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Unit 2 Exploring English
Starting out&Understanding ideas
1.了解英语的历史
2.通过推测和略读,获取课文大意,根据课文内容准确理解课文标题和作者的写作意图。
Q1:According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers?
Activity 1
Q2: According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners?
Q3:What can you learn from Chart 3?
Why do you think many people in China learn English?
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Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language?
Where do a third of English words come from? What examples are given in the video?
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
More than a third of English words come from French.
For example, “ fruit”, “table”, “crocodile” and “invasion”.
Activity 2
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Understanding ideas
老婆饼
蚂蚁上树
松鼠桂鱼
夫妻肺片
鱼香肉丝
In Chinese
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sweetbreads
sweetmeats
hamburger
eggplant
pineapple
In English
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Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about?
Activity 1
match the main idea of each paragraph
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para6
Para7
◆Introduction:English is crazy to learn
◆English usage英语习惯用法
◆suffix 后缀
◆part of speech 词性
◆abbreviation 缩写
◆set phrases 固定搭配
◆the invention of English reflects human’s creativity
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Divide the passage into 3 parts, and find the main idea of each part.
Scanning
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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2-6
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English is a crazy language to learn.
The author gives examples of
some confusing expressions.
English reflects the creativity of
human race.
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