(共35张PPT)
Unit 2
Exploring
P1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Before reading
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. What do you think the passage is about
Neither Pine nor
Apple in Pineapple
food
cooking
words
fruit
plants
Now let's read the passage and check the answer.
food cooking words plants fruit
What's the passage about?
Read the passage and check your answer.
Task
1
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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.
Task
2
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
P16 3
Can you find some examples in the passage
Task
3
Find out the main idea of each part.
Para.1
Para.2-6
Para.7
a. The reason why English is so complex.
b. Some English words are hard to understand and English is crazy.
c. Examples of some pairs of words or phrases that are confusing in meaning, usage or prounciation.
unique
Complete the notes with words from the passage.
Task
4
P16 4
Para.1
no egg in eggplant
no ham in ____________
neither pine nor apple in __________
老婆饼
鱼香肉丝
夫妻肺片
hamburger
pineapple
Look at Chinese examples
Para.2
sculpt a sculpture
paint a(n) _________
BUT take a photo
seasick sick at sea
________ sick in the air
________ sick in the car
BUT __________ sick at home
painting
airsick
homesick
carsick
Para.3
“hard” is the opposite of “soft”.
BUT “hardly” and “softly” are not a(n) ________ pair.
“harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”.
BUT shameful and shameless _________ are the same.
Para.4
When we see rain or snow, we can say “it's raining” or “it's _________.”
BUT when we see sunshine, we can't say “it's __________.”
opposing
behaviors
snowing
sunshining
Para.6
burn up burn down
fill in a form _______ a form
Para.7
Stars are out. They are visible.
Lights are out. They are ________.
I wind up my watch. It starts.
I wind up the passage. It _______.
fill out
invisible
ends
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
behaviors
fill out
airsick
homesick
invisible
opposing
ends
reflects
carsick
P16 4
Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple.
5
Choose the best answer according to the text.
1.The words photo and homesick were mentioned ________.
A.to show how crazy it is to learn English
B.to tell us the differences between their usages
C.to analyze the formation of the words
D.to share how to learn a crazy language
√
2.Why does the author say “English was invented by people”?
A.Because the English words show everything around us.
B.Because the language helps us communicate with others.
C.Because the language proves how creative human being is.
D.Because the English words are unique in the world.
√
3.The author’s purpose to write the passage is ________.
A.to share the difficulty in learning different English words well
B.to show how interesting and creative the language of English is
C.to instruct how to spell difficult English words correctly
D.to analyze the reason for inventing the language of English
√
Fill in the blanks.
People often have trouble _________ (learn) English.English ____________ (invent) by people and it _______ (reflect) the creativity of the human race.That's ______ when the stars are out,they are visible,but when the ______ (light) are out ,they are invisible.And that's why _____ I wind up my watch,it starts,_____ when I wind up the passage,it ______(end).
learning
was invented
reflects
why
lights
when
but
ends
After reading
analyzing, mindmap, summary, retelling
Introduce the topic
List some examples
Draw a conclusion
The author's opinion
Learn to understand the passage.
1
Topic
wonder (at sth)
to be very surprised by sth 感到诧异;非常惊讶
① She wondered at her own stupidity(愚蠢).
她没想到自己竟会这样愚蠢。
②I used to wonder at their slowness.
我过去常常对他们的迟缓感到惊讶!
1. 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 !
三个由in which 引导并列的定语从句修饰先行词language ,可以替换成关系副词where。
英语这门语言独有的疯狂令你不得不感到惊奇。在英语里,房子烧成灰烬的时候,可以说burn up(字面意思为“烧上去”),也可以说burn down(字面意思为“烧下去”);填表的时候,你可以fill in a form(字面意思为“填入表里”),也可以fill out a form(字面意思为“填到表外”);而且只有闹钟走了(go off字面意思为“离开”)以后你才能听到铃声!
Sentence analyzing for better understanding.
2
Practice
用适当的关系词填空。
Self-driving is an area _______________ China and the rest of the world are on the same starting line.
2. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator,_______________ it will keep for two or three weeks.
3. Plato taught the students through the use of debates, _____________two or more people took different ideas of an
argument.
in which/where
in which/where
in which/where
2. And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.
why引导的表语从句
when引导的时间状语从句
but连接的并列句,表转折
wind up
给(机械)上发条;使(活动、会议等)结束
eg.①He neglected to wind up the clock.
他忘了给钟上发条。
② We will wind up the meeting after his speech.
我们将于他的发言之后结束会议。
这也是当我wind up my watch(给手表上紧发条)以后表针开始走,而我wind up this passage(将本文收尾)后这篇文章结束的原因。
给表上发条
使……结束
Practice
翻译句子。
那就是为什么当冬天来临的时候,植物都停止了生长。
That is why when the winter is coming,
plants do not grow.
2. 也许那是为什么人们在看电视或感觉疲倦
时吃东西的缘故。
Maybe that is why many people eat when
they are watching TV or feeling bored.
Discussion
P16 5
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.
Read the following information and answer the questions.
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. Students' own answers.
Possible answers!
Think and Share
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
Conclusion
It is the creativity, craziness and complexity that makes a language unique, interesting and enjoyable to learn.
Take a flexible attitude, be
open-minded and keep on exploring the reasons behind a language.
English is a global language that connects people from all over the world.
English is also interesting because it has so many words.
It is a language in which you can really express yourself.
Now 2 mins to test our spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
ham pine pineapple sculpture seasick
homesick opposing confusing visible
2. Chinese-English
题目,标题 ; 举止,行为 ;独一无二;
报警器,闹钟;创造力;创造性的
注: 另附 word 文档。
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Individual activity
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.
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 spent two years __________ his famous sculpture, David.
6. Salvador Dali had an __________ style of painting that no one could copy.
million chart sculpt unique confusing steak
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words.
confusing
million
chart
steak
sculpting
unique
plete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. If children are praised for their good _________ (behave), they will do more good deeds.
2. There is a _________(confuse) ban on music in his home, but Miguel dreams of becoming a famous musician.
3. True _________(creative) is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.
4. There are two _________(oppose) opinions about whether students should use smartphones in class.
5. More than 300 works, including 80 paintings, 150 drawings, _________(sculpt) and prints, alongside photos and letters, will be shown at the exhibition.
behavior
confusing
creativity
opposing
sculptures
1. Have you got the meanings of some useful words and expressions in the passage
2. Can you find more examples to show the unique madness of English Can you find any similar examples in Chinese
3. What's your attitude towards learning English
Self-evaluation
各个击破
Try to find as many similar examples as possible in Chinese.
Homework