1、Understanding ideas P14-15 Unit 2 Exploring English WritingPre-readingLook at the title of the passage and the pictures.Tick what you think the passage is about:food cooking words plants fruitWhile-reading Read the passage and check your answer to Act.1.Choose the authors purpose in writing the pass
2、age.1.To tell us that English 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.Locate and complete.In order to support his idea,the author uses many examples that show the _ madness of English.
3、no egg in _no ham in _ neither pine nor apple in _hamburgerpineappleeggplantsculpt a sculpture no paint a(n)_ BUT take a photoseasicksick at sea _sick in the air_sick in a car BUT _sick at home“Hard”is the opposite of“soft”.“Hardly”and“softly”are not a(n)_ pair.paintinguniqueairsickhomesickcarsickop
4、posingPara.1Para.2Para.2Para.3Locate and complete.The reason is that English was invited by people,and it _ the creativity of the human race.“Harmless”is the opposite of“harmful”.Shameful and shameless_ are the same.behaviorsburn upburn downfill in a form_ a formStars are out.They are visible.Lights
5、 are out.They are _.I wind up my watch.It starts.I wind up the passage.It _.fill outinvisibleendsPara.3Para.6Para.7Para.7reflectsRead and complete to retell.Have you ever asked yourself why people often havetrouble _(learn)English?I hadnt,until one daymy five-year-old son asked me _there was hamin a
6、 hamburger.This got me thinking how English can bea crazy language _(learn).Even the smallest words can be _(confuse).You also have to wonder at the unique _(mad)of alanguage in which a house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in whichan alarm is only hear
7、d once it _(go)off!English _(invent)by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity _ the human race.That iswhy when the stars are out,they are visible,but when the_(light)are out,they are invisible.And that is whywhen I wind up my watch,it starts,_ when I windup this passage,it ends.learning
8、whetherto learnconfusingmadnessgoeswas inventedoflightsbutAfter-readingRead and answer: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.The name of“pineapple”developed from the Spanish word “pi
9、na”,with“apple”added to show its a kind of fruit;the name of hamburger came from the idea of“Hamburg steak”,and later people reinvented it and called it“hamburger”;eggplants got the name because they used to look like eggs.Think and share:1.Do you agree with the authors opinion about the English lan
10、guage?Give your reasons.2.What do you find most challenging about learning English?How do you deal with this?Language points P14 Unit 2 Exploring English【句子结构分析】I hadnt,until one day my five-year-old son asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger.until引导时间状语从句引导时间状语从句whether引导宾语从句引导宾语从句我没有，直到有一天我
11、五岁的儿子问我我没有，直到有一天我五岁的儿子问我“hamburger”里是否有里是否有“ham”。【句子结构分析】You also have to wonder at the unique madness of(a language)in which a house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in which an alarm is only hears once it goes off.想必你也惊讶语言的独特疯狂，在这种预言中，房想必你也惊讶语言的独特疯狂，在这
12、种预言中，房屋屋“burn down”时会时会“burn up”;你可以通过你可以通过“fill out”表格来表格来“fill in”表格，一旦闹钟响时才可以被听到。表格，一旦闹钟响时才可以被听到。1.Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English?句意：你有没有问过自己，为什么人们学习英语总是有困难？have trouble(in)doing sth.=have difficulty(in)doing sth.做某事有困难做某事有困难例：人们理解不同的英语口音总是有困难。Students
13、 often _different English accents.have trouble understanding 2.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.句意：菠萝里既没有松树也没有苹果。neither.nor.既不也不该句是倒装句表强调，其表现形式为否定意义的词neither位于句首，句子用部分倒装部分倒装。例：她既不唱歌也不跳舞。_ she sing nor dance.Neither does3.Speaking of travelling,are you going anywhere exciting this year?句
14、意：说到旅游，你今年要去什么好玩的地方吗？speak of 提起；讲述speak about 说到（谈论）speak out 畅所欲言speak for 代表某人讲话speak up 大声点说例：谈到费用问题，我买得起它吗?_ cost,can I afford to buy it?Speaking of4.Even the smallest words can be confusing.句意：即使是最小的单词也会令人困惑。例：盒子上的使用说明令人费解。The instructions on the box are very _.confusing adj.令人困惑的；混乱的；混淆的confu
15、se v.使混乱，使困惑confused adj.感到困惑的confusion n.混淆，混乱，困惑confusing用来修饰物用来修饰物,可以做定语或者表语可以做定语或者表语 confused用来修饰人用来修饰人,常作表语常作表语confusing5.You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in which an alarm
16、 is only heard once it goes off!句意：你也一定会对一种语言独一无二的错乱感到惊讶。在这种语言中，一幢房子被烧毁既可以用burn up也可以用 burn down。填表格即可以用fill in,也可以用fill out。警报只有在go off的时候才会响起！wonder at 感到诧异；非常惊讶例：她没想到自己竟会这样愚蠢。She _ her own stupidity.wondered at例：1.这场火烧掉了价值50多万美元的古董。The fire _ more than 500，000 worth of antiques.2.在那场大火中，学校大楼被烧毁。T
17、he school building was in that _ big fire.burn up/burn down 烧毁；烧成平地fill in/fill out 填写（表格）go off 爆发突然的响声burn down“烧毁；火势减弱烧毁；火势减弱”，通常是指建筑物被完全，通常是指建筑物被完全 烧塌。烧塌。burn up 也有也有“烧毁烧毁;烧掉烧掉”之意，但一般不是指建筑物。之意，但一般不是指建筑物。burned upburned down6.And that is why when I wind up my watch,it starts,but when I wind up th
18、is passage,it ends.句意：这就是为什么当我说手表wind up时，它会开始走，但当我说这段文章wind up时，它就结束了。该句包含一个由why引导的表语从句（Predicative Clause），在全句中位于系动词is后，作表语。表语从句是名词性从句的一种，名词性从句还包括主语从句、宾语从句和同位语从句。wind up 结束；上发条That is why.意为“这就是为什么”，指由于各种原因所造成的结果。That is because.意为“这就是因为”，指原因或理由。例：那就是为什么我早早离开了。_ I left so early.Thats why1.If you t
19、ry to learn too many things at a time,you may get _.2.Great care is taken to avoid _ the two types of projects.1.The fire has _ to a spark.2.Lets _ all this waste paper.一、用所给词或词组的正确形式填空。burn up confused/confusing burn up/burn downburned downconfusedconfusing1.I have much trouble _ speaking English.2
20、.The ground must be just right neither too wet _ too dry.3.I have no trouble _ my English study.4.Speaking _ honesty,I know a lot of people who dont pay bus fares.5.I wonder _ your allowing her to do such a thing.6.In western culture,and if a problem,the best way is to speak _ directly.7.The student filled _ the application form.8.The alarm went _.二、用适当的介词或连词填空。innorwithofatoutoutoff
