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Unit 2
Exploring English
Starting out & Listening and speaking
Starting out
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
The title of a chart will tell you what the chart is about.
Know clearly about what different color blocks represent(代表).
Compare the figures.
Reading tips:
Chinese 1,165million
Which language has the largest number of native speakers?
Why?
Because China has the largest population in the world.
What information can you read from Chart 1?
English has the largest number of learners.
Which language has the largest number of learners?
What information can you read from Chart 2?
What can you learn from Chart 3?
The number of English learners in China is increasing.
Why do you think many people in China learn English?
Economic globalization
Job hunting
Traveling
Learn more cultures
Self-improvement
……
Watch a video and answer the questions.
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?
Next we will move on to the next part. I am going to show you another clip of video. After watching the video, you are going to answer the following questions.
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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?
Now let's watch the video.
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hus -- _____
scip -- ____
cu -- ______
cild -- ______
knifr -- _____
ægg -- ____
kaka -- ____
Celtic
north
west
three tribes
Germany
Vikings
1066
French
Germany
many other places
house
ship
cow
child
knife
egg
cake
fruit
table
invasion
The History of English
Watch and complete:
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?
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada,
New Zealand and Australia.
Over one‑third of English words come from French. For example, “ fruit”and “table”。
Listening and Speaking
While-listening
a
b
c
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Listen to the three conversations and match them to the pictures.
P25 6
Listen and choose
While-listening
Figure out the main idea of the three conversations. Listen again if necessary.
The three conversations are mainly about ________.
A. how to behave well in public places like restaurants and cinemas
B. what several confusing English words and expressions mean
C. what activities we can do with our friends after school
Listen again and complete the table.
Chinese food
the Guangdong dialect
cellfish
cellphone
selfish
LOL
“laugh out loud”
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How do the speakers ask for and explain the meanings of the words?
Useful expressions:
1. What kind of food is that?
2. It's a kind of...
3. Do you know what I mean by...
4. It means...
5. What's that for?
6. It's..., It was first used...
Listen again if necessary.
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