1、Unit 2 Lesson 1Exploring English Vocabulary(单词)pine n.松树 pineapple n.菠萝 sculpt v.雕刻，雕塑 sculpture n.雕像，雕刻品 seasick adj.晕船的 airsick adj.晕机的 carsick adj.晕车的 homesick adj想家的 opposing adj.相反的，对立的 behavior n.举止，行为 confusing adj.令人困惑的 capitalized adj.大写的 unique adj.独一无二的，独特的 burn up 烧毁，烧尽 burn down 烧毁 alar
2、m n.警报器，闹钟 reflect v.显示，反映 creativity n.创造力 visible adj.可见的 wind up 给（机械）上发条Pre-reading ITurn to page 13,look at the charts and answer the questions.1.According to Chart 1,which language has the largest number of native speakers?Chinese.2.According to Chart 2,which language has the largest number of
3、 learners?English.3.What can we learn from Chart 3?Why do you think many people in China learn English?There are more and more people learning English in China.Beacuse English is more important and popular than before.Pre-reading II Watch the video and answer the questions.1.Which countries mentione
4、d in the video have English as their first language?The UK,The US,Canada,Austrilia,New Zealand2.Where do a third of English words come from?What examples are given in the video?It comes from other languages.Karaoke comes from Japanese.While-reading(Skimming)Skim the passage and write T for true and
5、F for false.1.My sons question got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.(T)2.Hardly and softly is an opposing pair.(F)3.When we look out of the window,we can say”It is sunshining”.(F)4.English was invented by people,not computers.(T)While-reading(Scanning)Read the passage careful
6、ly and answer the following questions.1.How many examples does the author mention to support his idea in the passage?8.2.Is English interesting and creative?Yes.Post-reading Complete the notes with the words from the passage.1.no egg in eggplant,no ham in a hamburger,neither pine nor apple in pineap
7、ple.2.sculpt a sculpture,paint a painting,BUT take a photo.3.seasicksick at sea airsick sick at the air carsick sick in a car BUT homesick sick at home4.Harmless is the opposite of harmful.Shameful and shamless behaviors are the same.5.I wind up my watch.It starts.I wind up the passage.It ends.Summary What have we learned in the class today?Homework1.Recite the words from page 14 to page 15.2.Pre-view the words from page 16 to page 20.3.Retell the story.4.Try to find out more examples of interesting English words.
