Unit 2 Exploring English Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件（共20张）

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Unit 2 Exploring English
starting out and understanding ideas
1. to learn the history of English language;
2. to learn the style of argumentation;
3. to learn some useful and important words and expressions;
4.to know English is intreresting and creative.
Learning objectives
Which language has the largest number of native speakers
According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners
3. What can you learn from Chart 3 Why do you think many people in China learn English
There are more and more English learners in Chinese.
People realize the importance of English.
Which countries mentioned in the video have Engish as their first language
Where do a third of English word come from
What examples are given in the wideo
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Which countries mentioned in the video have Engish as their first language
Where do a third of English word come from
What examples are given in the wideo
The UK
Ireland
The USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
French
fruit, table,crocodile and invasion

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pine
apple
pineapple
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Read the passage quickly and find the style of the passage.
Style: argumentation 议论文
论点 argument
论据 supporting details
The author’s opinion
How the author shows his opinion
English can be a crazy language to learn
By giving examples
Fast reading
Opinion: English is a crazy language.
What is the structure of this passage
How many different parts are there in this passage
(para.2-6)
(para.1)
(para.7)
Examples to surport the opinion
Reason: English is created by people .
Para. 1
no ____in hamburger
no ____in eggplant
neither ______ nor_______in pineapple
ham
egg
pine
apple
We can’t always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of ！
Detailed reading
______ the car/taxi
______ the train/bus
seasick → sick at sea
______ → sick in the air
______ → sick in a car
______ → sick at home
sculpt a _________
paint a _________
BUT ________ a photo
Opinion: English is a crazy language
Para. 2
sculpture
painting
take
in
on
airsick
carsick
homesick

The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything!
Para. 3
hard
hardly
soft
softly
harmless
shameless and shameful __________ are the same
harmful
behaviors
English is complex.

Opinion: English is a crazy language
Opinion: English is a crazy language
Para. 4
When we see rain or snow, we can say
“It’s_________ or it’s snowing
But when we see _________, we can’t say it’s sunshining
raining
sunshine
Para. 5
Even the smallest words can be confusing.
WHO
IT
US
=World Health Organization
=Information Technology
=United States
Opinion: English is a crazy language
fill in a form
fill out a form
Opinion: English is a crazy language
Para. 6
burn up
burn down
Opposite words share the same meaning.
Reason: English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race.
The same words have different meanings.
Stars are out
---They are_________
lights are out
---They are_________
I wind up my watch.
-It starts
I wind up my watch.
-It_____
visible
invisible
ends
Para. 7
What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To tell us that English is 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.
2. How did you get your answer
post reading
All these examples show the crazy confusing unique complex creative of English.
That’s why we ought to hold a positive, respectful and open-minded attitude towards languages.
Conclusion
Homework
1.Watch the video again and know more about the history of the English language.
2. Learn the important words and expressions by heart.
3. Make a mind map to summarize the text.