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

该高中英语课件以英语词汇“名不副实”现象为核心，通过中文菜名（如鱼香肉丝、老婆饼）导入，引发学生对词汇构成与含义差异的兴趣，进而过渡到pineapple、eggplant等英语词汇分析，搭建跨文化对比的学习支架。 其特色在于融合语言能力、思维品质与文化意识培养，通过预测、略读等活动引导学生分析词汇现象，如对比burn up/burn down用法、探究pineapple词源，采用任务型活动提升学生语言理解与探究能力，教师可借助结构化设计高效开展教学。

Understanding ideas Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Lead in Shredded pork with garlic sauce (鱼香肉丝) A fish? Lead in Braised pork ball in brown sauce (红烧狮子头) A lion? Lead in Sweetheart Pastry (老婆饼) A wife? An egg ? Lead in eggplant Lead in Neither______nor ______in Pineapple Pine Apple Prediction(预测): look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Activity 1 ✔ Skimming(略读)for the main idea. Read and check Opinions Examples Scanning(寻读) for specific information. Para. 1 Para. 4 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To tell us that English is very 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. Activity 3 Examples Opinions support Activity 4 _______a sculpture _____a(n) painting BUT______a photo seasick→sick at sea ______→sick in the air ______→sick in the car BUT ______ ≠ sick at home It’s _______(rain). It’s _________ (snow). BUT it’s not____________. paint airsick carsick homesick raining snowing × The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything! sculpt take sunshining Find out the examples in Paragraph 2&4. Activity 4 “Harmless” is the ________ of “harmful”. BUT shameful and shameless behaviors are the ________. same Seemingly opposite words or phrases may have the ____ meaning! fill out burn up = burn ______ fill in the form = ______ a form down same Find out the examples in Paragraph 3&6. opposite Activity 4 Stars are out . → They are _______. Lights are out. → They are __________. I wind up my watch. →It ______. I wind up the passage. →It ________. The same words and phrases may have __________ meanings in different contexts(语境). invisible ends different Find out the examples in Paragraph 7. visible starts The Structure of the Passage Part 1 English can be a crazy language to learn. Part 2 sculpt a sculpture paint a painting BUT take a photo seasick→sick at sea airsick→sick in the air carsick→sick in the car BUT homesick≠sick at home It is raining. It is snowing. BUT it’s not sunshining. burn up →burn down fill in the form →fill out a form Stars are out. →They are visible. BUT lights are out. →They are invisible. I wind up my watch. →It starts. BUT I wind up the passage. →It ends. Part 3 The reason is that English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. Examples opinion conclu -sion(结论) Read for structure (结构) Think & share 1. What do you find most challenging about learning English? 2. How do you deal with it? recorder reporter --Work in your group and choose one topic to prepare a presentation(展示). --You may follow the structure and useful expressions below. --Each group needs a reporter. Topics Structure Useful Expressions Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking ... Opinion ...Can be very … I think it is… for me to learn… I have trouble learning… Examples For example, we can improve..... by following solutions: 1…. ; 2….; 3… Conclusion(结论) In conclusion, ... All in all, … apple; any kind of fruit; fruit in general, Activity 5: The origin of some words When did its name change? apple: any kind of fruit; fruit in general. Activity 5: The origin of some words Who reinvented its name? late 19th century (originally US): from German, from Hamburg. Activity 5: The origin of some words Why was it called eggplant? Activity 5: The origin of some words When did its name change? Who reinvented its name? Why was it called eggplant? Activity 5: The origin of some words People know unfamiliar things through familiar things, near things know distant things, and concrete things know abstract things.(in a metaphorical way) 《周易》：远取诸物，近取诸身。 Activity 5: The origin of some words “鱼香”是近代才发现出来的一种调味风格，由泡辣椒、白糖、酱油等调配而成。这种搭配与鱼没有关系，而仅仅是模仿了川菜中烹鱼的调料。 Shredded pork with garlic sauce (鱼香肉丝) Activity 5: The origin of some words Braised pork ball in brown sauce (红烧狮子头) Sweetheart Pastry (老婆饼) What kind of language is Chinese? --Write a passage about it. Homework ➭State your opinion:Chinese is a _____ language; ➭Give examples to support your opinion; ➭Write about 150 words Understanding ideas language points Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple. 菠萝里既没有 pine (松树)，也没有 apple (苹果)。 Neither Anna nor I am interested in this topic. Neither my friends nor I have had much time for fun since school started. Neither the father nor the mother is home right now. 就近原则:以靠近谓语动词的、作主语的名词作为人称和数的参考标准。 either...or... 或者…或者… not only...but also... 不但…而且… not...but... 不是…而是… language points 1. neither...nor... 既不……也不…… 24 language points 2. trouble n / v 1. have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难 2. have trouble/difficulty with sth. 在……方面有困难 / 麻烦 3. have no trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth. 毫不费力地做某事 我在发音上有困难。 我们的电脑系统有许多问题。 We’re having a lot of trouble with the new computer system. I have trouble with pronunciation. When in trouble, you should first get out of trouble by yourself and try not to cause trouble to others. You may feel troubled if someone takes the trouble to help you. In a word，don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 遇到麻烦时，首先要自己摆脱麻烦，尽量不给别人添麻烦。如果有人不辞劳苦帮助你，你可能会感到不自在。总之，麻烦没有来找你，不要自己找麻烦。 1) 在上述短语中，trouble 和 difficulty 均为不可数名词。 2) with 后接名词或代词，in 后接动名词，且 in 常省略。 26 language points 3. until prep & conj 1) not...until...“直到......才......” 表示主句的动作直到until才发生。 She didn’t go to bed until she finished her homework. I won’t leave until he comes back. She will stay here until the rain stops. The shop is open until 11 o’clock in the morning. He will be working until five o’clock. 3)until用在肯定句中“直到......为止”，谓语动词一般是延续性动词. 2) until引导的时间状语从句用一般现在时表将来的动作或状态,即“主将从现”。 Observe the tense. Observe the verbs. language points 4. crazy adj 疯狂的 If I sat home and worried about all this stuff, I’d go crazy. She went crazy and started to think everyone was trying to kill her. I’m absolutely crazy about the life here. He’s still crazy about both his work and his hobbies She is crazy about dancing. Would you stop shouting, you’re driving me crazy! All that pressure finally drove Steve crazy in the end. 1) go crazy 发疯，发狂 2) be crazy about... 对......狂热/热爱/着迷 3) drive sb. crazy 使某人发疯 ▸ black and white are opposites. 黑与白是对立的。 ▸ take the opposite view. 持相反的观点。 ▸ live directly opposite. 住在正对面。 ▸ He cried to his friend on the opposite side of the street. 他朝马路对面的一位朋友大声呼唤。 n. 对立的人(或物) adj. 对立的，对面的 prep. 在……对面 language points 5. opposite n & adj & prep 5、oppose vt. 反对，抵制 as opposed sth. （表示对比）相对于 4、opposed adj 强烈反对的；(意见、看法)截然不同的 be opposed to sth. 反对某事物 5、opposing adj. 对立的，（观点、态度等）相反的 oppose (doing) sth. 反对（做）某事 2、opposite prep. 在对面； adv. 在对面 adj. 对立的；相反的； n. [C]对立面，对立的人(或物) 3、opposition n. [U] (强烈的)反对、反抗 language points 6. confusing adj 令人困惑的 1) confuse v. 困惑；(把……)混淆 confuse A with/and B 把 A 与 B 混淆 a very confusing experience 让人莫名其妙的经历 I’m afraid you’ve confused me with my sister. They argued with each other, because they confused quantity with quality. language points 2) confused adj. 困惑的，糊涂的 be confused about 对……感到困惑 He was confused about the instructions. 操作指南把他给搞糊涂了。 3) confusion n. 困惑；混淆 There was some confusion about what to do next. 下面该怎么做还不明确。 in confusion 困窘地，不知所措地。 Jem sat there in confusion. 杰姆呆呆地坐在那兒，惘然若失。 language points They confused me by asking so many confusing questions. I was totally confused, standing there in confusion, not knowing what to do. 他们问了许多难以理解的问题，使我迷惑不解。我彻底糊涂了，困窘地站在那儿，不知道要做什么。 ... a house can burn up as it burns down ... 房子烧成灰烬的时候，可以说 burn up，也可以说 burn down。 Most asteroids（小行星）burn up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere. Wildfires have been raging across the region burning up acres of forest. Do we still need these old receipts? No, burn them up. The hotel burned down in 1922. Vandals（蓄意害人者） burned down the school. language points 7. burn up & burn down to be destroyed or cause (something) to be destroyed by fire Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Her face was reflected in the mirror. Mid-Autumn celebrations reflect Chinese cultural traditions. I reflect on / upon how my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week. language points 8. reflect v 1) vt. & vi. 反射 (光、热、声等)： 2) vt. (镜子等) 映出 (常用于被动语态) 3) vt. 反映 (通常不用于进行时) 4) vi. & vt. 反思；回想；仔细考虑： ... it reflects the creativity of the human race. ……它反映了人类的创造力 34 reflect的 语义网络图 reflect的 基本义 反射具体的事物 反射影像 反射抽象事物 在脑海中反射已发生的事情 反射 (光、热、声等) (镜子等) 映出 反映 反思；回想；仔细考虑 reflection的 基本义 反射 映像 反映 反复思考； 仔细思考 language points 35 Matching reflection 基本义 反射 映像 反映 反复思考； 仔细思考 [U] [C] [C] [C]&[U] The reflection of a sound wave. The reflection of the trees in the lake. On some level, a student’s grades are a reflection on the teacher. Usually a child’s behavior is a reflection of his family environment. And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends. language points He wound up the clock every Saturday night. He wound up the engine. her speeches usually wind up with one last joke. wind up the discussion/meeting 结束讨论 / 会议 2) the act of bringing to an end 1) make a clock or other device operate by turning a handle or key, or increasing the tension, intensity, or power of something. 9. wind up 上发条；结束 37 Practice 随堂练习 His poems were published under the _____（标题）of ‘Love and Reason’. The figures were __________（雕刻）from a single block（块）of stone.  I felt ___________（思乡的）for Scotland.  It is time for ___________（相反的）parties（党）to unite and work towards a common goal. His ___________（行为）towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.  title sculpted homesick opposing behaviour Practice 随堂练习  The instructions on the box are very___________.  (混乱的) Everyone‘s fingerprints are___________. (独一无二的) The fire _________ (烧毁)1 500 acres of farmland.  The _________ (闹钟)went off at 7 o'clock. He had forgotten to ________(上发条) is watch. confusing unique burned up alarm wind up Practice 随堂练习 Our newspaper aims to _______ (反映)the views of the local community. We must harness利用 the skill and ___________(创造力) of our workforce工人. Most stars are not __________ (可见的)to the naked eye.(裸眼) If we all agree, let’s __________(结束)the discussion. She’s very________ (有创造力)— she writes poetry and paints.   reflect creativity visible wind up creative Practice 随堂练习 Why do people have trouble 　learnin (learn) English? I hadn’t asked myself that until one day when my son asked me 　　　　(sudden) whether there was ham in a hamburger, which got me 　　　(think)how English can be a crazy language to learn. There are many words that can be confusing and also can make us wonder 　　　　 the unique madness of English. For example, we sculpt a 　 　　(sculpt) and paint a painting but we take photo. “Hard” and “soft” are opposite in meaning, but “hardly” and “softly” aren’t. And do you read the (capitalize)“WHO” in a medical report as the “who” in “Who’s that?” All the examples tell us that English (invent) by people and it 　　(reflect)the creativity of the human race. That’s 　　　　 when the stars are out, they are visible，but when the lights are out, they are invisible. $