Unit2 Exploring English Understanding ideas 课件(共26张PPT)外研版（2019）必修第一册

(共26张PPT)
Unit 2
Exploring English
狮子头
lion head
Chinese can be creatvie and fun!
鱼香肉丝
fish
Chinese can be creatvie and fun!
老婆饼
wife cake
Chinese can be creatvie and fun!
蚂蚁上树
ants on a tree
Chinese can be creatvie and fun!
How crazy and interesting！
Learning Aims
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;
1.To get to know the importance of English in the world.
3.To raise the awareness to explore English and to
appreciate Chinese language as well.
1.Look at the chart and answer the question.
Chinese 1,390million
Which language has the largest number of native speakers
Why
Because China has the largest population in the world.
Activity 1
1.Look at the chart and answer the question.
English
1,500 million
Which language has the largest number of learners
Activity 1
1.Look at the chart and answer the question.
What conclusion can you draw from Chart 3
The number of English Learners in China is increasing greatly.
Activity 1
Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language
Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video
Activity 2
Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language
Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada,
New Zealand and Australia.
More than a third of English words come from French. For example, “ fruit”and “table”....
English can be a crazy language to learn.
FAST READING
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Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Understanding ideas
Activity 1
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about
food
cooking
words
plant and fruit
Post-reading
What’s 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.
Activity 2
In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the 1_____________ madness of English.
unique
Activity 2
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
hamburger
pineapple
painting
Activity 2
seasick --- sick at sea
5________--- sick in the air
6 ________--- sick in a car
BUT 7__________--- sick at home
airsick
carsick
homesick
Activity 2
“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.
opposing
behaviors
Activity 2
burn up--- burn down
fill in a form---10___________ a form
Stars are out.
---They are visible.
Lights are out.---
They are 11______________.
fill out
invisible
Activity 2
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.
ends
reflects
Introduce the topic
List some examples
The author's opinion
Learn to understand the passage.
1
Topic
Draw a conclusion
Activity 3
Read the passage quickly and loudly and then match the main idea with each part.
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.
Tips for reading:
Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.
English is a crazy language1.______ (learn). In order to support the idea,the author uses many2.________(example).
We can paint a painting, but we take 3. __ photo. We can get airsick in the air and carsick in a car, but we don't get 4.________(home) when we get back home. If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an 5. ________ (oppose) pair When we look out 6.____the window and see rain, we can say “it’s7._____ (rain)”.But when we see sunshine, we can’t say “it’s sunshining”.
The reason is that English 8. _________ (invent) by people, not computers, and it reflects the 9.________ (create)
of the human race. And that is 10. ___ when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.
Fill in the blanks
to learn
examples
a
homesick
opposing
of
raining
was invented
creativity
why
HOMEWORK:
Think and share
What do you find most challenging about learning English
How do you deal with this