1、Unit 2 Exploring English Starting out_ has the largest number of native speakers.ChineseChinese_has the largest number of learners around the world.EnglishEnglishThe number of English learners in China is _.increasingincreasingWhy do you think many peple in China learn English?Neither Pine nor Apple
2、 in PineappleUnderstanding ideasLook at the title of the passage and the pictures.Tick what you think the passage is about?English can be a crazy language to learn.In order to support his idea,the author uses many examples that show the 1_ madness of English.no egg in eggplant no ham in 2_ neither p
3、ine nor apple in 3_ unique hamburger pineapple sculpt a sculpture paint a(n)4_ BUT take a photo painting seasick -sick at sea 5_-sick in the air6 _-sick in a car BUT 7_-sick at home airsick carsick homesick carsick seasick airsick carsickness seasickness airsickness homesick homesickness A certain n
4、umber of people tend to be _ while travelling in a car and _ while at sea.To make matters worse,some even get _ on a plane.Therefore it is advised that they had better take some pills for _,_,_ while travelling.However,it is funny that you get _ when you are away from home for a certain period of ti
5、me,and _ is always with you,particularly during the time of some Chinese traditional festivals.“Hard”is the opposite of“soft”“Hardly”and“softly are not a(n)8_ pair“Harmless”is the opposite of“harmful”.Shameful and shameless 9_ are the same.burn up-burn down fill in a form-10_ a formStars are out.-Th
6、ey are visible.Lights are out.-They are 11_.opposing behaviors fill out invisible I wind up my watch.-It starts.I wind up the passage-It 12_The reason is that English was invented by people,and it 13_ the creativity of the human race.ends reflectsChoose the authors purpose in writing the passage.1 T
7、o 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.思维导图How did pineapples,hamburgers and eggplants get their names?The word“pineapple”developed from the Spanish word“pina”,
8、which means pine cone when it came to England,“apple”was added to show it is a kind of fruit.The origin of“hamburger”was a hard beef steak called“Hamburg steak”,eaten without bread.Later,people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”.Eggplants used to be smaller and yellow or white.They looked a bit
9、 like eggs,which led to the name“eggplant”.Choose the best answer according to the text.1The words photo and homesick were mentioned _.Ato show how crazy it is to learn EnglishBto tell us the differences between their usagesCto analyze the formation of the wordsDto share how to learn a crazy languag
10、e2Why does the author say“English was invented by people”？ABecause the English words show everything around us.BBecause the language helps us communicate with others.CBecause the language proves how creative human being is.DBecause the English words are unique in the world.3The authors purpose to wr
11、ite the passage is _Ato share the difficulty in learning different English words wellBto show how interesting and creative the language of English isCto instruct how to spell difficult English words correctlyDto analyze the reason for inventing the language of English Fill in the blanks.People often
12、 have trouble _(learn)English.English _(invent)by people and it _(reflect)the creativity of the human race.Thats _ when the stars are out,they are visible,but when the _（light)are out,they are invisible.And thats why _ I wind up my watch,it starts,_ when I wind up the passage,it _(end).learninglearn
13、ingwas inventedwas inventedreflectsreflectswhywhylightslightswhenwhenbutbutendsendsHomework：Discovering word formation1.Review some words(5mins)1.1.菠萝菠萝 2.2.雕塑雕塑3.rain3.rain4.WHO4.WHO5.seasick5.seasick6.6.有害的有害的7.7.无害的无害的8.8.羞愧的羞愧的9.9.无耻的无耻的10.IT10.IT11.11.阳光阳光12.12.茄子茄子pineapplesculpturen.雨水 v.下雨世界健康组织晕船harmfulharmlessshamefulshameless信息技术sunshineeggplantWorld Health OrganizationInformation TechnologyThank you!
