必修一unit 2 Exploring English Understanding ideas 课件（共28张PPT）

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Period 2 Understanding Ideas
Unit 2 Exploring English
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Translate these words into chinese.
1.title n.　　　
2.confusing adj. 3.shameful adj.
4.behavior n.
5.reflect v.
显示，反映
举止，行为
题目；标题
令人困惑的
可耻的，丢脸的
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看得见的，可见的
创造性，创造力
晕船的
相反的，对立的
独一无二的，独特的
6.seasick adj. 7.opposing adj. 8.unique adj. 9.creativity n. 10.visible adj.
Translate these words into chinese.
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雕刻作品，雕像
想家的
创造(性)的
大写的
警报器，闹钟
11.creative adj.
12.capitalized adj. 13.alarm n.
14.homesick adj. 15.sculpture n.
Translate these words into chinese.
Chinese is as interesting ,creative and complex as English.
鱼香肉丝
狮子头
老婆饼
麻婆豆腐
Some Interesting Facts in English
There is no ham in a hamburger.
Ham
Hamburger
There is no egg in eggplant
eggplant
egg
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
pine
apple
pineapple
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Pre - reading
Known about the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about.
Food
Cooking
Words
Plants
Fruit

It's a prediction, so there is no standard answer.
While-reading
Task 1. Complete the notes with words from the passage.
Activity 4 on page 16
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hamburger
unique
reflects
behaviors
fill out
pineapple
opposing
homesick
carsick
painting
airsick
ends
invisible
English words
Word formation
Word usage
Grammar usage
Word reading
Word meaning
Word formation
Word usage
Grammar usage
Word reading
Word meaning
From the passage we can learn that people often have trouble learning English because of its unique characters in word formation ,word usage , grammar usage, word reading , word meaning, which make English a crazy and mad language . In fact, it is these characters that make English rich and colorful.
Food Cooking Words Plants Fruit
Tick what you think the passage is about

Task 2. Read and check .
Pick out the sentences that show the author’ opinion.


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Para.5
Para.6.
Para.7
You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language.
English was invented by people,not computer ,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.
English can be crazy language to learn .
Even the smallest words can be confusing .
Para.1
To show that English is a crazy ,interesting and creative language.





Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.

To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.
To give advice on how to learn English.
To show that English is interesting and creative.
To explain how English was created.

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Post - reading
从文章走向高考
1.What made the author think English is a crazy language.
A. His trouble in learning English.
B. His son’s question.
C. The ham in a hamburger.
D. The apple in pineapple.

从文章走向高考
2.How does the author show his ideas?
A. By examples.
B. By facts.
C. By numbers.
D. BY explaining.

从文章走向高考
3.What is the main idea of the passage ?
A.Similar words have different meanings.
B.English was invented by computer.
C.English is hard to learn .
D.there are many confusing words in English.

Think and Share
1.Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the .English language? Give your reasons.

(Before answering the questions, think about “what’s the author’s opinion” carefully.)
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2.What do you find most challenging about learning English? How do you deal with this?

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3.The author describes some phenomenons of English in the passage. For example, “When I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.” Can you think any similar phenomenons of Chinese like this? Give your examples.

Read the information on page 16 and answer the questions.

How did the pineapple, hamburger and eggplant get their names?
(Answer the questions from the aspects of shape, type, ingredients, etc.)
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Homework
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 egg
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