Unit 2 Exploring English Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高一上学期英语外研版必修第一册

ENGLISH Unit 2 Chengdu Shishi High School How long have you been learning English? No matter how long it is, have you ever truly explored English? NO? Today we’re going to explore English 1 Activity 1 Review and answer According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners? According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers? What can you learn from Chart 3? The number of English learners in China is increasing. Activity 1 Observe and answer Activity 2 Observe , analyze and talk Job hunting Learning more cultures Traveling Self-improvement Why do you think many people in China learn English? Various reasons may explain the phenomenon. Firstly,... Secondly,…In addition,... Lastly,... … Discuss with your partners (3mins). You may use the following expressions. 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? 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? The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia. More than a third of English words come from French. Fruit, table, crocodile, and invasion. 6 More examples French fruit table crocodile invasion(侵略) Anglo-Saxon house ship cow child Viking knife egg cake dim sum Chinese Japanese tofu tsunami karaoke After watching the video, we know that English comes from different languages. Besides French, other languages also brought some words to English. For example, some English words came from Anglo-Saxon. house..... Some words came from the viking, including knife.... Besides the languages mentioned in the video, there are also some English which came from Chinese like dimsum, tofu. There are also some words from Japanese like tsunami... 7 complex inclusive important universal We can stand in line with the world and learn something advanced through English to make ourselves more excellent. changed from different dialects widely-used If we are Tangwai students, then we … “If…then...” Circle Reasoning Game Logical or illogical: First, let’s play a reasoning game called “If then” circle. In this game, you’re required to complete this sentence--If we are Shishi students, then we… What is the relationship between the sentences you made led by then and the sentence led by if? Is it logical or illogical? 9 If schoolwork is the work we do at school, then homework is the work we do at ______. If applesauce is made from apple, then cheesecake is made from _______. cheese “If…then...” Circle Reasoning Game home Predictable or unpredictable: Let’s continue playing the “If then” circle. (Choose one student) Please complete and read the first sentence. (Choose another one) Next sentence please. We can see from the examples that the answers to these blanks are predictable or unpredictable? 10 If there are sticks in chopsticks, then there is ______ in eggshell. If we can find tea in teapot, then we can find ______ in pineapple. pine shell Now let’s complete and read the last two sentences together. But can we really find pine in pineapple? 11 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple food cooking words plants fruit What’s the author’s opinion about it? English T: Textbook/page 18 View the title and pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Ss: … T: Read the passage quickly to check your prediction. Find out the author’s opinion about English? 12 What are the examples? no egg in eggplant no ham in __________ neither pine nor apple in ________ seasick: sick at sea ______: sick in the air ______: sick in a car BUT _______ ≠ sick at home sculpt a sculpture paint a ________ BUT ____ a photo burn up burn down fill in a form ________a form ___ the car/the taxi ___ the train/ the bus “Hard” is the opposite of soft. “_______” and “softly” are not an opposing pair. “Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. Shameful and _________ behaviors are the same. Seeing rain/snow, we can say “It’s ______________”. Seeing sunshine, however, we can’t say “It’s _____________”. Stars are out. They are visible. Lights are out. They are ______. I wind up my watch. It starts. I wind up the passage. It ___. hamburger pineapple airsick carsick homesick fill out invisible ends sunshining in on compound words preposition painting take verbal phrases adj.→ adv. Hardly shameless adj. suffix n. →v. raining/snowing burn up burn down A house can burn up as it burns down. different meanings There are six categories of examples 13 compound word verbs n.→v. prepositions adj.→ adv. different meanings Examples: English is crazy in many ways! We are in the car or the taxi, ___ on the train or bus! __ “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, ___ are “hardly” and “softly” ____ an opposing pair? but If why not How are sentences structured in examples? Crazy! invaluable inactive incomplete ____ foot ____ car ____bus by by on inactive/incomplete/invaluable by bus/by car/on foot (your examples) but if…why… (not) I think English is a crazy language. For example, … English is a crazy language. The craziness of English reflects human creativity. Author’s opinion： Writing Purpose: 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 crazy but creative. 4. To explain how English was created. Persuasive Writing English is a crazy language. English is a crazy language. Examples to prove English is crazy. The craziness of English reflects human creativity. Structure for Opinion Examples Opinion persuasive writing Reason English is illogical and unpredictable. 21 pine cone pineapple Hamburg steak hamburger eggplant There is a reason!!! There is a reason for everything. Though it is a mystery to me now, I know it won’t always be so. by Ben Sherwood In the future, when we read seemingly “crazy” English, what can we do? 23 keep an open mind to accept / embrace … raise the awareness of the culture differences find out the origin for the “craziness” stick to accumulating (坚持积累，做个有心人) be creative （巧记） Activity 8 discuss and share Go all out then we are going to read a passage about some advice on learning English 24 What do you find most easy/challenging about learning English? How do you deal with it? Activity 9 discuss and share Go all out 首先 ·In the first place 首先，从一开始 ·First and foremost, 首要的；第一 ·To begin with 首先，起初 其次 Secondly 第二，其次 ·In the second place 其次，第二点 ·What is more 而且，此外，更有甚者 ·Furthermore 而且，此外 ·Moreover 此外；而且；同时 ·Besides 此外；除了 ·Additionally 此外 总而言之   ·In conclusion, 最后 ·To conclude, 最后（一句话） ·In a word, 用一个字（总结） Last but not least, then we are going to read a passage about some advice on learning English 25 Tips: Opinion Examples Suggestions My Understanding of English Write a persuasive essay to talk about your understanding about Chinese. State your opinion: Chinese is a ____ language; Explain the reason for your opinion; Give examples to support your opinion; Write about 150 words; Give a proper & eye-catching title to your article. Homework $