1、Unit 2 Exploring English -Understanding ideashamhamburgerSome Interesting Facts in EnglishThere is no ham in a hamburger.Pre-readingeggplantseggsThere is no egg in eggplant?Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple+=pinepineappleapplepineapplepineapplepinepineappleappleinterestingAccording to the pictures
2、 and the title above,what do you think the passage is about?A.food B.cooking C.words D.plants E.fruitFast readingRead and checkPick out the sentences that show the authors opinion.Para.5Para.6Para.7You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language.English was invented by people,not compute
3、r,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.English can be a crazy language to learn.Even the smallest words can be confusing.Para.1English WordsPara.2Para.4Para.3Authors opinionsPurposeInterestingcrazyconfusinguniquecreativeExamplesCareful readingPara.1No in eggplantNo in hamburgerNeither no
4、r in pineapple老老婆婆饼饼麻麻婆婆豆豆腐腐鱼鱼香香肉肉丝丝狮狮子子头头egghampineapplecreativeinterestingPara.2 sculp a .paint a .But .the car/taxi the train/bus sick at sea sick in the air sick in a car But？sick at homesculpturepaintingtake a photo(derived from the same verb)inon(different uses of prepositions)seasickairsickca
5、rsickhomesick(the same way of expression but different meaning)Para.3“hard”is the opposite of“”But“hardly”and“softly”are not an pair“”is the opposite of“harmful”But and shameless behaviors are the samesoftopposingharmlessshameful(the same suffixes but different meaning)Para.4When we see rain or snow
6、,we can say“”or“”But when we see we cant say“”.its rainingits snowingsunshineits sunshiningThe sun is shining.(some nouns can be used as verbs,some cant)Para.7 Stars are out -They are .Lights are out -They are .I wind up my watch -It .I wind up the passage -It .visibleinvisiblestartsends(the same wo
7、rds but different meanings)Para.6burn up =burn .fill in a form=a formdownfill out(some set phrases have the same meaning but are used with the opposite adverbs or prepositions)EnglishinterestinguniquecrazyconfusingcreativecomplexConclusionWhat is behind such unique madness?Page 16,ex 5The story of C
8、hinese1中国乒乓球队大胜美国队！中国乒乓球队打败美国队！If you were a foreignerThe story of Chinese2去朋友家，被告知：请坐在地上。请坐在地下。If you were a foreignerThe story of Chinese3If you were a foreigner校长说：校服上除了校徽别别别的，让你别别别的别别别的你非得别别的。The story of Chinese4If you were a foreigner小明说：今天下雨，骑车差点摔倒，好在我一把把把把住了。Chinese and EnglishinterestinguniquecrazyconfusingcreativecomplexIt is the creativity,craziness and complexity that makes a language unique,interesting and enjoyable.Take a flexible attitude,be open-minded and keep on exploring the reasons behind the language.
