1、Learning Aims To improve our ability of reading and thinking. To understand the main idea and structure of the passage. To master the words and expressions To raise the awareness to explore English.Pre-reading 狮子头狮子头鱼香肉丝鱼香肉丝lion ?fish ?wife cakeants(蚂蚁蚂蚁) on the treePre-readingwife?ant?How crazy and
2、 interesting！Part 1 (Para.1)Part 2 (Paras.2-6)Part 3 (Para.7)Read quickly and find the main idea of each part.A. Conclude(总结总结) the topic: English reflects the creativity of the human race.B. Lead to the topic: English is a crazy language to learn.C. Discuss the topic by giving examples.Fast reading
3、Lead inGive examplesConcludePart 3 (Para.7)Conclude(总结总结) the topic: English reflects the creativity of human race.Part 1 (Para.1)Lead to the topic: English is a crazy language to learn.Part 2 (Paras. 2-6)Discuss the topic by giving examples.Careful reading Task 1 Fill in the blanks no egg in eggpla
4、nt no ham in _ neither pine nor apple in _ Task 2What does the word “This” in the following sentence probably refer to(指的是指的是)?“This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.”hamburgerpineapple The common phenomenon in the three examples got me thinking how English can be a crazy
5、 language to learn. Part 1(Para.1) It means “to make someone do something”Part 3 (Para.7)Conclude(总结总结) the topic: English reflects the creativity of human race.Part 1 (Para.1)Lead to the topic: English is a crazy language to learn.Part 2 (Paras. 2-6)Discuss the topic by giving examples.Careful read
6、ing sculpt a sculpture paint a(n) 1._ But 2. _ a photo seasick sick at sea 3._ sick in the air carsick sick in a car But 4. _ sick at home “Hard” is the opposite of “soft”. But 5.“_ “ and “softly” are not an opposing pair. “Harmless” is the opposite of 6.“_”. But shameful and shameless 7._ are the s
7、ame. We can say “its 8._” or “its snowing”. But we cant say “its sunshining”. We cant read “WHO”9._ “who”. burn up burn down fill in a form fill it 10. _Read Part 2 (Paras. 2-6) and find the examples.paintingtakeairsickhomesickhardlyharmfulrainingbehaviorsoutas sculpt a sculpture， paint a painting,
8、But take a photo airsick in the air carsick in a car But homesick sick at home Hard” is the opposite of “soft”.But “hardly ” and “softly” are not an opposing pair. We can say “its raining” But we cant say “its sunshining”.For example, we can., but we . For example, we can paint a painting, but we ta
9、ke a photo. We can get airsick in the air and carsick in a car, but we dont get homesick when we get back home. If. is/are., why are. not. ? If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an opposing pair ?When we., we can. . But when we., we cant. When we look out of the win
10、dow and see rain, we can say “its raining”.But when we see sunshine, we cant say “its sunshining”. Combine the table with the sentence patterns.For example, we can ., but we . We can . and., but we dont .when . If .is the opposite of ., why are .and . not an opposing pair ?When we . and see ., we ca
11、n say.But when we see ., we cant say . How does the author develop the passage? A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisions. (对比对比) C. By following the ways of spelling. D. By following the order of importance.Part 3 (Para.7)Conclude(总结总结) the topic: English reflects the creativity of human rac
12、e.Part 1 (Para.1)Lead to the topic: English is a crazy language to learn.Part 2 (Paras. 2-6)Discuss the topic by giving examples.Careful reading1. Why is English a crazy language to learn?2. Translate the sentence.And that is why when I my watch, it starts, but I this passage, it ends.Read Part 3 (P
13、ara.7)and answer the questions.Because English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race.那就是为什么当我给手表上发条时，它开始走，但当我结束这篇文章时，它就结束了。Tips: the topic sentence(主旨句主旨句) the main idea the authors purpose 在本句中: why引导表语从句 when引导时间状语从句 but连接两个并列句1. To tell us that En
14、glish is very difficult to learn.2. To give advice on how to learn English.3. To show that English is interesting and creative.4. To explain how English was created.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. English is a crazy language1._ (learn). In order to support the idea,the author uses
15、 many2._(example). We can paint a painting, but we take 3. _ photo. We can get airsick in the air and carsick in a car, but we dont get 4._(home) when we get back home. If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an 5. _ (oppose) pair ?When we look out 6._the window and se
16、e rain, we can say “its7._ (rain)”.But when we see sunshine, we cant say “its sunshining”. The reason is that English 8. _ (invent) by people, not computers, and it reflects the 9._ (create) of the human race. And that is 10. _ when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it
17、ends.Fill in the blanksto learnexamplesahomesickopposingofrainingwas inventedcreativitywhyRetellingEnglish is a crazy language to learn . In order to support the idea, the author uses many examples. We can paint a painting, but we take a photo. We can get airsick in the air , but we dont get homesic
18、k when we get back home. If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an opposing pair ?When we look out of the window and see rain, we can say “its raining”. But when we see sunshine, we cant say “its sunshining”. The reason is that English was invented by people, not comp
19、uters, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. English is . . In order to support the idea, the author uses many examples.We can ., but we . . We can . , but we dont. If . is the opposite of ., why are “hardly” and “softly” . ?When we ., we can say . But when we ., we cant say .The reason is that ., not computers, and it reflects . Neither Pine nor Apple in PineapplePart 1(Para.1)Part 2(Para.2-6)Part 3(Para.7)The topic of the passage.Give some examples to discuss the topic.Conclusion.Summarythe structure of the passage Homework 完成同步练习册相关练习完成同步练习册相关练习
