Unit2ExploringEnglishStartingoutUnderstandingideas课件高中英语

Startingout&UnderstandingideasUnit2ExploringEnglish授课教师：AmyStartingoutLookatthechartsandanswerthequestions.

1.AccordingtoChart1,whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberofnativespeakers?2.AccordingtoChart2,whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberoflearners?StartingoutLookatthechartsandanswerthequestions.

3.WhatcanyoulearnfromChart3?WhydoyouthinkmanypeopleinChinalearnEnglish?ThenumberofEnglishlearnersinChinaisincreasing.Variousreasonsmayexplainthephenomenon.Firstly,...Inaddition,...Lastly,...StartingoutWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.

1.WhichcountriesmentionedinthevideohaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage?2.WheredoathirdofEnglishwordscomefrom?Whatexamplesaregiveninthevideo?StartingoutWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.

1.WhichcountriesmentionedinthevideohaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage?2.WheredoathirdofEnglishwordscomefrom?Whatexamplesaregiveninthevideo?TheUK,Ireland,theUSA,Canada,NewZealand,Australia.MorethanathirdofEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Fruit,table,crocodile,andinvasion.UnderstandingIdeasLookatthepicture.WhataretheEnglishwordsfortheobjectsinit?pine+apple=pineappleUnderstandingIdeasCanyoufindpineorappleinpineapple?pine+apple=pineappleYoucanfindtwowords,pineandappleinpineapple.Butwhenyoueatapineapple,thereisneitherpinenorappleinpineapple.Right?Predict1.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepictures.Tickwhatyouthinkthepassageisabout.

□food□cooking□words□plants□fruit2.Readthepassageandcheckyouranswer.UnderstandingIdeasWhatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

Toanswerthequestion,weneedtofocusontheauthor’sattitude.Pleasereadthepassageandunderlinesentencesthatshowtheauthor’sattitude.Ifanythingmakesyourrealisesomething,getsyouthinking,ormakesyouwonder,it__________orinspires(启发)you.interestsUnderstandingIdeas

ThekeyinformationinthesentenceisthatEnglishisflexible,____________andfulloflife.creative3.Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.1)TotellusthatEnglishisverydifficulttolearn.2)TogiveadviceonhowtolearnEnglish.3)ToshowthatEnglishisinterestingandcreative.4)ToexplainhowEnglishwascreated.4.Completethenoteswithwordsfromthepassage.4.Completethenoteswithwordsfromthepassage.uniqueopposinghomesickcarsickairsickpicturepineapplehamburger4.Completethenoteswithwordsfromthepassage.behaviorsendsinvisiblefilloutreflectsThink&Share1.Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinionabouttheEnglishlanguage?Giveyourreasons.

UsefulExpressionsIagree/disagreewiththeauthor’sopinionforthefollowingreasons.Thefirstreasonisthat....Besides,weshouldn’tignorethefactthat...Lastbutnotleast,...Think&Share2.WhatdoyoufindmostchallengingaboutlearningEnglish?Howdoyoudealwiththis?UsefulExpressionsIfinditchallengingto.../My...isnotgoodenough./Forme,...istoo...to...Todealwiththechallen