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课件网) Understanding Ideas Understanding ideas Do you think English is easy to learn Guess the meaning of the words Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. □ food □ cooking □ words □ plants □ fruit Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Read the passage and check your answer. Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. □ food □ cooking □ words □ plants □ fruit Activity 3: Read for Structure Read paragraph 1 and underline the topic sentence. Why do you think so Is this an opinion or a fact An opinion. Activity 3: Read for Structure Read the last paragraph and underline the topic sentence. reason Introduction：English is a crazy language to learn. In order to support his opinion, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. The reason is that English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. Analyze the structure Examples Introduction Conclusion Structure of the passage Paragraph 1 Paragraph2-6 Paragraph 7 Introduction : the author’s opinion Body: supportive examples Conclusion: the reason Intensive reading: Find the detailed information Complete the notes with words from the passage. 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 pine nor apple in 3. _____ sculpt a sculpture paint a(n) 4._____ BUT take a photo hamburger pineapple painting We can’t always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of! Intensive reading: Find the detailed information Intensive reading: Find the detailed information seasick → sick at sea 5._____ → sick in the air 6._____ → sick in a car BUT 7. _____ → sick at home “Hard” is the opposite of “soft”. “hardly “ and “softly” are not a(n) 8._____ pair. airsick carsick homesick opposing The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything! “Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. Shameful and shameless 9._____ are the same. burn up → burn down fill in a form → 10. _____a form Intensive reading: Find the detailed information behaviors fill out careless-careful slow up-slow down The same word formation may have different meanings. Different phrases may have the same meaning! Intensive reading: Find the detailed information Stars are out . → They are visible. Lights are out. → They are 11._____. I wind up my watch. →It starts. I wind up the passage. → It 12._____. invisible ends The same words and phrases may have different meanings in different contexts. The reason is that English was invented by people, and it 13._____the creativity of the human race. reflects Further reading: The origin of some words 1. The word “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, which means pine cone. When it came to England, “apple” was added t ... ...
