Unit+2+Exploring+English+Understanding+ideas 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit2ExploringEnglish

UnderstandingideasVocabulary1.opposingtheopposingteam对方球队opposedoingsth.反对做某事beopposedto(doing)sth.反对(做)某事justtheopposite正好相反beoppositeto与……相反，与……相对练习：Thearticletriestoshow_________(oppose)viewsontheissue.opposingVocabulary2.behaviorbehavev.表现；表现得体well-behavedadj.表现好的badly-behavedadj.表现差的behaveoneself表现得体，有礼貌good/badbehavior良好/恶劣行为beonone'sbestbehavior尽可能好地表现，尽量表现得体one'sbehaviortowards…某人对……的态度rewardchildrenfortheirgoodbehavior对孩子们的良好行为给予奖励练习：Iwantyoubothto_____________________(尽可能好地表现)attheparty.beonyourbestbehaviorVocabulary3.confusingconfusev.困惑；混淆confusedadj.困惑的；糊涂的confusionn.困惑；混淆averyconfusingexperience让人莫名其妙的经历beconfusedabout对……感到困惑become/getconfused变得困惑inconfusion困窘地，不知所措地confuseAwith/andB把A与B混淆练习：Althoughshemanagedtobuysomemedicine,the_________(confuse)instructionsonthebottlereallymadeherconfused.confusingVocabulary4.reflectreflectionn.反映；影像；沉思treesreflectedinthewater水中映出的树影beinflectedin反映在……中；映在……中beareflectionof…是……的反映belostinreflection陷入沉思on/uponreflection经过考虑/深思练习：Marylookedatherface_________(reflect)inthelake.reflectedLeadinginHowlonghaveyoulearntEnglish?UnderstandingideasLookatthetitleofthepassageandthepictures.Tickwhatyouthinkthepassageisabout.A.foodB.cookingC.wordD.plantsUnderstandingideasReadthepassageagain.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.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.Understandingideas2.What

is

the

author's

purpose

in

writing

the

text?

A.

To

show

the

creativity

of

the

human

race.

B.

To

prove

the

difficulty

of

learning

English.

C.

To

explain

how

to

learn

English.

D.

To

introduce

the

history

of

English.Understandingideas3.What

do

we

know

from

the

last

paragraph?

A.

Words

always

have

the

same

meanings.

B.

Words

can't

always

describe

what

we

feel.

C.

Words

sometimes

confuse

us.

D.

Words

can

mean

differently

in

different

situations.Understandingideas4.How

does

the

author

support

his/her

idea

in

the

text?

A.

By

listing

numbers.

B.

By

making

comparison.

C.

By

giving

some

examples.

D.

By

using

some

research

results.UnderstandingideasReadthepassagecarefullyagainandchoosetheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage.1TotellusthatEnglishisverydifficulttolearn.2TogiveadviceonhowtolearnEnglish.3ToshowthatEnglishisinterestingandcreative.4ToexplainhowEnglishwascreated.UnderstandingideasReadthepassagecarefullyagainandcompleteactivity4onpage16bythemselves.UnderstandingideasuniquehamburgerpineapplepaintingairsickcarsickhomesickopposingbehaviorsfilloutinvisibleendsreflectsGroupWorkQ1:Doyouagreewiththeau