Unit2ExploringEnglishUnderstandingideas课件- 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册.pptx

Learning Aims:After the class,students can1.Get the main idea of the passage through predicting and skimming;2.Understand the diversity of English through careful reading;3.Be open to various ideas and learn to express opinions logically;4.Develop a better attitude towards learning English and havea better understanding of our mother language;What is our todays topic?What is the topic sentence?Have you ever asked yourself why people ofenhave trouble learning English?I hadnt,untl one daymy five-year-old son asked me whether there was hamin a hamburger.There isnt.This made me realize thattheres no egg in eggplant either.Neither is there pinenor apple in pineapple.This got me thinking howEnglish can be a crazy language to learn.inseannbutterflyladybugIt developed from the SPineapple“pina”,which means pine cone(松果）.Apple was added to show it isa kind of fruit.What word examples are mentioned?Crazy English1.ham+burger;egg+plant;pine+apple2.sculpt-sculpture;pain-painting;take a photo3.in the car/taxi;on the train/bus4.seasick/airsick/carsick;homesick5.homework;housework6.hard/soft;hardly/softly;harmless/harmful;shameless/shameful7.rain;snow;sunshine8.WHO;IT;US9.burn up/burn down;fill in/out;go off10.be out;wind upDo you really understand the examples?Please work in groups and try to explain the following picturesin your own words.Yo u can focus on:Whats the meaning of those words or phrases?How are those words formed?(构构词词方法方法)Can you share more similar examples?seasick-sick at seaairsick-sick in the aircarsick-sick in a car BUT homesicksick at home.“Hard”is the_o_p_p_o_s_it_e of“soft”.“Hardly“and“softly”are notopposingan _ pair.“Harmless”is the _ of“harmful”.oppositeShameful and shamelessbehaviors are _.the samelike commentshareiningsnowing BUT sunshine-sunshiningoStars are outLights are outI wind up my watchthey are visible,_t _ h _ e _ y _a_ r e_i n_v _i _ s_ i b_l _ e.it starts,I wind up the passage_i t_e _n _d _s _.Which words or sentences are used to describeEnglish?1.English can be a crazy language to learn.2.Even the smallest words can be confusing.3.You also have to wonder at the unique madnessof a language in whichWhy is English so crazy?English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.What kind of language is Chinese?Is Chinese also a crazy language?Why or why not?AssignmentsOption 1:Write an essay on the Chinese language/the Englishlanguage,presenting your opinions logically.Option 2:Surf the internet to find more examples of crazy English.Option 3:Choose one unanswered question raised in the text and tryto write an answer to it.