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

Unit 2 Exploring Describe the history of English development Learning aims: 1. Construct the theme-related vocabulary about English learning by previewing the words, articles and other provided materials. 2. Explore the situation of English using and learning by looking at three charts. 3. Describe the history of English development and its factors in your own words by watching a video. Reading Reading Rules: Complete the required tasks. You will improve your reading skills and understand more about English. Learning to learn Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource. Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world. While-reading： Skkim and find out what confused different people. (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level. (American English) the floor of a building at ground level pretty good, better than you expected unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked morally(道德层面上地) wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic Yancy Sophie Julien Zheng Xu While-reading： Skkim and find out what confused different people. (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level. (American English) the floor of a building at ground level pretty good, better than you expected unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked morally(道德层面上地) wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic Yancy Sophie Julien Zheng Xu While-reading： Scan para 2 and answer. Yancy People say that the British always play safe with what they eat. Not true! I went to a summer school in Manchester and my English teacher was called Maggie. One day, a different teacher took our class. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat. Poor Maggie – but why did she try to eat such a big frog? expressions surface meaning real meaning frog in the throat an animal in the throat a dry or blocked throat Sophie 谨慎行事 food cooking words plants fruit ... Predict: What will the passage talk about? Pre-reading tasks (read as well as listen) Task 1. Choose the best answer. What’s the author’s purpose to write the passage? 2. How does the author develop the passage? 3. Why does the author say “English was invented by people”？ Task 2: Match the main ideas of the paragraphs. Task 1 : Answer the following questions. 1. What’s the author’s purpose to write the passage? A. To share the difficulty in learning different English words well. B. To show how interesting and creative the language of English is. C. To instruct how to spell different English words correctly. D. To analyze the reason for inventing the language of English. 2. How does the author develop the passage? A. By making examples. B. By making comparison. C. By following the order of importance. D. By following the way of spelling. 3. Why does the author say “English was invented by people”？ A. Because the English words show everything around us. B. Because the language helps us communicate with others. C. Because the language proves how creative human being is. D. Because the English words are unique in the world. √ √ √ Task 2: Match the main ideas of the paragraphs. Divide the passage into 3 parts Para. 1 A. Conclude by giving the reasons. Para. 2—6 B. Introduce the topic.. Para. 7 C. Give examples to show English is interesting and creative Intensive reading: Find more detailed information. Task1: Read some paragraphs carefully and finish Activity 4 on page 21. (fill in the blacks from No.1—No.13 according to the passage. (In groups) And what conclusion will you draw from the words and phrases? Which language has the largest number of learners? English 1,500 million Among these 1,500 million English learners, do you know how many learners are there in China? Complete the table according to Chart 3 What conclusion can you draw from Chart 3? 50 million 200 million 300 million The number of English Learners in China is increasing greatly. Why do you think many people in China learn English? Will this trend continue in the future? Why has English, instead of other languages, become the global language nowadays? What characteristic does English have as a global language? Group discussion 1. 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? Answers: 1. The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. 2. More than a third of English words come from French, such as fruit, table, crocodile, invasion. Activity 3 Describe the hostory of English development Summary： Language points Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge… 【讲解】not only位于句首，后接句子时，其所在的分句要用倒装结构。 e.g. Not only is she a teacher, but she is also a writer. 【拓展】在英语中，为了避免产生头重脚轻、结构不平衡的句子，我们常采用倒装语序，遵循“尾重原则”，即把句子最复杂的成分放在句尾以保持句子平衡。 e.g. Gone are the days when they had nothing to eat. 【语境应用】单句语法填空。 1) As an exchange student, not only______ you good at writing in English, but also you study well and live a healthy life. 2) Not until then _______ I realize words could be powerful. are did Summary： Language points Here are some of our favourites, to remind us that some of the English we 【讲解】remind vt. 提醒; 使想起 【拓展】remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事 remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事 remind (sb.) that/ how/ what… 提醒某人…… 【语境应用】单句语法填空。 1) Remind me __________________(提醒我寄这封信). 2) You remind me _____________ (使我想起了你的父亲). . to post the letter of your father Summary： Important phrases 扩大知识面 broaden knowledge 目的是 谨慎行事 嗓子不舒服 在入口 不道德的行为 高标准 盼望 intend to play safe with a frog in her throat At the entrance morally wrong behavior high standards look forward to doing 获得积极的评价 get a positive comment Summary： Exercise 1.In summer, mothers like to put Six God in the bath basin. 2. His name .But I can’t remember where we met. I think I have heard his name. But I can’t remember where we met. 3. When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was . 4. If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have . 5. We need to to struggle with difficulties. 6. In the long river of history, we are all . 7. A： B： Nothing new. toilet water rings a bell at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up our socks small potatoes What's up? rings a bell toilet water pull up our socks green fingers What's up? small potatoes at sixes and sevens $$