Unit 2 Starting out &Understanding Ideas 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 2 Exploring English Neither pine nor apple in pineapple 外研版（2019）普通高中英语 必修第一册 Unit 2 第一课时 Starting out & Understanding ideas Free talk How many languages can you speak? How long have you been studying English? Do you think it easy or difficult? Starting out - Activity 1 Look at the three charts and answer the questions. Chart 1 From Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers? Chinese has the largest number of native speakers. According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners? English has the largest number of learners. Chart 2 Chart 3 What can you learn from Chart 3? The number of English learners in China is increasing. Why do you think many people in China learn English? 1. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language? 2. Where do a third of English words come from? What examples are given in the video? Starting out - Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language? The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. 2. Where do a third of English words come from? What examples are given in the video? More than a third of English words come from French. For example, “fruit”, “table”, “crocodile” and “invasion”. Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Understanding ideas ＝ ＝ Pre-reading Guess the words. ＝ Hot dog sunflower cupcake 11 1. What is the main idea of the passage ？ A. Similar words have different meanings. B. English was invented by computers. C. English is hard to learn. D. There are many confusing words in English. Fast reading – Activity 3 Read the passage fast and Choose the main idea. D 1. What made the author think English is a crazy language? A. His trouble in learning English. B. His son’s question. C. The ham in a hamburger. D. The apple in pineapple. Careful reading – Activity 4 Read the passage carefully and Choose the best answers. B 2. How does the writer or