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1. Which Chinese words or phrases come from English?
吉他(guitar), 柠檬(lemon), 坦克(tank), 咖啡(coffee), 沙发(sofa), 奥林匹克(Olympic), 雷达(radar), 酷(cool), 基因(gene),吉普(jeep), 休克(shock), 台风(typhoon), 幽默(humor), 好嗨(How high)…
2. Which English words or phrases come from Chinese
Kungfu, tofu, Yinyang, Taichi, Mah Jong, Putonghua,
Renminbi, Chinese Dama, Jiaozi, Long time no see, …
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lead in
老婆饼Wife Pie
Can you name the following dishes in Chinese?
夫妻肺片
撒尿牛丸Juicy beef ball
红烧狮子头
Hot dog
Toad-in-the-hole
Is there any wife in the wife pie? Is there any dog in hot dog?
Can you name the English food?
Neither pine nor apple in pineapple
Understanding ideas
food
cooking
words
plants
fruit
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Predict: What will the passage talk about?
Pre-reading tasks (read as well as listen)
Task 1. Choose the best answer.
What’s the author’s purpose to write the passage?
2. How does the author develop the passage?
3. Why does the author say “English was invented by people”?
Task 2: Match the main ideas of the paragraphs.
Task 1 : Answer the following questions.
1. What’s the author’s purpose to write the passage?
A. To share the difficulty in learning different English words well.
B. To show how interesting and creative the language of English is.
C. To instruct how to spell different English words correctly.
D. To analyze the reason for inventing the language of English.
2. How does the author develop the passage?
A. By making examples. B. By making comparison.
C. By following the order of importance. D. By following the way of spelling.
3. Why does the author say “English was invented by people”?
A. Because the English words show everything around us.
B. Because the language helps us communicate with others.
C. Because the language proves how creative human being is.
D. Because the English words are unique in the world.
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Task 2: Match the main ideas of the paragraphs.
Divide the passage into 3 parts