Unit2ExploringEnglishStartingoutUnderstandingideas课件高中英语

UNIT2ExploringEnglishStartingout&UnderstandingideasStartingoutLookatthechartsandanswerthequestions.1

AccordingtoChart1,whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberofnativespeakers?Chinesehasthelargestnumberofnativespeakers.Lookatthechartsandanswerthequestions.2

AccordingtoChart2,whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberoflearners?Englishhasthelargestnumberoflearners.Lookatthechartsandanswerthequestions.3

WhatcanyoulearnfromChart3?ThenumberofEnglishlearnersinChinaisincreasing.WhydoyouthinkmanypeopleinChinalearnEnglish?Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1

WhichcountriesmentionedinthevideohaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage?2

WheredoathirdofEnglishwordscomefrom?Whatexamplesaregiveninthevideo?Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1

WhichcountriesmentionedinthevideohaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage?2

WheredoathirdofEnglishwordscomefrom?Whatexamplesaregiveninthevideo?TheUK,Ireland,theUSA,Canada,NewZealandandAustralia.MorethanathirdofEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Forexample,“fruit”,“table”,“crocodile”and“invasion”.Understanding

ideasWhatformedtheword“notebook”?=notebook(笔记本）note(笔记）bookdoorbell（铃）doorbell（门铃）=raincoatraincoat(雨衣）mailboxmailbox（信箱）doorbell=door+bellraincoat=rain+coatmailbox=mail+boxrule?=applepine（松树）pineapplebutterflybutter（黄油）fly（苍蝇）headphoneheadphoneThereisn’tfishin“Yu-ShiangShreddedPork”.Thereisn’tawifeina“Laopobing”.TherearestillsomewordsinChinesethatcannotbetakenliterally.Doyouknowthecolorofblacktea?blacktea红茶Isluckydogreallyadog?orWhatdoes"greenhand"mean?Whatdoes"greenhand"meanrainscatsanddogs倾盆大雨Whenpigsfly天方夜谭，永不可能Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepictures.Tickwhatyouthinkthepassageisabout.□food□cooking□words□plants□fruitNeitherPinenorAppleinPineappleReadthepassageandcheckyouranswer.FastreadingChoosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.1

TotellusthatEnglishisverydifficulttolearn.2

TogiveadviceonhowtolearnEnglish.3

ToshowthatEnglishisinterestingandcreative.4

ToexplainhowEnglishwascreated.FastreadingFastreading

Skimmingthewholepassage.Trytothinkabout:Howmanypartscanthisarticlebedividedinto?Whatisthemainideaofeachpart?Andfindthegeneralideaofeachsection.Part1(para1)________________Part2(para2-6)________________Part3(para7)________________A.ExamplesshowingthathowcrazyEnglishis.B.ToquestionwhatmadepeoplehavetroublelearningEnglish.C.Englishwasinventedbypeople,reflectingthecreativity.ABCCompletethenoteswithwordsfromthepassage.uniquehamburgerpineapplepaintingairsickcarsickhomesickopposingbehaviorsfilloutinvisibleendsreflectsCarefulreadingReadactivity5,andthinkaboutthisquestion:Howdidpineapples,hamburgersandeggplantsgettheirnames?=+pineapplepineconeapple

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fruithamburgerbreadsteakpineconeeggplant1

Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinionabouttheEnglishlanguage?Giveyourreasons.2

WhatdoyoufindmostchallengingaboutlearningEnglish?Howdoyoudealwiththis?Think&ShareSublimation

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念念不忘，必有回响。Ⅰ阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案）1.WhatmadetheauthorthinkEnglishisacrazylanguage?A.HistroubleinlearningEnglish.B.Hisson’squestion.C.Thehaminahamburger.D.Theappleinpineapple.2.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowthecreativityofthehumanrace.B.ToprovethedifficultyoflearningEnglish.C.ToexplainhowtolearnEnglish.D.TointroducethehistoryofEnglish.○○课堂整体阅读习题3.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Wordsalwayshavethesamemeanings.B.Wordscan’talwaysdescribewhatwefeel.C.Wordssometimesconfuseus.D.Wordscanmeandifferentlyindifferentsituations.4.Howdoestheauthorsupporthis/herideainthetext?A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bymakingcomparison（对比）.C.Bygivingsomeexamples.D.Byusingsomeresearchresults.○○Ⅱ语法填空

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Whydopeoplehavetrouble1

（learn）English?Ihadn’taskedmyselfthatuntilonedaywhenmysonaskedme2

（sudden）whethertherewashaminahamburger，whichgotme3

（think）howEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.Therearemanywordsthatcanbeconfusingandalsocanmakeuswonder4

theuniquemadnessofEnglish.Forexample，wesculpta5

（sculpt）andpaintapaintingbutwetake6

photo.“Hard”and“soft”areoppositeinmeaning，but“hardly”and“softly”aren’t.Anddoyoureadthe7_____________（capitalize）“WHO”inamedicalreportasthe“who”in“Who’sthat?”AlltheexamplestellusthatEnglish8

（invent）bypeopleandit9