1、B1U2 Understanding ideasUnderstanding ideasExploring EnglishExploring Englishwhy is English important for us?Cruel Reality:required to learn English A compulsory subject worth 150 marks CET-4,CET-6(College English Test)TEM-4,TEM-8(Test for English Majors)Postgraduate/Doctorate Entrance Examination S
2、tudy abroad(IELTS,TOFEL)Job huntingTherefore,English is A lingua franca(global language)First foreign language in China and other countries A lifelong skill that youll always benefit fromUnderstanding ideas Do you think English is easy to learn?Why or why not?Whats the authors opinion towards the En
3、glish language?Step 1.速读：匹配下列段落大意Bens questions:1.Part 1(para 1)_2.Part 2(para 2-6)_3.Part 3(para 7)_ A.Examples showing that how crazy English is.B.To question what made people have trouble learning English.C.English was invented by people,reflecting the creativity.BACThe first paragragh is intende
4、d to _ lead to the topic of discussioRead for information Activity 4Activity 4uniquehamburgerpineapplepaintingairsickcarsickhomesickopposingbehavioursfill outinvisibleendsreflectsThe author develops the text by _.A.stating arguments.B.making comparisons.C.giving examples.D.providing research results
5、.CRead for main ideaActivity 3Choose the authors purpose in writing this 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.Read for languageParagraph 6You also
6、have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off.Paraphrase:Youll also feel amazed by the unique craziness of English.When a house is destroyed by fire,y
7、ou can both say“it burns up”and“it burns down”.“To fill in a form”means the same as“to fill out a form”.And when an alarm“goes off”,it is actually“on”with a noise so you can hear it.Read for languageParagraph 7And that is why when I wind up my watch,it starts,but when I wind up this passage,it ends.
8、Paraphrase:Therefore,“to wind up my watch”means“to make my watch work”,and“to wind up this passage”means“to bring this passage to an end”.Further exploration Activity 5How did pineapples,hamburgers and eggplants get their names?Can you come up with some similar examples in Chinese?“鱼香肉丝”里面没有鱼；“老婆饼”里
9、没有老婆；“麻婆豆腐”里没有麻婆;“狮子头”里没有狮子；“夫妻肺片”里没有夫妻。How do you translate?“麻婆豆腐”被翻译成:“Tofu made by a woman with freckles 一脸雀斑女人做的豆腐”；正译：麻婆豆腐 Mapo tofu 宫保鸡丁 Kung Pao Chicken“夫妻肺片”更是译得血腥:“Husband and wifes lung slices 丈夫和妻子的肺片”；夫妻肺片sliced beef and ox tongue in chili saucestripe 牛肚Words from the netizensYouniverse
10、由you和universe（宇宙）合成，指极端自我中心，觉得全宇宙只有自己最重要。Cellfish 自私(Selfish)一词的谐音，指那种自私地一直打电话根本不管别人的行为。Nonversation 完全没有意义的谈话。Errorist 总是不停犯错的人。做.有难处 让.做 让.开始做 照相 谈价 对.感到诧异 烧毁 填表 闹钟响 摇动，上发条，结束 have trouble(in）doing P32 make sb.do get sb.doing take a picture of sb.speak of wonder at burn up/down fill in/out a form
11、an alarm goes off wind up get done(与句子主语是被动关系)get/have sb./sth.done（done作宾补，与宾语是被动关系）get/have sb./sth.doing(doing作宾补，与宾语是主动关系)get sb.to do（“叫去做”，未发生动作）make sb./sth.done（done作宾补，与宾语是被动关系）make/have sb./sth.do (do 作宾补，与宾语是主动关系)please speak slowly to make yourself _(understand)by others.understood2.You
12、know he is not going to let us leave early if the work cant _done.A.got B.be got C.have got D.be getting 3.In a time of social reform,peoples state of mind should be got _ pace with the rapid changes of society.A.kept B.to keep C.to be kept D.keeping BB 1.Those who take up skilled labor can get higher _.A.pays B.paying C.paid D.payed 常见用在这一结构的过去分词有：getlost/paid/separated/damaged/punished/caught/changed/charged/dressed/hurt/burnt/killed等等。4.Be careful when you cross this very busy street.If not,you may _ run over by a car.A.have B.get C.become D.turnB
