Unit2 Exploring English Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

Unit 2 Exploring English 1 This is the first period. In this period,we are going to talk about a new topic. And we are also going to study the new words and expressions in this unit. Let's look at the title, exploring English. First, it has alliteration here. 押头韵 These two words both begin with the letter s so that we can read it more fluently. secondly, why is the verb the progressive form? when we use -ing form of a word,that means sth is still moving or developing. English is a lively language, it is changing all the time, so we should keep exploring it. When we talk about exploring English, what do we explore? SHall we only explore the language, or its culture, so the society who uses this language? In the unit, I am going to take you to explore the ENgish and know more background stories of it. 1 Transtlate the following expressions. We can know there are different meanings in the same word. hot dog hot pot pocket money money talks easy money spend money like water. 热狗 火锅 零花钱 金钱万能；有钱能使鬼推磨 来的容易的钱；不义之财 花钱如流水/挥金如土 Listen and guess the language. Cantonese Mandarin English Thai Japanese Activity 1. Which language do you think has the most speakers? 1.Look at the chart and answer the question. Chinese 1,165 million Which language has the largest number of native speakers? Why? Because China has the largest population in the world. 1.Look at the chart and answer the question. English 1,500 million Which language has the largest number of total learners? Observe and answer What can you learn from Chart 3? Chinese has the largest number of native speakers in the world. English has the largest number of learners. More and more Chinese people are learning English. 1 Here is one more chart for you. From this chart, what can you see? Right, more and more Chinese people are learning English. 6 Understanding ideas Is there any relationships (联系) between “pineapple” and “apple” ? pineapple apple ham hamburger There is no ham in a hamburger. eggplants eggs There is no egg in eggplant. ? Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple + = pine apple pineapple pine apple Is English interesting ? Would you like to know more interesting things about English? Unit 2. Exploring English Reading: Neither pine nor apple in pineapple Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Tick what you think the passage is about. Predict food cooking words plants fruit ... Watch a video and check your answer Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple food cooking words plants fruit ... Read and Check What is the passage about? Part 1 (Para.1) Part 2 (Paras.2-6) Part 3 (Para.7) Read quickly and find the main idea of each part. A. Conclude(总结) the topic: English reflects the creativity of the human race. B. Lead to the topic: English is a crazy language to learn. C. Discuss the topic by giving examples. Warming tips: 1. Read silently and quickly. 2. Pay attention to the first sentence and the last sentence in each paragraph. Scanning 3mins Complete the notes with words from the passage. unique hamburger pineapple painting airsick carsick homesick opposing behaviors fill out invisible ends reflects While -reading 6mins Abbreviation 缩写 World Health Organization United State of America Information Technology 疑问代词 How does the author develop the passage? A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisions. (对比) C. By following the ways of spelling. D. By following the order of importance. 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. Neither pine nor apple in pineapple Have a dicussion. 1.What do you find most challenging about learning English? 2. How do you deal with this? words gramma speaking pronounciation spelling Writing After -reading translation learn some details in the article. Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple 1. Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English? 你有没有问过自己，为什么人们在学习英语时经常遇到困难？ have trouble (in) doing have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难 例：人们理解不同的英语口音总是有困难。 Students often _______________________________ different English accents. have trouble understanding what's the meaning of have trouble doing/in doing wth. here are two sentences, try to translate the sentences. so have trouble in doing sth means have difficulty in doing sth... 29 单句语法填空 (1) I still have trouble in ____________（express）myself in English. (2) ［2019·湖南师大附中高一期中］ I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble ____________ （improve）your English at your new school. (3) ［词汇复现］ You can’t imagine what difficulty we had ____________ （figure）out the problem. (4) I had no difficulty ____________ （make）myself understood. 完成句子 (6) ［词汇复现］ When a person is panicked or embarrassed，he __________________________________________（呼吸就会有困难）. expressing improving figuring making has trouble/difficulty （in） breathing 2. Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple. pineapple(菠萝)里既没有pine(松树)，也没有apple(苹果)。 谓语 主语 There is no pine or apple in pineapple, either. neither ... nor... 既不……也不…… 该句是倒装句表强调，其表现形式为否定意义的词neither位于句首，句子用部分倒装 (partial inversion)。 例：她既不唱歌也不跳舞。 Neither does ____________ she sing nor dance. when we put neither at the beginning of the sentence, the sentence should be inverted. when we use neither nor to connect two sentences, both of them should be inverted 单句语法填空 Neither his parents nor he ___________（visit）his grandparents so far this month. (2) Either you or she ___________ （be） to go to take care of the sick old man. has visited is neither...nor... 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”，有同样用法的还有 either...or...（或者……或者……），not only...but also...（不但…… 而且 ……），not...but...（不是 ……而是……）等。 3. This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn. 这让我陷入思考：对于学习者而言英语到底可以有多疯狂呢？ get sb./sth. doing... 使某人一直做某事 ①It is hard to get him doing his homework before dinner everyday. 想要让他每天晚饭前做作业是很难的。 ②His words get me thinking. 他的话使我陷入了沉思。 object clause 33 4. And speaking of home, why aren’t homework and housework the same thing? 说到家，为什么homework(家庭作业)和housework (家务)(这两个单词看起来意思很像却)不是一回事呢？ speaking of = when it comes to..., 作用：开启下一个话题 说到；谈及 地道表达： speaking of which 话说 5. You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it 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……感到惊讶 例：很多人赞美身边大自然的美。 Many people _________________the beauty of nature around them. wondered at 1. 这场火烧掉了价值50多万美元的古董。 The fire ___________ more than ＄ 500，000 worth of antiques. 2.在那场大火中，学校大楼被烧毁。 The school building was ____________in that big fire. burn up/burn down fill in/fill out go off ｝ burn down“烧毁；火势减弱”，通常是指建筑物被完全烧塌。 burn up 也有“烧毁; 烧掉”之意，但一般不是指建筑物。 burned up burned down 烧毁 填写 爆炸；突然发生；离开 6. And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends. wind-wound-wound: v. 给（钟表等）上发条 wind up 上发条；结束 That/This/It is why + 结果 那 / 这就是为什么…… That/This/It is because + 原因　那 / 这是因为…… The reason（why...）is that...　（……的）原因是…… 单句语法填空 (1) He fell asleep during the lecture. This was _________ he got bored with it. (2) ［词 汇 复 现］ The reason _________ he didn’t hear the teacher’s introduction was that he was organising his own in his head. (3) ［词 汇 复 现］ He failed the exam again. The reason was _________ he was frightened at the sight of the paper. because why that Important lexical chunks 1 have trouble (in) doing... 2 get sb doing 3 sculpt a sculpture 4 paint a painting 5 take a photo 6 speak of 做某事有困难 让某人/某物做...... 雕刻雕塑 画油画 照相 提及 Important lexical chunks 7 burn up / burn down 8 fill in / out a form 9 go off 10 wind up the watch 11 wind up the passage 烧毁 填表 离开；（闹铃）响；爆炸 给手表上发条 结束文章 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 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; 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 Consolidation Why do people have trouble 1._____________ (learn) English? I hadn’t ask myself that until one day when my son asked me 2._____________ (sudden) whether there was ham in a hamburger, which got me 3._____________(think) how English can be crazy language to learn.There are many words that can be confusing and also can make us wonder 4._____________ the unique madness of English. For example, we sculpt a 5.____________ (sculpt) and paint a painting but we take 6.______ photo. “Hard” and “soft” are opposite in meaning, learning suddenly thinking at sculpture a but “hardly” and “softly” aren’t. And do you read the 7._____________(captalize) “WHO” in a medical report as the “who” in “Who’s that?” All the examples tell us that English 8.___________(invent) by people and it 9.______ (reflect) the creativity of the human race. 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