1、U2 Starting out live-life; die-death(dream-dream.) 3. homesickness 4. oppose; 反对；阻挠反对；阻挠 5. behave; 表现；表现得体；有礼貌表现；表现得体；有礼貌 6. confuse；confusion; 迷惑的迷惑的; 不清楚的不清楚的; 混乱的混乱的; 难难 懂的懂的 7. 反射；反思。（至少列举两个）反射；反思。（至少列举两个） 8. create; creative Step 1. Step 1. Lead-in 1. How long have you learned English? 2. What
2、 do you think of the popularity about English? 3. Which countries have English as their first language? Can you list them? Enjoy the video and answer the following questions. 1. Among the different languages, which one are you best at? 2. Which one do you think has the largest number of native speak
3、ers? Step 2: Look at the charts and answer Step 2: Look at the charts and answer the questions.the questions. Which language has the largest number of native speakers? What about the number of the second language learners? Chart Interpreting Which language has the largest number of learners? Chart C
4、omparing Among the 1,390 million native speakers of Chinese, how many of them are learning English as their second language? Chart Inferring Complete the table according to Chart 3 What conclusion can you draw from Chart 3? Could you please describe the chart 3 in your own words? Step 3: Watch the v
5、ideo 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? Step 4 hus - _ scip - _ cu - _ cild - _ knifr - _ gg - _ kaka - _ Celtic north west three tribes German
6、y Vikings 1066 French Germany many other places house ship cow child knife egg cake fruit table crocodile invasion Step 5. Further Thinking （open questions） 1. Why do more and more Chinese learn English? 2. Why has English, instead of other languages, become the global language nowadays? Look at the
7、 title of the passage and the pictures. What do you think the passage is about？ food cooking words plants fruit Read the passage and check your answer. food cooking words plants fruit Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. 1. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. 2. To give
8、 advice on how to learn English. 3. To show that English is interesting and creative. 4. To explain how English was created. Complete the notes with words from the passage. hamburger pineapple behaviors painting fill out unique airsick carsick homesick invisible reflects opposing ends 1.Have you got
9、 the tips to interpret charts? 2.What do you think of the development of English in the future? 3.Have you got the main idea of the passage on Page14-15？ Step10. Summary: Recall what you have learned from the chart on P13 and figure out the main idea of the text on P14-15. Make a survey on English around the world. (You can get information on the Internet.) Homework
