内容正文:
第二单元
Exploring English
第二课时 Understanding ideas
What formed the word “notebook”?
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notebook(笔记本)
note(笔记)
book
door
bell(铃)
door bell
(门铃)
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rain
coat
raincoat
(雨衣)
mail
box
mailbox
(信箱)
doorbell = door + bell
raincoat =rain + coat
mailbox = mail + box
rule?
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apple
pine(松树)
pineapple
butterfly
butter(黄油)
fly(苍蝇)
headphone
head
phone
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There are still some words in Chinese that cannot be taken literally.
鱼香肉丝
老婆饼
狮子头
Do you know the color of black tea?
black tea
红茶
Is lucky dog really a dog?
or
What does "green hand" mean?
What does "green hand" mean
rain cats and dogs
倾盆大雨
When pigs fly
天方夜谭,永不可能
Pre-reading
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about.
Title:
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
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□ food
□ cooking
□ words
□ plants
□ fruit
While-reading
Task 1 Fast reading
1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.
B. To give advice on how to learn English.
C. To show that English is interesting and creative.
D. To explain how English was created.
fast reading
Skimming the whole passage.
Try to think about:
How many parts(部分) can this article be divided into? What is the main idea of each part?
fast reading
Find the general idea of each section.
Part 1 (para 1) ________________
Part 2 (para 2-6) ________________
Part 3 (para 7) ________________
A.Examples showing that how crazy English is.
B.To question what made people have trouble learning English.
C.English was invented by people ,reflecting the creativity.
A
B
C
Task 3 Intensive Reading — Reading for details
Complete the notes with words from the passage.
no egg in eggplant
no ham in 2.__________
neither pine nor apple in
3. ____________
sculpt a sculpture
paint a(n) 4.______________
BUT take a photo
In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the 1.__________ madness of English.
unique
hamburger
pine