(共18张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Period 1 Starting out + Understanding ideas
Warming-up
How many languages can you speak
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02
03
Which language do you think has the most speakers
Activity 1 Read the following 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 in the world.
Activity 1 Read the following Charts and answer the questions.
According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners
English has the largest number of learners.
Activity 1 Read the following Charts and answer the questions.
What can you learn from Chart 3 Why do you think many people in China learn English
More and more Chinese people are learning English.
Discussion: Why do so many Chinese people learn English
选题背景
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Discussion
Why do you think many people in China learn English
Learn the foreign culture
Beneficial to work
Communicate easily
Expand our horizons
Economic globalization
Expand commercial market
… …
Pre-reading: Prediction
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Guess what the passage is about.
food
cooking
plants
words
fruit
pine + apple =pineapple
hamburger ham
eggplant egg
选题背景
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While-reading: skimming
1. The passage is about:
food
cooking
plants
fruit
words
2. The author’s writing purpose is:
a. To tell that English is very difficult to learn.
b. To give advice on how to learn English.
c. To show that English is interesting and creative.
d. To explain how English was created.
选题背景
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While-reading: skimming
Read the passage and match the main idea with each part.
Part 1
(para.___)
Part2
(para.___ -para.___)
Part3
(para.___)
Body:
supportive examples
Introduction:
the author’s opinion
Conclusion:
the reason
1
2
6
7
Reading tips:
Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.
English can be a crazy language to learn.
egg
hamburger
pine
apple
pineapple
夫妻肺片
鱼香肉丝
老婆饼
东坡肉
Chinese is also interesting and creative.
We can’t always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of!
While-reading: scanning
sculpture
painting
seasick
airsick
carsick
homesick
The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything!
rules
rules
opposing
behaviors
snowing
sunshine
Different words or phrases may have the same meaning!
The same rules doesn’t always apply to everything!
para. 5
capitalized WHO
lower case who
capitalized IT
lower case it
capitalized US
lower case us
The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.
fill out
invisible
ends
The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.
Different words or phrases may have the same meaning!
选题背景
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Neither pine nor apple in pineapple
Part 1 (1):
The author’s opinion
English can be a crazy language to learn.
Part 2 (2-6):
Supportive examples
We can’t always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of!
The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything!
The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.
Different words or phrases may have the same meaning!
Part 3 (7):
Conclusion
The invention of English reflects the creativity of human race.
选题背景
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After-reading: think & share
2. What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with it when facing all the craziness, complexity and creativity
1. Do you agree with the author’s opinion about English language Give your reasons.
选题背景
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After-reading: think & share
2. What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with it when facing all the craziness, complexity and creativity
It is the craziness, complexity and creativity that makes a language unique, interesting and enjoyable to learn.
Take a positive attitude, be curious, patient and open-minded and keep on exploring the reasons behind a language.
Try to collect more words or expressions which are crazy, complex and creative.
Try to find more similar Chinese examples.
Homework
Thank you!