Unit 2 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives 1.To know the situation about how English is used by reading charts and its history and development by watching video; 2.To get the main idea of the text, understand the title of the text and the purpose of writing the text by skimming and prediction; 3.To get the specific information by careful reading and talk about your understanding of English.
Learning activities
目标一：To know the situation about how English is used by reading charts and its history and development by watching video Activity 1: Look at the charts and answer the questions. 1 According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners 2 What can you learn from Chart 3 Why do you think many people in China learn English Answers: 1 According to Chart 1, Chinese has the largest number of native speakers. According to Chart 2, English has the largest number of learners. 2 It tells us the number of English learners in China is increasing. Because China is developing so fast and it has intensively integrated into the world. Activity 2: Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language 2 Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video Answers: 1 The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. 2 More than a third of English words come from French, such as fruit, table, crocodile, invasion.
目标二:To get the main idea of the text, understand the title of the text and the purpose of writing the text by skimming and prediction. Activity 1: Look through Page 14~15, find the new words and phrases, read them loudly and then read together. title, ham, eggplant, pine, pineapple, sculpt, sculpture, seasick, airsick, carsick, homesick, opposing, behavior, confusing, capitalized, unique, burn up, burn down, alarm, reflect, creativity, visible, wind up Activity 2: Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple food cooking words plants fruit 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. Answers: 3 Activity 4: Work in groups to draw a mind map of the text. Read the text and find out the connection between the paragraphs. Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. English can be a crazy language to learn. similar structures with different words misunderstanding caused by similar structure misunderstanding caused by suffixes misunderstanding in capitalized words similar meaning with different words English reflects the creativity of the human race.
目标三：To get the specific information by careful reading and talk about your understanding of English Activity 1: Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) according to the text. 1 Housework and homework mean the same. 2 The opposite of “hardly” is not softly. 3 WHO in a medical report is used to ask a person. 4 “Fill in” has the same meaning as “fill out”. 5 If an alarm goes off, it makes a sudden noise. 6 Once I wind up my article, I am ready to write a passage. Activity 2:Complete the notes with words from the passage. 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. “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. Activity 3: Read the following information and answer the questions. The word “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, which means pine cone. When it came to England, “ apple” was added to show it is a kind of fruit. The origin of “hamburger” was a hard beef steak called “ Hamburg steak” , eaten without bread. Later, people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”. Eggplants used to be smaller and yellow or white. They looked a bit like eggs, which led to the name “eggplant”. 1.How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names 2.Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage Give your reasons. Answers: 1 The name of “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, with “apple” added to show it’s a kind of fruit; the name of hamburger came from the idea of “Hamburg steak”, and later people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”; eggplants got the name because they used to look like eggs. 2 Give your own opinions. Activity 4: Find the important words, phrases, and language points you want to share their usage to your partner. Discuss in groups and then share with the class. 1.Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English 你是否曾问过自己为什么人们经常学英语时很费力？ 句式结构：have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事费力 例句：We had no trouble finding your home with your clear instructions. 有了你清晰的说明，我们毫不费力地找到了你的家。 2.This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn. 这让我一直在考虑英语学起来该是怎样的一门疯狂语言呢。 句式结构：get sb/sth doing sth. 使某人/某事做某事 例句：Can you got that old car going again 你能让那老爷车再跑起来吗？ 3.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple. 菠萝里既没有松树也没有苹果。 句式结构：neither引导的倒装句 例句：My deskmate has never seen the film Operation Red Sea. Neither have I. 我的同桌没有看过电影《红海行动》，我也没有。 4. You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off! Paraphrase: You will also feel confused by the unique craziness of English. When a house is destroyed by fire, you can say “it burns up”, and you can also say “it burns down”. “To fill in a form"means the same as “to fill out a form”.And when an alarm “goes off”, it makes a noise so you can hear it. burn up和burn down是意思相同的固定搭配，意为to be destroyed completely by fire; fill in和fill out也是意思相同的固定搭配，意为to write all the necessary information on an official document, form,etc。此类意思相同但字面意思相反的固定搭配还有slow up和slow down等。 5.And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends. Paraphrase: And “to wind up a watch” means “to make a watch work”, while “to wind up a passage” means “to end a passage”. 本句中的wind up是固定搭配，有两种不同的含义，分别为to end something和 to make an old-fashioned watch or clock work。 Activity 5: Think about the questions below. 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
Summary: 1 Share your understanding of English with your classmates. 2 Do you think that English is a crazy language to learn How Unit 2 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives 1.To know the situation about how English is used by reading charts and its history and development by watching video 2.To get the main idea of the text, understand the title of the text and the purpose of writing the text by skimming and prediction 3.To get the specific information by careful reading and talk about your understanding of English
Learning activities
目标一：To know the situation about how English is used by reading charts and its history and development by watching video Activity 1: Look at the charts and answer the questions. 1 According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners 2 What can you learn from Chart 3 Why do you think many people in China learn English Answers: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language 2 Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video Answers: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
目标二：To get the main idea of the text, understand the title of the text and the purpose of writing the text by skimming and prediction Activity 1: Look through Page 14~15, find the new words and phrases, read them loudly and then read together. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple food cooking words plants fruit 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. Answers: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 4: Work in groups to draw a mind map of the text. Read the text and find out the connection between the paragraphs. Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
目标三：To get the specific information by careful reading and talk about your understanding of English Activity 1: Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) according to the text. 1 Housework and homework mean the same. 2 The opposite of “hardly” is not softly. 3 WHO in a medical report is used to ask a person. 4 “Fill in” has the same meaning as “fill out”. 5 If an alarm goes off, it makes a sudden noise. 6 Once I wind up my article, I am ready to write a passage. Activity 2:Complete the notes with words from the passage. 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. “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. Activity 3: Read the following information and answer the questions. The word “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, which means pine cone. When it came to England, “ apple” was added to show it is a kind of fruit. The origin of “hamburger” was a hard beef steak called “ Hamburg steak” , eaten without bread. Later, people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”. Eggplants used to be smaller and yellow or white. They looked a bit like eggs, which led to the name “eggplant”. 1.How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names 2.Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage Give your reasons. Answers: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 4: Find the important words, phrases, and language points you want to share their usage to your partner. Discuss in groups and then share with the class. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 5: Think about the questions below. 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
Summary: 1 Share your understanding of English with your classmates. 2 Do you think that English is a crazy language to learn How
