1、 Period 2 Understanding Ideas Unit 2 Exploring English 学 科 Revision Translate these words into chinese. 1.title n. 2.confusing adj. 3.shameful adj. 4.behavior n. 5.reflect v. 显示，反映 举止，行为 题目；标题 令人困惑的 可耻的，丢脸的 Revision 看得见的，可见的 创造性，创造力 晕船的 相反的，对立的 独一无二的，独特的 6.seasick adj. 7.opposing adj. 8.unique adj.
2、9.creativity n. 10.visible adj. Translate these words into chinese. Revision 雕刻作品，雕像 想家的 创造(性)的 大写的 警报器，闹钟 11.creative adj. 12.capitalized adj. 13.alarm n. 14.homesick adj. 15.sculpture n. Translate these words into chinese. Chinese is as interesting ,creative and complex as English. 鱼鱼 香香 肉肉 丝丝 狮狮
3、子子 头头 老老 婆婆 饼饼 麻麻 婆婆 豆豆 腐腐 Some Interesting Facts in English There is no ham in a hamburger. Ham Hamburger There is no egg in eggplant eggplant egg Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple pine apple pineapple Neither Neither Pine Pine nornor Apple Apple in in Pineapple Pineapple Pre - reading Known abou
4、t the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Food Cooking Words Plants Fruit Its a prediction, so there is no standard answer. While-reading Task 1. Complete the notes with words from the passage. Activity 4 on page 16 学 科 网 创原家独 hamburger unique reflects be
5、haviors fill out pineapple opposing homesick carsick painting airsick ends invisible English words Word formation Word usage Grammar usage Word reading Word meaning Word formation Word usage Grammar usage Word reading Word meaning From the passage we can learn that people often have trouble learning
6、 English because of its unique characters in word formation ,word usage , grammar usage, word reading , word meaning, which make English a crazy and mad language . In fact, it is these characters that make English rich and colorful. Food Cooking Words Plants Fruit Tick what you think the passage is
7、about Task 2. Read and check . Pick out the sentences that show the author opinion. 学 科 网 创原家独 Para.5 Para.6. Para.7 You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language. English was invented by people,not computer ,and it reflects the creativity of the human race. English can be crazy langua
8、ge to learn . Even the smallest words can be confusing . Para.1 To show that English is a crazy ,interesting and creative language. Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. To give advice on how to learn English. To show that English is i
9、nteresting and creative. To explain how English was created. 学 科 网 创原家独 Post - reading 从文章走向高考 1.What made the author think English is a crazy language. A. His trouble in learning English. B. His sons question. C. The ham in a hamburger. D. The apple in pineapple. 从文章走向高考 2.How does the author show
10、his ideas? A. By examples. B. By facts. C. By numbers. D. BY explaining. 从文章走向高考 3.What is the main idea of the passage ? A.Similar words have different meanings. B.English was invented by computer. C.English is hard to learn . D.there are many confusing words in English. Think and Share 1.Do you ag
11、ree with the authors opinion about the .English language? Give your reasons. (Before answering the questions, think about “whats the authors opinion” carefully.) 学 科 网 创原家独 2.What do you find most challenging about learning English? How do you deal with this? 学 科 网 创原家独 3.The author describes some p
12、henomenons of English in the passage. For example, “When I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.” Can you think any similar phenomenons of Chinese like this? Give your examples. Read the information on page 16 and answer the questions. How did the pineapple, hamburge
13、r and eggplant get their names? (Answer the questions from the aspects of shape, type, ingredients, etc.) . Homework 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 it “hamburger” Eggplants got the name because they used to look like egg Success ahead! Thank you !
