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

1. How many countries in the world have English as their official language? 2. How many countries in the world have English as their native/first language? 6 3. Is the English we speak today the same as the English in the past? 6 countries in the world have English as their first language: The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. in ______ Today 3 English changes as time goes by. Is it getting more and more difficult? Or more and more interesting? Or more and more creavite? Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Understanding ideas Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage. 1 To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. 2 To give advice on how to learn English. 3 To show that English is interesting and creative. 4 To explain how English was created. Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage. 1 To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. 2 To give advice on how to learn English. 3 To show that English is interesting and creative. 4 To explain how English was created. In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples to show the unique madness of English. Find the examples and finish the chart on P21. pineapple painting airsick carsick homesick opposing behaviors fill out invisible ends reflects no egg in eggplant no ham in hamburger neither pine nor apple in pineapple Meaning 由两个或两个以上语义不同的单词合成的新词。 storyteller overweight well-known 讲故事的人 超重 著名的 no egg in eggplant no ham in hamburger neither pine nor apple in pineapple Meaning 由两个或两个以上语义不同的单词合成的新词。 Functions of examples We can’t always understand a compound by the words it is made up of. 老婆饼 Para. 2 key1 sculpt a _________ key2 paint a _________ BUT ________ a photo sculpture painting take rules rules The same rules can’t be used in all situations! 打篮球/排球/羽毛球 踢足球 妈=娘 姑妈≠姑娘 Para 3 key1 key2 different words same meaning 救火=灭火 Para. 4 When we see rain or snow, we can say “It’s __________ or it’s snowing. But when we see __________,we can’t say it’s sunshining raining sunshine rain/snow n. & v. sunshine n. different parts of speech(词性) from different contexts. Para. 5 IT US =Information Technology =United States misunderstanding in capitalized words WHO =World Health Organization ≠ who ≠ it ≠ us Para 6 different words same meaning What does “an alarm is only heard once it goes off” mean? opposing pairs The same meaning can be expressed in formally opposite(形式上相反) way. key1 Lights are out---They are ________ key2 I wind up my watch.---It starts. I wind up my watch.-It_____. invisible ends Same words can have different meanings. Para. 7 Stars are out---They are _________ visible 能穿多少穿多少 What is the author’s attitude towards English? crazy creative The author holds a positive（积极的） attitude towards English. Although it is a crazy language, it reflects humans’s creativity. While-reading Organize the structure introduction body conclusion English can be a crazy language to learn English reflects the creativity of the human race Examples Conversion（转换法） Compound(合成词) Opposite words Same meaning Same words Opposite meaning Argumentation (议论文) Language is charming. BOOK ONE $$