Unit 2 Exploring English Starting out & Understanding ideas （ppt课件） -2023新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.pptx

1、新外研社新外研社(19)高中英语必修一高中英语必修一Unit2 Exploring EnglishStarting out&Understanding ideasActivity 1 P17 1.According to Chart 1,which language has the largest number of native speakers?Starting outActivity 1 P17 2.According to Chart 2,which language has the largest number of learners?Activity 1 P173.What can

2、 you learn from Chart 3?Why do you think many people in China learn English?Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the following questions.What reasons can make languages change and develop?Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the following questions.What reasons can make languages change and develo

3、p?communication 文化交流“Long time no see”“巴士，沙发”colonization 殖民immigrant 移民:五月花号Neither Pine nor Apple in PineappleUnderstanding ideasActivity 1 Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Tick what you think the passage is about?Activity 2 Page16 Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage

4、.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.Activity 3 Read the passage quickly and silently and then match the main idea with each part.Part1.(Para1)A.Examples

5、of some confusing expressions.Part2.(Para2-6)B.The reason why English is so crazy.Part3.(Para7)C.English is a crazy language to learn.Tips for reading:Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.Activity 4 no egg in eggplant no ham in 2_neither pine nor apple in 3_sculpt a sculpturepaint a

6、(n)4_BUT take a photo hamburger pineapple paintingActivity 4 In order to support his idea,the author uses many examples that show the 1_ madness of English.uniqueActivity 4 seasick -sick at sea5_-sick in the air6 _-sick in a carBUT 7_-sick at home airsick carsick homesickActivity 4 “Hard”is the oppo

7、site of“soft”“Hardly”and“softly are not a(n)8_ pair.“Harmless”is the opposite of“harmful”.Shameful and shameless 9_ are the same.burn up-burn down fill in a form-10_ a formStars are out.-They are visible.Lights are out.-They are 11_.opposing behaviors fill out invisible Activity 4 I wind up my watch

8、.-It starts.I wind up the passage-It 12_The reason is that English was invented by people,and it 13_ the creativity of the human race.ends reflectsActivity 5 hus-_scip-_cu-_cild-_knifr-_gg-_kaka-_Celticnorthwestthree tribesGermanyVikings1066FrenchGermanymany other placeshouseshipcowchildknifeeggcake

9、fruittablecrocodileinvasionActivity 5 Read the following information and answer the questions.The word“pineapple”developed from the Spanish word“pina”,which means pine cone when it came to England,“apple”was added to show it is a kind of fruit.The origin of“hamburger”was a hard beef steak called“Ham

10、burg steak”,eaten without bread.Later,people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”.Eggplants used to be smaller and yellow or white.They looked a bit like eggs,which led to the name“eggplant”.How did pineapples,hamburgers and eggplants get their names?Summarize Review Think and share What do you f

11、ind most challenging about learning English?How do you deal with this?Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English?I hadnt,until one day my five-year-old son asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger.There isnt.This made me realize that theres no egg in eggplant ei

12、ther.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.For example,in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting,but we take a photo.And when we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi,but on the train or

13、bus!While were doing all this traveling,we can get seasick at sea,airsick in the air and carsick in a car,but we dont get homesick when we get back home.And speaking of home why arent homework and housework the same thing?If“hard”is the opposite of“soft”,why are“hardly”and“softly not an opposing pai

14、r?If harmless actions are the opposite of harmful actions,why are shameless and shameful behaviors the same?When we look out of the window and see rain or snow,we can say“its raining“or“its snowing.But when we see sunshine.we cant say“its sunshining”Even the smallest words can be confusing.When you

15、see the capitalized“WHO”in an medical report,do you read it as the“who”in“Whos that?”What about“IT”and“US”?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 heard once

16、it goes off!English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.That is why when the stars are out,they are visible,but when the lights are out,they are invisible.And that is why when I wind up my watch,it starts,but when I wind up this passage,it ends.1.Hav

17、e you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English?你有没有问过自己，为什么人们在学习英语时经常遇到困难？have trouble doing 做某事有困难Students often have trouble understanding different English accents.Language Points 2.This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.这使我开始思考英语怎么会成为一种令人感到发疯的

18、语言。1）get+宾语+.ing “使某人某物开始做”：Once we got the heater going,the car started to warm up.我们一启动加热器，汽车就开始预热。3.And speaking of home,why arent homework and housework the same thing?说到家，为什么家庭作业和家务不一样呢？speaking of:说到；谈及 Speaking of travel,have you booked our hotel yet?说到旅行，你预定旅馆了吗？4.If“hard”is the opposite of“

19、soft”，why are“hardly”and“softly”not an opposing pair?cies.oppositen.对立物；对立者；对手adj.相反的；对面的；对立的 prep.在.对面；5.Even the smallest words can be confusing.Translate the following sentences into English.1.我用英语与外国人交流没有问题。我用英语与外国人交流没有问题。(have trouble doing)2.你所说的让我想起了我读过的一本书。你所说的让我想起了我读过的一本书。(getdoing)3.谈到中国传统

20、文化，你是不是很感兴趣？谈到中国传统文化，你是不是很感兴趣？(speaking of)4.许多学生对英语语法学习感到困惑。许多学生对英语语法学习感到困惑。(be confused about)I have no trouble communicating with foreigners in English.What you said got me thinking of a book that I had read.Speaking of Chinese traditional culture,are you interested in it?Many students are confus

21、ed about the learning of English grammar.Ask the students to do“role play”-Two English learners are talking about the puzzles they have while learning English.Try to use as many examples in the text as possible.Role-play Make a survey on English around the world.(You can get information on the Internet.)Homework