1、I. Match the words with their definitions. II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words. million chart sculpt unique confusing steak 1. Some of the questions the teacher asked were very _. 2. Please dont bother me. Ive got a _ things to do before I leave. 3. Please enter your result
2、s on the _ on the classroom wall. 4. My favourite dish is _ and chips with peas on the side. 5. Michelangelo took two years to _ his famous sculpture, David. 6. Salvador Dali had an _ style of painting that no one could copy. 1 creativity 2 native 3 opposing 4 origin 5 sculpture 6 title a the place
3、or moment where sth. comes into being b living in a particular country, area or city since birth c the name of a book, play, poem, film or other work of art d the ability to make up new ideas or things using your imagination e a work of art made out of a material, such as stone, metal or wood f comp
4、eting against, fighting or arguing against someone else title ham eggplant pine pineapple sculpt sculpture seasick n. 题目，标题 n. 火腿 n. 茄子 n. 松树 n. 菠萝 v. 雕刻，雕塑 n. 雕像，雕刻品，雕塑作品 adj. 晕船的 WordsandExpressions Readafterthetape andspeakoutthe Chineseimmediately. airsick carsick homesick opposing behavior conf
5、using capitalized unique adj. 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 WordsandExpressions burnup burndown alarm reflect creativity visible windup creative 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 WordsandE
6、xpressions Unit 2Unit 2 Exploring P2 Understanding ideasP2 Understanding ideas Before reading Lookatthetitleofthepassageand thepictures.Whatdoyouthinkthe passageisabout? Neither Pine nor Neither Pine nor Apple in PineappleApple in Pineapple food cooking words fruit plants Nowletsreadthepassageand ch
7、ecktheanswer. While reading Readandfinishthetasksas quicklyaspossible. foodcookingwordsplants fruit Whatsthepassageabout？ Readthepassageandcheck youranswer. Task 1 P142 1.TotellusthatEnglishisverydifficult tolearn. 2.TogiveadviceonhowtolearnEnglish. 3.ToshowthatEnglishisinterestingand creative. 4.To
8、explainhowEnglishwascreated. Task 2 Choosetheauthorspurposein writingthepassage. P163 Whydoyouthinkso? Canyoufindexamples inthepassage? interestinginteresting? ? creativecreative? ? unique Completethenoteswithwords fromthepassage. Task 3 P164 Para.1Para.1 noeggineggplant nohamin_ neitherpinenorapple
9、in_ 老婆饼鱼香肉丝夫妻肺片 hamburger pineapple LookatChineseexamplesLookatChineseexamples Para.2Para.2 sculptasculpture painta(n)_ BUTtakeaphoto seasicksickatsea _sickintheair _sickinthecar BUT_sickathome painting airsick homesick carsick Para.3Para.3 “Hard”istheoppositeof“soft”. BUT“Hardly”and“softly”arenota(
10、n) _pair. “Harmless”istheoppositeof“harmful”. BUTShamefulandshameless_ arethesame. Para.4Para.4 Whenweseerainorsnow,wecansay“its raining”or“its_.” BUTwhenweseesunshine,wecantsay “its_.” opposing behaviors snowing sunshining Para.6Para.6 burnupburndown fillinaform_aform Para.7Para.7 Starsareout.Theya
11、revisible. Lightsareout.Theyare_. Iwindupmywatch.Itstarts. Iwindupthepassage.It_. fillout invisible ends unique hamburger pineapple painting behaviors fill out airsick homesick invisible opposing ends reflects carsick P164 Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage Neither Pine nor Apple in Pi
12、neapple. 4 After reading analyzing,mindmap,summary,retelling Introduce the topic List some examples Draw a conclusion The authors opinion Learntounderstandthepassage.1 Topic 1.Youalsohavetowonderattheunique madnessofalanguageinwhichahousecan burnupasitburnsdown,inwhichyoufillina formbyfillingitoutan
13、dinwhichanalarmis onlyheardonceitgoesoff! 三个由inwhich引导并列的定语从句修饰先行 词language,可以替换成关系副词where。 英语这门语言独有的疯狂令你不得不感到惊奇。在英 语里，房子烧成灰烬的时候，可以说burn up（字面 意思为“烧上去”），也可以说burn down（字面意思 为“烧下去”）；填表的时候，你可以fill in a form（ 字面意思为“填入表里”），也可以fill out a form（ 字面意思为“填到表外”）；而且只有闹钟走了（go off字面意思为“离开”）以后你才能听到铃声! Sentenceanaly
14、zingfor betterunderstanding. 2 Practice Practice 用适当的关系词填空。 1.Self-drivingisanarea_ Chinaandtheresttheworldareonthe samestartingline. 2.Whateverisleftovermaybeputintothe refrigerator，_itwill keepfortwoorthreeweeks. 3.Platotaughtthestudentsthroughtheuse ofdebates,_twoormore peopletookdifferentideasof
15、an argument. inwhich/where inwhich/where inwhich/where 2.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmy watch,itstarts,butwhenIwindupthis passage,itends. why引导的表语从句 when引导的时间状语从句 but连接的并列句，表转折 windup 给（机械）上发条；使（活动、会议等）结束 eg.Heneglectedtowinduptheclock. 他忘了给钟上发条。 Wewillwindupthemeetingafterhisspeech. 我们将于他的发言之后结束会议。 这也是当
16、我wind up my watch(给手表上紧 发条)以后表针开始走，而我wind up this passage(将本文收尾）后这篇文章结束的 原因。 给表上发条 使结束 Practice Practice 翻译句子。 1.那就是为什么当冬天来临的时候，植物都 停止了生长。 Thatiswhywhenthewinteriscoming, plantsdonotgrow. 2.也许那是为什么人们在看电视或感觉疲倦 时吃东西的缘故。 1.Maybethatiswhymanypeopleeat when theyarewatchingTVorfeelingbored. Now 2 mins to
17、test our spelling. Spelling BeeSpelling Bee 1.English-Chinese hampinepineapplesculptureseasick homesickopposingconfusingvisible 2.Chinese-English 题目，标题；举止，行为；独一无二; 报警器，闹钟；创造力；创造性的 Discussion P165 1.Howdidpineapples, hamburgersandeggplants gettheirnames? 2.Doestheinformationabovegiveyouabetter unders
18、tandingofthepassage?Giveyourreasons. Readthefollowinginformationanddiscuss withyourpartner. Think and Share 1.Doyouagree withtheauthors opinionaboutthe Englishlanguage? Giveyourreasons. 2.Whatdoyoufind mostchallengingabout learningEnglish?How doyoudealwiththis? Conclusion It is the creativity, crazi
19、ness and complexity that makes a language unique, interesting and enjoyable to learn. Take a flexible attitude, be open-minded and keep on exploring the reasons behind a language. English is a global language that connects people from all over the world. English is also interesting because it has so
20、 many words. It is a language in which you can really express yourself. a the place or moment where sth. comes into being b living in a particular country, area or city since birth c the name of a book, play, poem, film or other work of art d the ability to make up new ideas or things using your ima
21、gination e a work of art made out of a material, such as stone, metal or wood f competing against, fighting or arguing against someone else 1 creativity 2 native 3 opposing 4 origin 5 sculpture 6 title I.Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitions. 1.Someofthequestionstheteacherasked werevery_. 2.Pleasedontbo
22、therme.Ivegota _thingstodobeforeIleave. 3.Pleaseenteryourresultsonthe _ontheclassroomwall. 4.Myfavouritedishis_andchips withpeasontheside. 5.Michelangelotooktwoyearsto _hisfamoussculpture,David. 6.SalvadorDalihadan_styleof paintingthatnoonecouldcopy. millionchartsculptuniqueconfusingsteak II.Complet
23、ethesentenceswiththecorrectformof thewords. confusing million chart steak sculpt unique 1.Haveyougotthemeaningsofsome usefulwordsandexpressionsinthe passage? 2.Canyoufindmoreexamplestoshow theuniquemadnessofEnglish?Canyou findanysimilarexamplesinChinese? 3.Whatsyourattitudetowards learningEnglish? S
24、elf-evaluation 各个击破 Trytofindasmanysimilar examplesaspossibleinChinese. Homework While-reading Task 1: Read the passage and check your answer. Whats the passage about？ Task 2. Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. 1. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. 2. To give advice
25、on how to learn English. 3. To show that English is interesting and creative. 4. To explain how English was created. Task 3: Complete the notes with words from the passage. Para.1 no egg in eggplant no ham in _ neither pine nor apple in _ Para.2 Sculpt a sculpture paint a(n) _ BUT take a photo Seasi
26、ck sick at sea _ sick in the air _ sick in the car BUT _ sick at home Para.3 “Hard” is the opposite of “soft”. BUT “Hardly” and “softly” are not a(n) _ pair. “Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. BUT Shameful and shameless _ are the same. Para.4 When we see rain or snow, we can say “its raining”
27、or “its _.” BUT when we see sunshine, we cant say “its _.” Para.6 burn up burn down fill in a form _ a form Para.7 Stars are out. They are visible. Lights are out. They are _. I wind up my watch. It starts. I wind up the passage. It _. Task 4:Fill in the blanks and try to retell the Neither Pine nor
28、 Apple in Pineapple. After-reading Discussion Read the following information and discuss with your partner. 1. How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names? 2. Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage? Give your reasons. Think and Share 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?
