Unit2ExploringEnglishUnderstandingideas课件高一英语

Unit2ExploringEnglish

NeitherPinenorAppleinPineapple

TounderstandapassagebypredictingandfindingtopicsentenceineachparagraphToreadcarefullysoastogetimportantinformationanddealwiththeinformationproperlyTogetmoremotivationinlearningEnglishandmakeprogressToreflecttheproblemsinEnglishlearningandproposenewwaystolearnEnglishwithcriticalthinkingabilityLearningAimsLookatthechartandanswerthequestionAccordingtoChart1,whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberofnativespeakers?Accordingtothebarchart,

we

can

see

thatChinesehasthelargestnumberofnativespeakers.LookatthechartandanswerthequestionAccordingtoChart2,whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberoflearners?Thepie

chartshowsthatEnglishhasthelargestnumberoflearners.LookatthechartandanswerthequestionWhatcanyoulearnfromChart3?

Asisshowninthepiechart,EnglishlearnersinChinahavebeenincreasinglargelyfrom1993to2014.WhydoyouthinkmanypeopleinChinalearnEnglish?Theywanttolearnanewskill;TheywanttolearnEnglishfortravellingabroad;TheywanttolearnEnglishforbusiness,becausemorecompaniesarebusinesspartnerswithothersfromforeigncountriesandEnglishhasthelargestnumberoflearnersglobally...MyStoryDoyouthinkEnglishisacrazylanguagetolearn?Let’shaveabrekkieatMacca’sLookatthetitleandthepictures.Guesswhatthepassageisabout.

Skimthepassage—gettheauthor’sPurposethemainidea(firstandlastparagraph)topicsentence1,Usuallyatthebeginningofaparagraph,andbefore“forexample”or“suchas”2,Sometimesattheendofaparagraph3,Sometimesinthemiddleofaparagraphandusuallyafter“however”or“but”

Skimthepassage—theauthor’spurpose1,totellusthatEnglishisverydifficulttolearn2,togiveadviceonhowtolearnEnglish3,toshowthatEnglishisinterestingandcreative4,toexplainhowEnglishwascreatedTheauthorwants

BeginningPara1

BodyPara2-6ConclusionPara7TheauthorbegantothinkhowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearngivingexamplestoshowEnglishismarvellousEnglishreflectsthecreativityofhumanracesculpt/sculpture/sculptorspeakingof说到，谈及speakingofHarry,haveyouseenhimrecently?Beforemybedapooloflight.Headbent，inhomesicknessIamdrownedopposite:Isatoppositehim.(prep)Hotandcoldareopposites.(noun)ontheoppositesideoftheroad(adj)Doyouknowwhat“WHO”,“IT”and“US”standfor?WheredoesthecreativityofEnglishcomefrom?GroupWorkTrytocompletethenoteswithwordsfromthepassageTrytocompletethenoteswithwordsfromthepassage

uniquehamburgerpineapplepaintingairsickcarsickhomesick

opposing

behaviorsfilloutinvisibleendsreflectsOnedaymydaughteraskedme1.________therewasahaminahamburger.ThismademerealizeEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.Thereisnoeggineggplantandneitheristherepine2.____appleinpineapple.Thereareotherthings3._____Ifeelpuzzled.Wetravelinacarbut4.______thetrainorbus.Homeworkarenotthesame5.____housework.What'smore,harmlessistheoppositeofharmfulbutshamelessandshameful6._____(be)thesame.Eventhesmallestofwordscanbe7._______(confuse).Youmayread“WHO”asthe“who”in“Who'sthat？”English8._______(invent)bypeopleandit9._______(reflect)thecreativityofhumanrace.That's10._____thesedifferenceshappen.

ReadcarefullyandsummarizethepassagebyfillingtheblanksOnedaymydaughteraskedme1.whethertherewasahaminahamburger.ThismademerealizeEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.Thereisnoeggineggplantandneitheristherepine2.norappleinpineapple.Thereareotherthings3.that/whichIfeelpuzzled.Wetravelinacarbut4.on

thetrainorbus.Homeworkarenotthesame5.ashousework.What'smore,harmlessistheoppositeofharmfulbutshamelessandshameful6.are(be)thesame.Eventhesmallestofwordscanbe7.confusing(confuse).Youmayread“WHO”asthe“who”in“Who'sthat？”English8.was_invented(invent)bypeopleandit9.reflects

(reflect)thecreativityofhumanrace.That's10.whythesedifferenceshappen.

Summarizethepassagebyfillingtheblanks...ThinkandShareWhatdoyoufindmostchallengingaboutlearningEnglish?Howdoyoudealwiththis?Thegeneralchallengesyoumayhave:

readingwritinglisteningspeaking4,ExpressandsharereallifescenesinEnglish.Mysuggestionsforyou:1,MemorizenewwordsandphrasesorsentencesandaccumulatenativeexpressionsbyreadingEnglishnovels,Englishmagazinesandnewspapers.2,PracticelisteningbywatchingEnglishfilmsorlisteningtoEnglishnews.3,KeepadiaryeverydayinEnglishandusingthenewexpressionsyoulearned.5,Bebrave.Neverbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Goalloutandseewhathappens6,Beperseverant.NevergiveupPredictbyclues&gettheauthor’spurposetitlepicturestopicsentencesLearninterestingEnglishwordsandphrasesremembertheexamplesinthepassageDiscussthechallengesinEnglishLearningandgetsomesuggestionsLoveEnglishandgoall