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Unit 2 Learning English is fun!
Lesson 2 Amazing English
Teaching Aims
从文中获取对学习英语单词、短语、句式的介绍,掌握学习英语的方法;
基于文本内容,归纳总结英语语言的表达方式及英语俗语、谚语;
能够运用思维导图,向同伴介绍英语的神奇及英语文化。
Free talk
What amazing facts about English do you know?
Pre-reading Answer the riddles by circling the letters.
A What do you call a bear without an ear?
B What letter is your eye?
C What letter is a body of water?
D What letter is a question?
While-reading Read the passage again and answer the questions.
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left -- it's the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don't even need to move any
letters around. How many words can you find?
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake? It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
A. How many words can you find in the word therein? What are they?
B. Can you find a word that reads the same left to right or right to left? What is it?
C. Read these two sentences: I cannot dance. I have two left feet.What does have two left feet mean?
ere, he, her, here, herein, in, rein, the, there, therein
level
Can not do sth well.
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left -- it's the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don't even need to move any
letters around. How many words can you find?
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake? It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
While-reading Read the passage and complete the mind map.
Amazing facts
about English
letter
_______________
phrase
___________
________________
letters can make
________________________words.
It’s the_______to read level left to right or right to left.
A piece of cake means________
This sentence uses all 26 letters: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
26
more than one million
word
same
The word therein has ten words in it.
easy
sentence
Post-reading Language points
There are only 26 letters in English.
当主语为可数名词单数或不可数名词时,be动词用is/was; 当主语为可数名词复数时,be动词用are/were;当主语为多个并列名词时,be动词的形式与邻近的主语保持一致(就近原则)。
There _______(be) a picture on the wall.
is
There _______(be) many desks in the classroom .
are
There _______(be) a dog and two cats in my house.
is
There _______(be) two cats and a dog in my house.
are
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left -- it's the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don't even need to move any
letters around. How many words can you find?
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake? It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
There be 与have/has
There be 表示“有”,侧重于客观存在,指“(某地)有某物。”
Have/has 表示“有”,侧重于主观方面,主语通常为人,指“某人拥有某物。”
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left -- it's the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don't even need to move any
letters around. How many words can you find?
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake? It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
Post-reading Language points
The 26 letters can make more than one million words.
①(用以引出比较的第二部分)比
He is taller than me.
他比我高。
The city is more beautiful than before.
这座城市比以前更美丽了。
②用于more/less/fewer等之后,表示“多于;小于;少于”
She has more than ten friends.
她有十多个朋友。
than 比
①million用作定语且有a或其他数词修饰时,一般要用单数形式;
There are about 4 million people watching this movie.
大约有4百万人正在看这部电影。
②用在of短语前或表示不确定数字时常用复数形式
There are millions of stars in the sky.
口诀:前有数字后不加s,不加of;前无数字后加s,加of
million 一百万
在天空中有上百颗星星。
adv.只有;仅仅;adj.唯一的;仅有的
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left -- it's the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don't even need to move any
letters around. How many words can you find?
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake? It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
Post-reading Language points
You don’t even need to move any letters around.
even 甚至
①even修饰动词时,要位于be动词/情态动词/助动词之后,实义动词之前。
She could even speak English.
她甚至能够讲英语。
②even修饰形容词或副词的比较级,表示程度,意为“甚至(比…)更;还要”
I run fast, but she runs even faster.
我跑得快,但是她甚至跑得更快。
need v.需要
①need sth. 需要某物
need to do sth. 需要做某事
need doing sth. 某事需要被做
He needs love.
他需要爱。
They need to play outside.
他们需要去外面玩。
The flower needs watering.
花需要浇水了。
②need还可以做名词,意为“需要,需求”
in need of 有…的需要
It is in need of fresh air.
in need 在危难中;在危急中
它需要一些新鲜空气。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
adv.只有;仅仅;adj.唯一的;仅有的
n.水平;标准;质量
adv.在那里;在其中
There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words.
Look at this word: level. You can read it left to right or right to left -- it's the same word!
The word therein has ten words in it. You don't even need to move any
letters around. How many words can you find?
Do you know the meaning of the phrase a piece of cake? It means easy.
This sentence uses all 26 letters:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
There are many more amazing facts about English. Have fun with English!
Post-reading Language points
piece n.片;碎片;一件
a piece of …意为“一张/片/块…”后接不可数名词,表示不可数名词的量。其复数形式为…pieces of…意为“…张/片/ 块…”
I need ten pieces of paper.
我需要十张纸。
quick adj. 快的;迅速的;敏捷的
fact n. 事实;现实
fact作“事实”讲时是可数名词,作“现实”讲时是不可数名词
in fact 事实上
In fact, he went to Beijing last night.
事实上,他昨晚去了北京。
slow adj.
缓慢的;慢的
slowly adv.
慢速地;缓慢地
quickly adv.
迅速地;很快地
quick
adv.只有;仅仅;adj.唯一的;仅有的
n.水平;标准;质量
adv.在那里;在其中
n.短语;词组
n.句子
adj.懒惰的
Post-reading Read the conversations and guess the meanings of the phrases in yellow.
a. listening carefully b. good luck c. my favourite thing d. a heavy rain
C —— You have a test tomorrow? Break a leg!
——Break a leg?
——Yes. It means_______.
D ——She is all ears in class.
——What is the meaning of all ears?
—— lt means._______
A —— Oh! It is raining cats and dogs.
—— Where are the cats and dogs?
——Haha, it means________
B ——Basketball isn't my cup of tea.I like volleyball.
—— A cup of tea?
——Well, it means________
Post-reading Read the conversations and guess the meanings of the phrases in yellow.
d
c
b
a
a. listening carefully b. good luck c. my favourite thing d. a heavy rain
C —— You have a test tomorrow? Break a leg!
——Break a leg?
——Yes. It means_______.
D ——She is all ears in class.
——What is the meaning of all ears?
—— lt means._______
A —— Oh! It is raining cats and dogs.
—— Where are the cats and dogs?
——Haha, it means_________
B ——Basketball isn't my cup of tea.I like volleyball.
—— A cup of tea?
——Well, it means________
Work in groups. Find more interesting facts about English on the internet and share them with your group members.
Interesting facts about English
One letter, like “a”, can be an English word, And just one word, like “Go”,can be a sentence.
The phrase "small potatoes" means something or someone that is not important.
What else do you know?
Homework
基础性作业: 完成练习,将课文中所有的俗语整理在练习本上。
实践性作业:挖掘课本中俗语的使用情境,和同桌设计一组对话(使用一个课本中的俗语)。
拓展性作业:在网络上搜集更多关于英语俗语的表达,下节课全班交流。
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