Unit 2 Exploring English Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Understanding ideas Look and Think _______ has the largest number of native speakers . Chinese Activity1: _______has the largest number of learners around the world. English Look and Think The number of English learners in China is ___________ . increasing Look and Think Think about it: Why do you think many people in China learn English? 1. English has the largest number of learners around the world. 2. Learning English is a basic skill for modern people. 3. Learning English can help us have a better understanding of other cultures. Activity2 Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language? 2.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”. Watch the video and answer the questions. activity3 老婆饼 松鼠桂鱼 狮子头 夫妻肺片 7 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Understanding ideas Before reading:Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about? ham hamburger + = pine apple pineapple Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple eggplants eggs √ Choose the author’s purpose in writing from the passage. A. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. B. To give advice on how to learn English. C. To show that English is interesting and creative. D. To explain how English was created. Activity1: Fast reading: Activity 3: Read for Structure Read paragraph 1 and underline the topic sentence. Why do you think so? Is this an opinion or a fact? An opinion. Activity 3: Read for Structure Read the last paragraph and underline the topic sentence. reason Introduction：English is a crazy language to learn. In order to support his opinion, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. The reason is that English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. Read the passage quickly and silently and then match the main idea with each part. Part1.(Para1) Part2.(Para2-6) Part3.(Para7) Reading tips: Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph. A. Examples of some confusing expressions. B. The reason why English is so crazy. C. English is a crazy language to learn. (1)The first paragraph is intended to ______.   A. introduce English is interesting and creative B. tell us English is difficult to learn C. direct our attention to the word formation D. lead to the topic of discussion Activity 2: Careful reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. (2)How does the author support his/her idea in the passage? A. By listing numbers. B. By making comparison. C. By giving some examples. D. By using some research results. 3)Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. When we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi, but on the train or bus! B. When we look out of the window and see rain or snow, we can say “it’s raining” or “it’s snowing”. C. When we see sunshine, we can say “it’s sunshining”. D. When you see the capitalized “WHO” in a medical report, you can’t read it as the “who” in “Who’s that? ” 4)What does English reflect about the human race？ A. Craziness B. Instinct C. Wisdom D. Creativity Intensive reading: Find the detailed information Complete the notes with words from the passage. In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the 1._______ madness of English. no egg in eggplant no ham in 2.____________ neither pine nor apple in 3._____________ unique hamburger pineapple sculpt a sculpture paint a(n) 4.________ BUT take a photo painting Complete the notes with words from the passage. seasick --- sick at sea 5.________--- sick in the air 6. ________--- sick in a car BUT 7.__________--/- sick at home airsick carsick homesick “Hard” is the opposite of “soft” “ Hardly” and “softly are not a(n) 8.____________ pair opposing burn up--- burn down fill in a form---10.___________ a form Stars are out.---They are visible. Lights are out.--- They are 11.______________. fill out invisible I wind up my watch.---It starts. I wind up the passage---It 12.______ ends The reason is that English was invented by people, and it 13.___________（reflect ) the creativity of the human race. reflects Have you ever asked 1.__________ (you) why people often have trouble 2._________(learn) English? I hadn’t, until one day my five-year-old son asked me 3.__________there was ham in a hamburger or not. This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language 4._________(learn).Even the smallest words can be 5._______ (confuse).You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in 6._______a house can burn up as it burns down,and in which an alarm 7._________(hear) once it goes off! English 8._______________(invent) by people, not computers , and it reflects the creativity of the human race.That is why when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the 9.______(light) are out , they are invisible.  And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, 10._____ when I wind up this passage, it ends. yourself learning whether to learn confusing which is heard was invented lights but Activity4: Summary What do you find most challenging about learning English? How do you deal with this? Activity3 :Think and share Thanks for listening! $$