(共20张PPT)
Understanding ideas
Unit 2
Exploring English
Word-guessing game
01
What formed the word “notebook”
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notebook(笔记本)
note(笔记)
book
door
bell(铃)
door bell
(门铃)
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rain
coat
raincoat
(雨衣)
mail
box
mailbox
(信箱)
doorbell = door + bell
raincoat =rain + coat
mailbox = mail + box
rule
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apple
pine(松树)
pineapple
butterfly
butter(黄油)
fly(苍蝇)
headphone
head
phone
There are still some words in Chinese that cannot be taken literally.
鱼香肉丝
老婆饼
狮子头
Do you know the color of black tea
black tea
红茶
Is lucky dog really a dog
or
What does "green hand" mean
What does "green hand" mean
rains cats and dogs
倾盆大雨
When pigs fly
天方夜谭,永不可能
fast reading
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
To tell us that English is difficult to learn.
To give advice on how to learn English.
To show that English is interesting and creative.
To explain how English was created.
Scanning the whole passage
fast reading
Skimming the whole passage.
Try to think about:
How many parts(部分) can this article be divided into What is the main idea of each part
fast reading
Find the general idea of each section.
Part 1 (para 1) ________________
Part 2 (para 2-6) ________________
Part 3 (para 7) ________________
A.Examples showing that how crazy English is.
B.To question what made people have trouble learning English.
C.English was invented by people ,reflecting the creativity.
A
B
C
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. _________ sculpt a sculpture
paint a(n) 4. ________
BUT take a photo
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.
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
airsick
carsick
homesick
opposing
Complete the notes with words from the passage.
“Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. Shameful and shameless 9. _________ are the same. burn up burn down
fill in a form 10. _______ a form
Stars are out. They are visible. Lights are out. They are 11. ________. I wind up my watch. It starts.
I wind up the passage.
It 12. ______.
The reason is that English was invented by people, and it 13. _______ the creativity of the human race. behaviors
fill out
invisible
ends
reflects
introduction
1.What made the author think more about English
Meeting trouble learning English.
The question from the author's child.
Finding no egg in the eggplant.
Needing a hamburger to feed the child.
body
2.How does the author develop the passage
A.By providing examples.
B. By making comparisons(对比).
C. By following the way of spelling.
D. By following the order of importance
conclusion
3. Why does the author say “English was invented by people ”
A. Because the English words show everything surround us.
B. Because the language help us communicate with others.
C. Because the language proves how creative human being is.
D. Because the English Words are unique in the world.
Read activity5, and think about this question:
How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names
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pineapple
pine cone
apple
shape
fruit
hamburger
bread
steak
pine cone
eggplant
What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with this
Thank you!