in eggplant”, “no ham in hamburger”
Para.1
蚂蚁上树
狮子头
松鼠桂鱼
文化小链接 P16
the origin of “pineapple”, “hamburger” and “eggplant”
There may be different stories behind the words, some are about history, some are about culture, still others are about appearance…
Para.2
sculp a .
paint a .
But .
sick at sea
sick in the air
sick in a car
But sick at home
sculpture
painting
take a photo
seasick
airsick
carsick
homesick
the same
妈=娘
姑妈≠姑娘
homework housework
The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything!
Para.3
“hard” is the opposite of “ ”
But “hardly” and “softly” are not
an pair
“ ” is the opposite of “harmful”
But and shameless behaviors are the same
soft
opposing
harmless
shameful
This is shameless or ________ behavior.
shameful
Complex(复杂的) and confusing.
When we see rain or snow, we can say
“ ” or “ ”
But when we see we can’t say “ ”.
Para.4
it’s raining
it’s snowing
sunshine
It’s sunshining.
Para.6
burn up = burn .
fill in a form = a form
down
fill out
坐在地上 坐在地下
字面意思相反,实际意思相同。
Different words or phrases may have the same meaning!
Para.7
Stars are out - They are .
Lights are out - They are .
visible
invisible
I wind up my watch - It .
I wind up the passage - It .
starts
ends
The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
airsick
carsick
homesick
opposing
behaviors
fill out
invisible
ends
reflects
Explore more about the examples
Explore more about the examples
Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage
Post-reading
IV
How does the writer introduce the topic
How does the writer mainly develop the passage
What conclusion does the writer draw
Introduce the topic
List examples
Draw a conclusion
Analyzing the structure
Complete the mind map
English is a crazy language
Examples
Compound
words
Derivative words
abbreviation
phrases
eggplant;_____________
sculpture;_______________
WHO; _____________
hamburger
pineapple
seasick
homesick
painting
hardly
softly
harmless
harmful
shameful
shameless
IT; US
burn up/down ; fill in/out ;
go off; wind up
How does the author give examples Can you find the sentence patterns the author uses to give examples
The author gives examples mainly by _______. He uses the following sentence patterns.
comparing
For example, we ..., but we ...
If... are..., why are... not...
When we..., we can. But when we..., we can’t....
Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the English language Give your reasons.
What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with this
Think share
Conclusion
V
English is a global language that connects people
from all over the world. English is also beautiful
because it has so many words.
Such a big vocabulary.
It is a language you can really express yourself in.
we ought to hold a________ , _________ and ____________ attitude towards languages.
What's your attitude towards learning English
positive
respectful
open-minded
VI
Quiz
a the place or moment where es into being
b living in a particular country, area or city since birth
c the name of a book, play, poem, film or other work of art
d the ability to make up new ideas or things using your imagination
e a work of art made out of a material, such as stone, metal or wood
f competing against, fighting or arguing against someone else
1 creativity
2 native
3 opposing
4 origin
5 sculpture
6 title
I. Match the words with their definitions.
Quiz
1. Some of the questions the teacher asked were very __________.
2. Please don't bother me. I've got a __________ things to do before I leave.
3. Please enter your results on the __________ on the classroom wall.
4. My favourite dish is __________ and chips with peas on the side.
5. Michelangelo took two years to __________ his famous sculpture, David.
6. Salvador Dali had an __________ style of painting that no one could copy.
million chart sculpt unique confusing steak
plete the sentences with the correct form of the words.
confusing
million
chart
steak
sculpt
unique
Ⅶ
Self-evaluation
Self-evaluation
1. Can you list some examples to show the unique madness of English
2. Have you got the meanings of some useful words and expressions in the passage
3. What's your attitude towards learning English
we ought to hold a positive, respectful and open-minded attitude towards languages.
Ⅷ
Homework
Homework
Work in groups to find similar examples in English language and design a poster .
THANK YOU
