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Lesson 2 Amazing English
Unit 2
Learning English is fun!
能够了解一些关于英语的有趣事实;
能够学习英语谜语和习语;尝试猜测英语谜语;
能够正确使用常见的英语习语;
能够享受学习英语的乐趣,培养对英语学习的良好态度。
学习目标
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Watch and answer: Do you think English is interesting Why
Lead in
Answer the riddles by circling the letters.
A What do you call a bear without an ear
B What letter is your eye
C What letter is a body of water
D What letter is a question
Think and circle
新课讲授
Words with different meanings
The leaves fall in fall.
We parked our car near the park.
Read and feel
I booked many books online last year.
There is no room for anything in this room.
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left — it’s the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don’t even need to move any letters around. How many words can you find
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
Reading
Read the passage and complete the mind map.
Amazing facts about English
letter
It’s the _____ to read level left to right or right to left.
phrase
A piece of cake means ____.
______ letters can make _________
__________words.
The 26
same
word
more than
one million
The word therein has ten words in it.
easy
sentence
This sentence uses all 26 letters: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Read and complete
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
A How many words can you find in the word therein What are they
B Can you find a word that reads the same left to right or right to left What is it
C Read these two sentences: I cannot dance. I have two left feet. What does have two left feet mean
Ten. They are the, there, therein, he, her, here, herein, ere, rein, in.
Yes, I can. It’s mum/dad/noon.
It means someone moves in a very awkward way when dancing. “极其笨拙;跳舞笨拙”
Read and answer
Read the conversations and guess the meanings of the phrases in yellow.
a. listening carefully b. good luck c. my favourite thing d. a heavy rain
A—Oh! It is raining cats and dogs.
—Where are the cats and dogs.
—Haha, it means___________.
C—You have a test tomorrow Break a leg!
—Break a leg
—Yes. It means_________.
B—Basketball isn’t my cup of tea. I like volleyball.
—A cup of tea
—Well, it means___________.
D—She is all ears in class.
—What is the meaning of all ears
—It means___________.
d
b
c
a
Read and guess
Give it a shot!
Put yourself in his shoes.
Try to guess their meanings.
Read and guess
Work in groups. Think more interesting facts about English and share them with your group members.
Interesting facts about English
One letter, like "a" , can be an English word. And just one word, like "Go" , can be a sentence.
The phrase "small potatoes" means something or someone that is not important.
Group work
Work in groups. Choose an idiom you have learned today and make up a conversation or a story.
For example:
You will take an exam tomorrow.
It’s raining heavy now.
Your friend likes action movies, but you don’t like them.
1. There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
(1)“There be + 主语+地点状语”,表示某地有某人/ 物/ 事。There 作为引导词本身无词义,be 动词后的名词(短语)是句子的主语,be 动词和主语在数上保持一致。
特别提醒:当主语为可数名词单数或不可数名词时,be 动词用is/was;当主语为可数名词复数时,be 动词用are/were。当主语为多个并列名词时,be 动词的形式与邻近的主语保持一致(就近原则)。
Language points
e.g. There is a picture on the postcard. 明信片上有一张照片。
There are so many bicycles in the shop.
商店里有如此多的自行车。
There is a table and two chairs in the room.
房间里有一张桌子和两把椅子。
There are many donuts and a sandwich on the table.
桌子上有许多甜甜圈和一个三明治。
(2) more than多于;后接数字时表示超过这个数量。
e.g. There are over 1, 200 students in our school.
我们学校有一千二百多名学生。
(1) need /ni d/ v. 需要,need 作实义动词,意为“需要”,有人称和时态的变化,其常见用法如下
need 作实义动词时的:
① need sth. 需要某物
② need to do sth. 需要做某事
③ need sb. to do sth. 需要某人做某事
④need 后接动词-ing 时,用主动形式表示被动含义。
2. You don’t even need to move any letters around. 你甚至不需要移动任何字母。
e.g. All plants need water and sunlight.
所有的植物都需要水和阳光。
We need to go out now. 我们需要现在出去。
I need him to buy a book for me. 我需要他为我买本书。
He needs to have an operation. 他需要做手术。
Your coat needs washing. 你的外套需要洗了。
(2) move around 四处移动。 around是副词,动词+副词组成的短语,宾语为代词时,代词应放在中间。
e.g. The box is very heavy, you can’t move it around。
箱子很重,你移动不了它。
3. Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake
图解助记
一首 一块 一片 一张 一则/条
a piece of 的一词多义:
拓展:a piece of... 意为“一张/ 片/ 块……”,后接不可数名词时,表示不可数名词的量。其复数形式为...pieces of... 意为“……张/ 片/ 块……”。
e.g. Would you like another piece of bread 你想再要一片面包吗?
I need ten pieces of paper. 我需要十张纸。
4. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过懒惰的狗。
jump over跳过
e.g. My pet Eddie is funny. It can jump over the desk. 我的宠物埃迪很有趣。它能跳过桌子。
课堂总结
1. Know more about English letters and words
find interesting English facts and riddles
2. Use common English idioms correctly
A piece of cake
Break a leg
My cup of tea.
3. Enjoy learning English
Can you can a can as a canner can can a can
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish,
but if you wish the wish the witch wishes,
I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish.
Read the tongue twisters and tell the Chinese meaning.
你能像罐头工人一样装罐头吗?
我希望梦想着你梦想中的梦想,
但如果你梦想着女巫的梦想,
我就不想梦想着你梦想中的梦想。
当堂检测
Choose idioms or riddles you learned today to share with your family.
Search two English riddles and idioms.
Homework