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课件网) Unit 2 Understanding each other Extended reading—Reading comprehension By the end of this period, you will be able to: understand why and how words are borrowed from other language; analyse different attitudes towards borrowed words; use examples to explain their own attitudes towards borrowed words. CONTENTS I Pre-reading II While-reading III Post-reading IV Sentences analysis Pre-reading 1. Look at the pictures around the title and fill in the table. Chinese words English words 扑克 Kung fu 基因 Dim sum 克隆 Yin 模特 Yang 休克 Tai chi Poker Gene Clone Model Shock 功夫 点心 阴 阳 太极 They are all borrowed words. Can you find any similarities among these borrowed words 1. Their pronunciations are quite similar. 2. They are unique in their languages. Chinese words English words 扑克 Kung fu 基因 Dim sum 克隆 Yin 模特 Yang 休克 Tai chi Poker Gene Clone Model Shock 功夫 点心 阴 阳 太极 2. Can you predict what the article is mainly about based on the title Definition Reason Attitude Current situation Future tendency ... Borrowed word Is your prediction right or wrong Now, let’s read the text to get the answer. While-reading Activity 1 Fast- reading for basic information Ⅰ. What’s the main idea of the text A．Why are words borrowed B．The importance of borrowed words. C．An introduction to borrowed words. D．Different attitudes towards borrowed words. √ Ⅱ. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A．The pessimistic attitude about word borrowing. Para.2 B．The process of word borrowing. Para.3 C．Borrowed words can be found in almost all languages. Para.4 D．The optimistic attitude about word borrowing. Para.5 E．Why word borrowing happens. Para.6 F．The tendency to borrow words has never gone out of style. Activity 2 Careful- reading for details Ⅰ.Read Para.1 and do the following exercises. 1．Why is the first sentence showed A．To show the sentence is indeed special. B．To show English is difficult to understand. C．To show that we had better not learn English. D．To show that English is a language with many borrowed words. 2. Why does the author say “this comes as no surprise” in Line 3 Because English has borrowed words from more than 300 different languages, including Latin, Greek, French and Chinese. (Lines 3-4) √ 3．How does the author develop Para.1 A．By giving examples. B．By asking questions. C．By listing numbers. D．By describing details. √ The restaurant’s fried tofu is delicious. For example, English words that are borrowed into the Chinese language include “bacon”, “tank” and “golf”. Could you find some evidence Effect: The author uses examples to present his topic in a vivid way and draw listeners’ attention. Ⅱ.Read Para.2 and do the following exercises. 1．Why does word borrowing happen all the time in the history A．It can meet the needs of mutual interaction. B．It happens because of technological devel ... ...
