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Unit 2 Exploring English
Understanding ideas
Learning objectives:
After the class, you will be able to
1. read for the main idea of the passage.
2. read for detailed information and find the supporting evidence.
3. learn some key words and expressions.
1.____________________做某事有困难
2. _______________________在空闲时间
3._____________________既不......也不...... 4._______________________ 拍照
5._____________________画画
6. _______________________做雕塑
7.______________________提到 8._______________________例如
9.______________________填表 10._______________________对......感到诧异
11._____________________烧毁 12._______________________上发条;使结束
have trouble doing
in one’s free time
neither...nor...
take a photo
paint a painting
sculpt a sculpture
speak of
for example
fill in/out a form
wonder at
burn up/down
wind up
Reading for the main idea
1. What is the passage about?
A. Food
B. Cooking
C. Words
D. Fruit
2. Why does the writer ask the question at the beginning of the text?
To introduce the topic.
Reading for the detailed information
1. What made the author think English is a crazy language?
His son’s question.
What’s his son’s question?
Is there ham in a hamburger?
2. How does the author support his idea in the text?
A. By listing numbers.
B. By making comparison.
C. By giving some examples.
D. By using some research results.
3.What do we know from the last paragraph?
A.Words always have the same meanings.
B. Words can’t always describe what we feel.
C. Words sometimes confuse us.
D. Words can mean differently in different situations.
Can you give some examples?
4. What does the writer mean by saying “when I wind up the passage”?
A. The author wants to show something important at the end of the passage.
B. The author wants to start writing the passage.
C. The author wants to bring the passage to a conclusion.
D. The passage is intended to be a success.
5. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. T