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课件网) Unit 2 Exploring English Starting out &Understanding ideas Look at the charts and answer the questi 1.According to Chart 1,which language has the largest number of native speakers 2.According to Chart2,which language has the largest number of learners Chart 1 Top 5 languages by number of native speakers English 530 milion Spanish 390 milion Chart 2 Top 5 languages by number of learners around the world English 1,500 milion Starting out Spanish 15 million The number of English learners in China is increasing. Various reasons may explain the phenomenon. Firstly,..In addition....Lastly,... Look at the charts and answer the questions. 3.What can you learn from Chart 3 Why do you think many people in China learn English Startimg out Watch the video and answer the questions. 1.Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language 2.Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video Startingout Watch the video and answer the questions. 1.Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language The UK,Ireland,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia. 2.Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video More than a third of English words come from French. Fruit,table,crocodile,and invasion. Startimg out Understamdling Idleas Look at the picture.What are the English words for the objects in it You can find two words,pine and apple in pineapple. But when you eat a pineapple,there is neither pine nor apple in pineapple. Right Understandimg Ideas Can you find pine or apple in pineapple 1.Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Tick what you think the passage is about. □ food □ cooking words plants □ fruit 2.Read the passage and check your answer. IPredlict 中 What is the author's purpose in writing the passage To answer the question,we need to focus on the author's attitude. Please read the passage and underline sentences that show the author 1 Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English I hadn't,until one day my five-year-old son asked me whether there was ham in a hamburger.There isnt This made me realize that there's no egg in eggplant either.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learm. 6 You also have to wondef at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off! Understamdling Idleas If anything makes your realise something, gets you thinking,or makes you wonder, it interests or inspires(启发)you. s attitude. 7 English was invented by people,not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. Thatis why when the stars are out,they are visible,but when the lights are out,they are invisible.And that is why when I wind up my watch,it starts,but when ... ...
