1、SECTION A UNDERSTANDING IDEASPre-class Fill in the blanks using the words and phrases in the text.Fill in the blanks using the words and phrases in the text.(1)Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble _(learn)English?(2)Neither is there pine _ apple in pineapple.learning nor(3)This
2、 got me _(think)how English can be a crazy language to learn.(4)And _(speak)of home,why arent homework and housework the same thing.(5)If“hard”is the opposite of“soft”,why are“hardly”and“softly”not an _(oppose)pair?thinkingspeakingopposingPre-class This got me thinking how English can be a crazy lan
3、guage to learn.此句中“get sb.doing”是“使某人一直做某事或处于某种状态”的意思。You also 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!此句中的三个“in which”引导三个并列的定语从句，修饰先行词language
4、，在定语从句中作状语，因此可以替换成关系副词 where。此外，此句中的 wonder at.是“对感到惊讶”的意思。English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.此句中的“reflect”是“反映”的意思。这句话的意思是：英语是被人创造的，不是计算机发明的，它反映了人类的创造力。另外，reflect还有“反射，反思”的意思。再如：(1)Without the forest covering,these areas would reflect more
5、heat into the atmosphere,warming the rest of the world.此句中reflect是“反射”的意思。(2)I reflect on/upon how my days gone and think about the rest of the week.此句中reflect是“反思”的意思。Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.1 To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.2 To give advice on how to le
6、arn English.3 To show that English is interesting and creative.4 To explain how English was created.no egg in the eggplant no ham in 2_ neither pine nor apple in 3 _ sculpt a sculpture paint a(n)4 _ BUT take a photoseasicksick at sea5 _sick in the air6_sick in a carBUT 7_ sick at homeHard is the opp
7、osite ofsoft.Hardly and softly are not a(n)8_ pair.In order to support his idea,the author uses many examples that show the 1_ madness of English.1.unique 2.Hamburger 3.pineapple 4.painting 5.airsick 6.carsick 7.homesick 8.opposing Harmless is the opposite of harmful.Shameful and shameless 9 _ are t
8、he same.burn upburn down fill in a form10_ a formStars are out.They are visible.Lights are out.They are 11_.I wind up my watch.It starts.I wind up thepassage.It 12_.The reason is that English was invented by people,and it 13_ the creativity of the human race.9.behaviors 10.fill out 11.invisible 12.e
9、nds 13.reflectsAfter-class Translate the following sentences1.我与外国人交流没有问题。(have trouble doing)2.你所说的让我想起了我读过的一本书。(get.doing)3.谈到中国传统文化，你是不是很感兴趣？(speaking of)I have no trouble communicating with foreigners.What you said got me thinking of a book I had ever read.Speaking of traditional Chinese culture
10、,arent you interested in it?4.许多学生对英语语法学习感到困惑。(be confused about)5.生活中我们经常遇到朋友误解我们的情况。(in which/where)6.The result will definitely turn out to be just the opposite of their wish.Many students are confused about learning English grammar.In our life,we often meet with the situation in which we are mis
11、understood by our friends.结果绝对会事与愿违。How did pineapples,hamburgers and eggplants get their names?The name of pineapple developed from the Spanish word pina,with apple added to show its a kind of fruit;the name of hamburger came from the idea of Hamburg steak,and later people reinvented it and called
12、it hamburger;eggplants got the name because they used to look like eggs.2 Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage?Give your reasons.Give your own answers.1 Do you agree with the authors opinion about the English language?Give your reasons.I agree with the authors op
13、inion.Because the English language is difficult for beginners.Its words,grammar and usage are all complex(复杂的)。I find the most challenging about learning English is the grammar.I usually refer to some grammar books.2 What do you find most challenging about learning English?How do you deal with this?你觉得学习英语最具有挑战性的是什么？你怎么处理这个问题？
