(
课件网) 第二单元 Exploring English 第二课时 Understanding ideas What formed the word “notebook” = notebook(笔记本） note(笔记） book door bell（铃） door bell （门铃） = rain coat raincoat (雨衣） mail box mailbox （信箱） doorbell = door + bell raincoat =rain + coat mailbox = mail + box rule = apple pine（松树） pineapple butterfly butter（黄油） fly（苍蝇） headphone head phone There are still some words in Chinese that cannot be taken literally. 鱼香肉丝 老婆饼 狮子头 Do you know the color of black tea black tea 红茶 Is lucky dog really a dog or What does "green hand" mean What does "green hand" mean rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 When pigs fly 天方夜谭，永不可能 Pre-reading Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Title: Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple □ food □ cooking □ words □ plants □ fruit While-reading Task 1 Fast reading 1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage A. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn. B. To give advice on how to learn English. C. To show that English is interesting and creative. D. To explain how English was created. fast reading Skimming the whole passage. Try to think about: How many parts（部分） can this article be divided into What is the main idea of each part fast reading Find the general idea of each section. Part 1 (para 1) _____ Part 2 (para 2-6) _____ Part 3 (para 7) _____ A.Examples showing that how crazy English is. B.To question what made people have trouble learning English. C.English was invented by people ,reflecting the creativity. A B C Task 3 Intensive Reading — Reading for details Complete the notes with words from the passage. 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 In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the 1._____ madness of English. unique hamburger pineapple painting We can’t always understand a compound word by adding the meanings of the words it is made up of! Task 3 Intensive Reading — Reading for details Complete the notes with words from the passage. 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. In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything! airsick carsick homesick opposing Task 3 Intensive Reading — Reading for details Complete the notes with words from the passage. “Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. Shameful and shameless 9._____ are the same. burn up → burn down fill in a form → 10. _____a form In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. Seemingly opposite words or phrases may have the same meaning! behav ... ...
