Unit+2+Exploring+English+Starting+out Understanding+ideas 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册.pptx
Unit 2 Starting out&Understanding ideasLearning aims1To know the situation about how English is used by reading charts and its history and development by watching video2To get the main idea of the text,understand the title of the text and the purpose of writing the text by skimming and prediction 3To get the specific information by careful reading and talk about your understanding of EnglishActivity 1:Look at the charts and answer the questions.According to Chart 1,Chinese has the largest number of native speakers.According to Chart 2,English has the largest number of learners.1.According to Chart 1,which language has the largest number of native speakers?According to Chart 2,which language has the largest number of learners?It tells us the number of English learners in China is increasing.Because China is developing so fast and it has intensively integrated into the world.2 What can you learn from Chart 3?Why do you think many people in China learn English?It tells us the number of English learners in China is increasing.Because China is developing so fast and it has intensively integrated into the world.2 What can you learn from Chart 3?Why do you think many people in China learn English?Activity 2:Look through Page 1415,find the new words and phrases,read them loudly and then read together.title,ham,eggplant,pine,pineapple,sculpt,sculpture,seasick,airsick,carsick,homesick,opposing,behavior,confusing,capitalized,unique,burn up,burn down,alarm,reflect,creativity,visible,wind up Activity 3:Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Tick what you think the passage is about.Neither Pine nor Apple in PineappleNeither Pine nor Apple in PineappleWhat is the passage about?What is the passage about?Activity 5:Decide whether the statements are True(T)or False(F)according to the text.1 Housework and homework mean the same2 The opposite of“hardly”is not softly.3 WHO in a medical report is used to ask a person.4“Fill in”has the same meaning as“fill out”.5 If an alarm goes off,it makes a sudden noise.6 Once I wind up my article,I am ready to write a passage.Activity6 Reading for detailsuniquehamburgerpineapplepaintingairsickcarsickhomesickopposingbehaviorsfill outinvisibleendsreflectsActivity 7:Think about the questions below.1.Do you agree with the authors opinion about the English language?Give your reasons.2.What do you find most challenging about learning English?How do you deal with this?Summary:1 Share your understanding of English with your classmates.2 Do you think that English is a crazy language to learn?How?
