Unit2ExploringEnglishUnderstandingideas课件-高中英语外研版(1)-1

Unit2ExploringEnglish

UnderstandingideasLearningobjectives：Inthisclass,youwill1.predictwhatthepassageisabout.2.analysethestructureofthepassage.3.sharewaysofsolvingproblemsinEnglishleaning.WordsandExpressionsn.

题目，标题n.松树n.菠萝n.火腿n.茄子v.

雕刻，雕塑n.

雕像，雕刻品，雕塑作品adj.

晕船的titlepinepineapplehameggplantsculptsculptureseasickairsickcarsickhomesickopposingbehaviorconfusingcapitalizeduniqueadj.

晕机的adj.

晕车的adj.

想家的adj.

(观点、意见等)相反的，相对立的n.

举止，行为adj.

令人困惑的adj.

大写的adj.

独一无二的；独特的WordsandExpressionsburnupburndownalarmreflectcreativityvisiblewindupcreative烧毁，烧尽烧毁n.

警报器；闹钟v.

显示，反映n.

创造性，创造力adj.

看得见的，可见的给(机械)上发条；使(活动、会议等)结束adj.

创造（性）的WordsandExpressionsThereisnoeggineggplant.eggeggplantLookatthepicturesandanswerthequestion.Isthereanyeggineggplant?pineapplepine??NeitherPinenorAppleinPineappleappleActivity1PredictionWhat

doyouthinkthepassageisabout?

Food

Cooking

Words

Plants

Fruit√Activity2TopicsentenceWhatisthetopicsentenceofparagraph1?

ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.theauthor’sopinionsupportingdetails?Activity3DetailedreadingCompletethenoteswithwordsfromthepassage.(P21)

uniquehamburgerpineapple老婆饼夫妻肺片蚂蚁上树红烧狮子头鱼香肉丝uniquehamburgerpineapplepaintingairsickcarsickhomesickopposingbehaviorfilloutinvisibleendsreflects

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Englishisacrazylanguagetolearn.

examples

thereasonWhatphraseswouldyouusewhengivingexamples?forexamplesuchaslike=forinstanceourwaysofgivingexamples!Para.2

Forexample,inourfreetimewecansculptasculptureandpaintapainting,butwetakeaphoto.Andwhenwearetravelingwesaythatweareinthecarorthetaxi,butonthetrainorbus!Whilewe'redoingallthistraveling,wecangetseasickatsea,airsickintheairandcarsickinacar,butwedon'tgethomesickwhenwegetbackhome.Andspeakingofhome,whyaren'thomeworkandhouseworkthesamething?theauthor’swayofgivingexamplesPara.3

If“hard”istheoppositeof“soft”,whyare“hardly”and“softly”notanopposingpair?Ifharmlessactionsaretheoppositeofharmfulactions,whyareshamelessandshamefulbehaviorsthesame?theauthor’swayofgivingexamplesPara.4

Whenwelookoutofthewindowandseerainorsnow,wecansay“it'sraining”or“it'ssnowing”.Butwhenweseesunshine,wecan'tsay"it'ssunshining".theauthor’swayofgivingexamplesPara.5

Eventhesmallestwordscanbeconfusing.Whenyouseethecapitalized“WHO”inamedicalreport,doyoureaditasthe“who"in"Who'sthat?”Whatabout"IT"and"US”?theauthor’swayofgivingexamplesPara.6

Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguageinwhichahousecanburnupasitburnsdown,inwhichyoufillinaformbyfillingitout,andinwhichanalarmisonlyheardonceitgoesoff!theauthor’swayofgivingexamplesPara.7

Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.Thatiswhywhenthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmywatch,itstarts,butwhenIwindupthispassage,itends.theauthor’swayofgivingexamplestheauthor’swaysofgivingexamplesPara.2Para.3Para.6Para.7Forexample,...Andwhenwearetravelingwesaythat...Whilewearedoing,wecanget...If...why...If...why...Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguage

inwhich...inwhich...inwhich...That’swhy...That’swhy...Para.4when...wecansay...when...wecan’tsay...creativeActivity4Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsEnglish?Tips：findtopicsentencesofPara.1,6,71.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.acrazylanguage

2.Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguagetheuniquemadness3.Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.thecreativityofthehumanrace.Englishiscreative.Howdidpineapples,hamburgersandeggplantsgettheirnames?(P21)Activity5ExploringEnglishActivity6DiscussionWorkingroupsandhaveadiscussion:1.Whatdoyoufindmostchallengingaboutlearning

English?2.Howdoyoudealwithit?Activity7PresentationPerformyourthoughtbeforetheclassgroupbygroup.SummaryToday,wehavelearntto:1