(共25张PPT)
Unit 2
Exploring English
Reading:Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple(p14) 同课异构
1.To learn some interesting things about some English words & expressions, and the creativity（创造性） of English.
2.To Look for topic sentences(中心句)
3.To get the structure（结构） and purpose（目的） of the passage.
4.To Share your opinions about English language and learning English.
本课目标
leading in
watch a short video and see what makes the misunderstanding(误解)？
Hi! Jack
Hijack劫机！
Hi+Jack=Hijack
So,there is no “Hijack” in “Hi,Jack”
Is there a wife in “Laopoping”
Is there a lion in “Shizitou”
Pre-reading: Prediction
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Guess what the passage is about.
food
cooking
plants
fruit
words
pine + apple =pineapple
hamburger ham
eggplant egg
There is no pine and no apple in pineapple.
Key words:read English together
crazy(adj.疯狂的) homesick(adj.想家的) opposing(adj.相反的）confusing(adj.令人困惑的) unique (adj.独特的) burn up(烧毁) fill in(填表格) reflect(v.反映) creativity(n.创造力) visible(adj.看得见的) wind up(给...上发条；使...结束)
WHO:World Health Organization 世界卫生组织
US:United States 美国
IT: Information Technology信息技术
Read the passage quickly and silently and then match.
Part1.(Para1) A. Examples of some confusing expressions.
Part2.(Para2-6) B. The reason why English is so crazy.
Part3.(Para7) C. English is a crazy language to learn.
Fast reading
Reading skills阅读技巧
Read the first and the last sentenses of each paragraph only——topic sentence. 仅读每段首、尾句
Read the passage quickly and silently and then match.
Part1.(Para1) A. Examples of some confusing expressions.
Part2.(Para2-6) B. The reason why English is so crazy.
Part3.(Para7) C. English is a crazy language to learn.
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
Intensive reading: Find detailed information（P16 part4）
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
We can’t always understand a compound word（合成词） by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of!
girl+friend=girlfriend
photo a photo
Intensive reading: Find detailed information（P16 part4）
In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English.
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.
airsick
carsick
homesick
opposing
The same rule(suffix后缀) doesn’t always apply to everything!
Intensive reading: Find detailed information（P16 part4）
In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English.
“Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. Shameful and shameless 9.__________ are the same. burn up → burn down
fill in a form → 10. _______a form
behaviors
fill out
Different words or phrases may have the same meaning!
-ful：形容词后缀，意为“full of”
表示“充满...的，富有...的”
-less：形容词后缀，意为“without,not giving”,表示“无，没有，不能”
字面意思：burn up 向上烧 = burn down向下烧 destroyed by fire烧毁
fill in a form填到表内=
fill out a form填到表外 fill the form填表格
shameful=shameless 可耻的，丢脸的
Intensive reading: Find detailed information（P16 part4）
In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English.
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.
invisible
ends
reflects
The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.
Post-reading
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.(P16 part3)
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.
√
Find out three sentences that can show author’s opinions and discuss and dicide in your group(4) and then read them to us
This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.(Para1 topic sentence)
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race.(Para7 topic sentence)
You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language .(Para6 topic sentence)
tips:topic sentence
Post-reading: Retell(复述) the passage
Retell the passage in group of 4 students with the pattern(模板) of the example .
习惯用法
Retell para1:The author noticed that there is no egg in eggplant,no pine and no apple in pineapple when his son asked him a question.This got him thinking English can be crazy to learn.
Pattern(模板) for para2（together）:The author gave some confusing expressions about... for example, we can...but...
习惯用法
Pattern(模板) for para3:The author gave some confusing expressions about... for example, we can...but...
Pattern(模板) for para4:The author gave some confusing expressions about... for example, we can...but...
Pattern(模板) for para5:The author gave some confusing expressions about... for example, we can...but...
Pattern(模板) for para6:The author gave some confusing expressions about... for example, we can...but...
Pattern(模板) for para7(together again):The author gave some confusing expressions about... for example, we can...but...
1.where to find topic sentences
2.the structure and purpose of the text
Summary
1. Search interesting stories that happen because of misunderstanding of English words or expressions. Share your stories in your group.
2. Can you think of similar examples in Chinese For example, there isn’t a wife in a “Laopobing”
Example story:Once a beautiful girl said to me:“If you don't leave me, I will die with you .” “Die with me ”I was afraid so I ran away.
你认为是：曾经有一个漂亮的女孩对我说：“你要是不离开我，我就和你同归于尽？”
实际上表达的是：你若不离不弃，我便生死相依。——假如上天再给我一次机会，我一定学好英语，好好待你！
