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Unit 2
Understanding ideas
课型:阅读课(1.5课时) 阅读教材:高中英语外研版必修一
Explore
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food
cooking
plants
fruit
words
pine + apple =pineapple ?
hamburger ? ham
eggplant ? egg
Pre-reading: prediction
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Guess what the passage is about.
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1st reading: Skim for the main idea
Read the passage quickly and answer the question. (3min)
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell us that English is 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.
Can you find any evidence from the passage?
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2nd reading: for the structure
How is the passage organized?
Divide the passage into different parts. (2min)
Before getting into the passage this class covers, let’s have a look at several aspects of family matters you might have in your daily life.
Read the list of “family matters”, tell us every chinese meaning.
Okay, I give you an example to build a vivid image of one family matter in your mind.
Introduce the topic
List some examples
Draw a conclusion
The author's opinion
Topic sentence
3rd reading: for detailed information
3. Read the passage carefully and complete the notes with words from the passage. (P21)
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
The meaning of a compound word is not always "1+1=2".
Before getting into the passage this class covers, let’s have a look at several aspects of family matters you might have in your daily life.
Read the list of “family matters”, tell us every chinese meaning.
Okay, I give you an example to build a vivid image of one family matter in your mind.
sculpt a sculpture
paint a(n) 4.______
BUT take a photo
seasick → sick at sea
5.________ → sick in the air
6.________ → sick in a car
BUT 7. _________ → sick at home
“Hard” is the opposite of “soft”.
“hardly” and “softly” are not a(n) 8.___________ pair.
airsick
carsick
homesick
opposing
The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything!
painting
Before getting into the passage this class covers, let’s have a look at several aspects of family matters you might have in your daily life.
Read the list of “family matters”, tell us every chinese meaning.
Okay, I give you an example to build a vivid image of one family matter in your mind.
“Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”.
Shameful and shameless 9.__________ are the same. burn up → burn down
fill in a form → 10. _______a form
behaviors
fill out
Seemingly opposite words or phrases may have the same meaning!
Before getting into the passage this class covers, let’s have a look at several aspects of family matters you might have in your daily life.
Read the list of “family matters”, tell us every chinese meaning.
Okay, I give you an example to build a vivid image of one family matter in your mind.
Stars are out . → They are visible.
Lights are out. → They are 11.__________.
I wind up my watch. →It starts.
I wind up the passage. →
It 12.________.
、
The reason is that English was invented by people, and it 13.___________the creativity of the human race.
reflects
The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.
invisible
ends
Before getting into the passage this class covers, let’s have a look at several aspects of family matters you might have in your daily life.
Read the list of “family matters”, tell us every chinese meaning.
Okay, I give you an example to build a vivid image of one family matter in your mind.
4. How does the author give examples? Can you find the sentence patterns the author uses to give examples?
For example, we ..., but we ...
When we..., we can. But when we..., we can’t....
If..., why (not)...?
The author explains his / her opinion ( English is interesting and creative.) by_______________________
comparing
The author explains his / her opinion ( English is interesting and creative.) by_______________________
reasoning
3st reading: for language function
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
Imitate and Create
by bus/by car/on foot
inactive/incomplete/invaluable
but
if…why…
(not)
I think English is a crazy language. For
example, …
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
We go to work by bus and take a trip by car, but we get back home on foot.
work
trip
home
Comparing: we ..., but we ...
When we..., we can. But when we..., we can’t....
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
If “inactive” means “not active” and “incomplete” means “not complete”, why does “invaluable” mean “very valuable”/ why doesn’t “invaluable” mean “not valuable”?
valueless: not valuable
Reasoning: If..., why (not)...?
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
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
home
Reasoning Game
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
Reasoning Game
If there are sticks in chopsticks,
then there is ______ in eggshell.
If we can find tea in teapot,
then can’t we find ______ in pineapple.
pine
shell
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
Further reading: the origin of some words
Read the following information.
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
Further reading: the origin of some words
pine cone
pineapple
Hamburg steak
hamburger
eggplant
There is a reason!!
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
Think and Share
What attitude should we take while coming across some “crazy” language?
【落脚点】generation gap 放在后面ppt何处?
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