1、LearningLearning Aims:Aims:After the class,students can1.Get the main idea of the passage through predicting and skimming;2.Understand the diversity of English through careful reading;3.Be open to various ideas and learn to express opinions logically;4.Develop a better attitude towards learning Engl
2、ish and havea better understanding of our mother language;What is our todays topic?What is our todays topic?What is the topic sentence?What is the topic sentence?HaveHave youyou everever askedasked yourselfyourself whywhy people opeople of fenenhavehave troubletrouble learning English?I learning Eng
3、lish?I hadnt,hadnt,ununt tl l one one daydaymymy five-year-oldfive-year-old son son askedasked meme whether whether therethere waswas hamhamin a in a hamburger.hamburger.ThereThere isnt.isnt.This made me This made me realizerealize thatthattherestheres no no eggegg in eggplant in eggplant either.eit
4、her.NeitherNeither is is therethere pinepinenor apple in pineapple.This nor apple in pineapple.This gotgot meme thinking howthinking howEnglish can be aEnglish can be a crazycrazy languagelanguage toto learn.learn.inseannbutterflyladybugIt developed from the SPineapplePineapple“pina”,which means pin
5、e cone(松果）.Apple was added to show it isa kind of fruit.What wordWhat word examples are mentionedexamples are mentioned?Crazy EnglishCrazy English1.ham+burger;egg+plant;pine+apple2.sculpt-sculpture;pain-painting;take a photo3.in the car/taxi;on the train/bus4.seasick/airsick/carsick;homesick5.homewo
6、rk;housework6.hard/soft;hardly/softly;harmless/harmful;shameless/shameful7.rain;snow;sunshine8.WHO;IT;US9.burn up/burn down;fill in/out;go off10.be out;wind upDo youDo you really understandreally understand thethe examples?examples?Please work inPlease work in groups and try to explaingroups and try
7、 to explain thethe followingfollowing picturespicturesinin your own words.your own words.YoYo u can focus on:u can focus on:Whats the meaning of those words or phrases?How are those words formed?(构词方法构词方法)Can you share more similar examples?seasick-sick atseasick-sick at seaseaairsick-sick in theair
8、sick-sick in the airaircarsick-sick in a carcarsick-sick in a car BUT homesicksick atBUT homesicksick at home.home.“Hard”is the_o o_p p_p p_o o_s s_it it_e e of“soft”.“Hardly“and“softly”are notopposingopposingan _ pair.“Harmless”is the _ of“harmful”.oppositeoppositeShameful and shamelessbehaviors ar
9、e _.the samethe samelikelike commentcommentshareshareininginingsnowingsnowing BUTBUT sunshine-sunshiningsunshine-sunshiningo oStarsStars areare outoutLightsLights areare outoutI I windwind upup my watchmy watchthey arethey are visiblevisible,_ _t t _ _ h h _ _ e e _ _ y y _a a_ _ r r e e_i i n n_ _v
10、 v _ _i i_ _ s s _ _ i i b b_ _l l _ _ e e.it it startsstarts,I I windwind upup the passagethe passage_i i t t_ _e e _ _n n _ _d d _ _s s _._.Which words orWhich words or sentences are usedsentences are used to describeto describeEnglish?English?1.English can be a crazy language to learn.2.Even the
11、smallest words can be confusing.3.You also have to wonder at the unique madnessof a language in whichWhy is English so crazy?Why is English so crazy?English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race.What kindWhat kind of language of language isis Chinese?C
12、hinese?Is Chinese also aIs Chinese also a crazy language?crazy language?WhyWhy oror why not?why not?AssignmentsAssignmentsOption 1:Option 1:Write an essay on the Chinese language/the Englishlanguage,presenting your opinions logically.Option 2:Option 2:Surf the internet to find more examples of crazy English.Option 3:Option 3:Choose one unanswered question raised in the text and tryto write an answer to it.
