Unit 2 Exploring English Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高一英语外研版必修第一册

Unit 2 Exploring English Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas Presentation of Charts Lead-in Chart 1: Top 5 languages by number of native speakers Which language has the largest number of native speakers? Is English the largest in native speakers? Why or why not? Presentation of Charts Lead-in Chart 2: Top 5 languages by number of learners Which language has the largest number of learners? Why do you think English has so many learners? Presentation of Charts Lead-in Chart 3: English learners in China What do you notice about the trend? Why do you think more and more Chinese people are learning English? Video-based Task Lead-in Watch the video and answer the questions. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language? Where do a third of English words come from? Give examples. 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" Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Understanding ideas Activity 1 Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about? Activity 2 Page16 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. Activity 3 Read the passage quickly and silently and then match the main idea with each part. Part1.(Para1) A. Examples of some confusing expressions. Part2.(Para2-6) B. The reason why English is so crazy. Part3.(Para7) C. English is a crazy language to learn. Post-reading Understanding Ideas Post-reading unique reflects Understanding Ideas Post-reading no ham in hamburger neither pine nor apple in pineapple Understanding Ideas Post-reading paint a painting Understanding Ideas Post-reading airsick carsick homesick Understanding Ideas Post-reading opposing Understanding Ideas Post-reading behaviors Understanding Ideas Post-reading fill out invisible ends Understanding Ideas Summarize Review Activity 5 Read the following information and answer the questions. The word “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, which means pine cone when it came to England, “ apple” was added to show it is a kind of fruit. The origin of “hamburger” was a hard beef steak called “ Hamburg steak” , eaten without bread. Later, people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”. Eggplants used to be smaller and yellow or white. They looked a bit like eggs, which led to the name “eggplant”. How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names? Value & Reflection Cultural awareness: There is history, culture and humor in the language Thinking quality: When learning a foreign language, you must have the ability to observe, compare and analyze Learning ability: When encountering unreasonable language phenomena, learn to find sources and usage situations Unit2 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Language point 22 Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English? I hadn’t, until one day my five-year-old son asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger. There isn’t. have trouble (in) doing sth.=have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难 five-year-old 复合形容词 a five-year-old boy 一位五岁的男孩 注意，year用单数 =have trouble with sth This made me realize that there’s no egg in eggplant either. Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple. This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn. She isn’t short. Her sister isn’t short either. either 也，用于否定句， “否定句+否定句” neither …nor 既不……也不; 两者都不 too 也，用于肯定句，“肯定句+肯定句” She likes English. I like English, too. Neither Tom nor Bob likes unfamiliar food. either和neither区分 either是肯定，neither是否定 either： 1. 两个中的任何一个。谓语动词用单数 Either of us is a student. 我们两个人都是学生。 2. either….or…. 要么…要么… 谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”（靠近谓语动词的名词为标准） Either you or I_____ (be) wrong. 要么是你错了，要么是我错了 am Either she or they _____ (be) at home. are neither 1.代词：“两者都不”,谓语动词用单数 Neither of them ______(like) football. likes Neither of the two books ______(be) useful to me. is 2.连词：neither…nor… 既不…也不… 谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”（靠近谓语动词的名词为标准） Neither he nor I _____(be) a teacher .他和我都不是老师 am Neither my dad nor my mom_____ (be) at home. Neither he nor they_____ (be) right. Neither I nor Tina ______ (like) painting is are likes Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple. There is neither pine nor apple in pineapple. pineapple里既没有pine，也没有apple。 Neither +be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语 意思为“某人也不” 我不抽烟，他也不抽 I don’t smoke. He doesn’t smoke either. =Neither does he. 我不是老师，他也不是 I am not a teacher. He is not a teacher either.= Neither is he. 他不喜欢打篮球，我也不喜欢 He doesn’t like playing basketball. I don’t like either.= Neither do I. 注意：本句为倒装句式表强调，Neither放句首，句子部分倒装。 For example, in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting, but we take a photo. And when we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi, but on the train or bus! in one’s free time 在某人的空闲时间 While we’re doing all this traveling, we can get seasick at sea, airsick in the air and carsick in a car, but we don’t get homesick when we get back home. And speaking of home, why aren’t homework and housework the same thing? get back 回到 while 当……时 speaking of 谈到…提到…说到… If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an opposing pair? If harmless actions are the opposite of harmful actions, why are shameless and shameful behaviors the same? opposing adj.相反的 opposite n.反面 adj.相反的 be opposite to 与……相反 形容词后缀 ：less 无/不… careless马虎的，hopeless, useless ful 充满/有…（hopeful，helpful，useful ） When we look out of the window and see rain or snow, we can say “it’s raining” or “it’s snowing”. But when we see sunshine, we can’t say “it’s sunshining”. look out of 往外看 The sun is shinning. 阳光明媚 Even the smallest of words can be confusing. When you see the capitalized “WHO” in a medical report, do you read it as the “who” in “Who’s that?” What about “IT” and “US”？ confusing adj.（事物）令人困惑的 confused adj. （人）感到困惑的 confuse v. 使混乱，使困惑 confusion n. 混淆，混乱，困惑 in confusion困惑地 You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off! wonder at 对…感到惊奇 unique 独特的 be unique to 对…来说很独特 uniqueness n. mad adj.疯狂的 madness n. 疯狂 English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. be invented by被…发明创造 reflect v.反映，反射，反思 reflection n. creativity n.创造性 create v.创造 creative adj. human race 人类 That is why when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends. That is why...意为“这就是为什么……”，指结果。 That is because...意为“这就是因为……”，指原因 The reason why...is that... ……的原因是…… The reason why she was crying was that she became homesick. 表语从句 1.I have much trouble _____ speaking English. 2.The ground must be just right neither too wet ______ too dry. 3.I have no trouble _____ my English study. 4.Speaking ______ honesty, I know a lot of people who don't pay bus fares. 5.I wonder _____ your allowing her to do such a thing. 6.In western culture, and if a problem, the best way is to speak _____ directly. 7.The student filled _____ the application form. 8.The alarm went _____. 用适当的介词或连词填空。 in nor with of at out out off 做某事有困难 既不……也不 使某人一直做某事 在某人空闲的时候 雕一座雕像 画一幅画 拍张照片 晕船/晕机/晕车 想家,思乡 在空中/在海上 have trouble/difficulty/problems (in) doing... neither…nor get sb doing in one’s free time sculpt a sculpture paint a painting take a photo get seasick/airsick/carsick get homesick in the air / at sea 提及 一对反义词 医学报告 把……理解为 对……感到诧异 烧毁 填表格 离开；失去对…的兴趣; （爆炸装置）爆炸; （警报器）突然大作; （电器设备）停止运转; 进展; （食物或饮料）变质，坏掉; speak of an opposing pair a medical report read sth. as sth. wonder at burn down/up fill in/out a form go off 19. 给手表上发条 使（活动，会议等）结束 wind up the watch wind up the passage 21.良好的行为 22.恶劣的行为 23.举止得当 24.举止不当 25.表现好的 26.表现差的 27.向外看 28.人类 29.创造v./n./adj./adv. good behavior bad behavior behave well behave badly well-behaved badly-behaved look out of human-race create/creation/creativity/creative creatively $