1、Exploringhamburger?hameggplant?eggpine+apple=pineapple?Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Guess what the passage is about.Pre-reading:Prediction foodcookingwords plants fruit1.Read the passage and check your answer.While-readingfood cooking words plants fruitWhats the passage about？2.
2、Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.While-reading1.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.How can we get the main idea of a passage quickly?Fast
3、reading:Reading strategyHow to get the main idea of a passage quickly?u Analyze the title and the pictures carefully and predict.u Read for the topic sentence,which is usually in the first or last paragraph.u Read the first sentence of each paragraph.u Pay attention to the structure of the passage.t
4、he hamburger structureThe author explains his/her opinion(English is interesting and creative.)by giving a lot of examples.2.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.While-reading1.To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.2.To give advice on how to learn English.3.To show that Eng
5、lish is interesting and creative.4.To explain how English was created.Why do you think so?Can you find examples in the passage?Intensive reading:Find detailed informationComplete the notes with words from the passage.In order to support his idea,the author uses many examples that show the 1._ madnes
6、s of English.no egg in eggplant no ham in 2._ neither pine nor apple in 3._ sculpt a sculpture paint a(n)4._ BUT take a photouniquehamburgerpineapplepainting We cant always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of!Intensive reading:Find detailed informationInte
7、nsive reading:Find detailed information 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.airsickcarsickhomesickopposingThe same rule doesnt always apply to everything!“Harmless”is the opposite of“harm
8、ful”.Shameful and shameless 9._ are the same.burn up burn down fill in a form 10._a formIntensive reading:Find detailed informationbehaviorsfill outcareless-carefulslow up-slow downThe same word formation may have different meanings.Different phrases may have the same meaning!Intensive reading:Find
9、detailed information 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._.invisibleends The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts.The reason is that English was invented by people,and it 13._the crea
10、tivity of the human race.reflectsStructure of the passageParagraph 1Paragraph2-6Paragraph 7Introdution:the authors opinionBody:supportive examplesConclusion:the reasonwriting to express your opinionFurther reading:The origin of some words1.The word“pineapple”developed from the Spanish word“pina”,whi
11、ch means pine cone.When it came to England,“apple”was added to show it is a kind of fruit.2.The origin of“hamburger”was a hard beef steak called“Hamburg steak”,eaten without bread.Later,people reinvented it and called it“hamburger”.3.Eggplants used to be smaller and yellow or white.They looked a bit
12、 like eggs,which led to the name“eggplant”.1.How did pineapples,hamburgers and eggplants get their names?2.Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage?Give your reasons.Answer the following the questions.2.There may be different story behind a word.It may have something
13、 to do with its cultures.So Englih changes with the time.ApplicationRetell the passageYou can speaking by using the following key points.The passage is about.The author thinks.For example.Whats more,.The reason is that.Think&Share1.Do you agree with the authors opinion about the English language?Giv
14、e your reasons.2.What do you find most challenging about learning English?How do you deal with this?3.What attitude should we have towards English study?Think&Share1.Do you agree with the authors opinion about the English language?Give your reasons.I agree with the authors opinion about the English
15、language.I also think English is creative and a bit confusing.For example,in the way and on the way,in front of and in the front of mean differently.Think&Share2.What do you find most challenging about learning English?How do you deal with this?I find grammar most challenging,because sometimes there are rules to follow,but sometimes there are no rules.I think the best way is to have more input of English by reading and listening.Think&Share1.3.What attitude should we have towards English study?Be active,brave and confident.Learn it with passion,curiosity and patience.Thank you Thank you
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