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Book1 Unit 2 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Good morning, dear judges. I’m Candidate No.1. Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple. May I ..? Thank you!
Good morning, everybody! How are you today? Fine! Great! I am very well. Look. It’s an apple. It’s a pine. Then what is a pineapple? Why do people call it a pineapple when there is neither pine nor apple in it? Today, let’s learn Unit 2 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple.
Open your books and turn to Page 14. Look at the title and the pictures, can you guess what the passage is about? Fruit? Food? Words?
Well, now read the passage quickly and check your prediction. Well, this passage is about the English language. How many parts are there in the passage? Three!
Para.1 Introduction: the author’s opinion---a crazy language(eggplant, hamburger, pineapple)
Para.2-6 Body: supportive examples
Para.7 Conclusion: the reason---human creativity
We can see the passage is well-organized. Next time if you want to write a passage to give your opinion about something, you can follow this structure.
Besides the general structure, the author also presents many examples to support his opinion. Let’s read the passage carefully and find out the examples.
Can you give me some similar examples like this in Chinese? (鱼香肉丝,老婆饼)
In Part 2, the author gives more examples. What are they?
And Part 3?
From these examples, we can see that sometimes, there are rules in English word formation and meanings, but sometimes there are no rules. So English can be a crazy language to learn. What causes the unique madness of English? The reason is that English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race.
Can you retell the story according to the information map on the blackboard? Let’s have a try. Henry, your hand is so high. Please. I like your pronunciation and intonation. Your speech was clear and easy to understand. Thank you! Alice, you are ready. Please. Well, you used a variety of words and expressions in retel