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课件网) Unit 2 Exploring Describe the history of English development Learning aims: 1. Construct the theme-related vocabulary about English learning by previewing the words, articles and other provided materials. 2. Explore the situation of English using and learning by looking at three charts. 3. Describe the history of English development and its factors in your own words by watching a video. Reading Reading Rules: Complete the required tasks. You will improve your reading skills and understand more about English. Learning to learn Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource. Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world. While-reading： Skkim and find out what confused different people. (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level. (American English) the floor of a building at ground level pretty good, better than you expected unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked morally(道德层面上地) wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic Yancy Sophie Julien Zheng Xu While-reading： Skkim and find out what confused different people. (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level. (American English) the floor of a building at ground level pretty good, better than you expected unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked morally(道德层面上地) wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic Yancy Sophie Julien Zheng Xu While-reading： Scan para 2 and answer. Yancy People say that the British always play safe with what they eat. Not true! I went to a summer school in Manchester and my English teacher was called Maggie. One day, a different teacher took our class. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat. Poor Maggie – but why did she try to eat such a big frog expressions surface meaning real meaning frog in the throat an animal in the throat a dry or blocked throat Sophie 谨慎行事 food cooking words plants fruit ... Predict: What will the passage talk about Pre-reading tasks (read as well as listen) Task 1. Choose the best answer. What’s the author’s purpose to write the passage 2. How does the author develop the passage 3. Why does the author say “English was invented by people”？ Task 2: Match the main ideas of the paragraphs. Task 1 : Answer the following questions. 1. What’s the author’s purpose to write the passage A. To share the difficulty in learning different English words well. B. To show how interesting and creative the language of English is. C. To instruct how to spell different English words correctly. D. To analyze the reason for inventing the language of English. 2. How does the author develop the passage A. By making examples. B. By making comparis ... ...
