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课件网) Unit 2 Unit 2 Exploring English Learn to get what a text is about from its pictures and title. Learn some interesting things about some English words & expressions, and the creativity of English. Share your opinions about English language and learning English. How much do you know about the English language 1. It is an international language and widely used. 2. It is an official language in many countries and the UN. 3. It plays an important role as a first or second language in many countries. 4. It is learned by people in many countries. 5. It is the language used by governments, schools, newspapers and TV, and has the third largest number of native speakers in the world. 6. It is the language learned as a school subject. Sometimes we can get an English word’s meaning from its formation. football snowfall afternoon takeaway indoor notebook playground bathroom hard-working warm-hearted schoolgirl blackboard bookshop weekend Sometimes people will make mistakes or funny stories because of the misusing of English words. I was arrested(逮捕) at the airport. Just because I was greeting my cousin Jack! All that I said was “Hi! Jack,” but very loud. Read for fun why Hi! Jack Hijack(打劫) So, we may make mistakes when we’re learning English only by understanding a word from its formation. We’re going to learn something interesting about these words. Can you speak out their meaning hamburger eggplant pineapple paint sculpt sculpture painting take a photo in a car/taxi on a train/bus sick homework housework hard soft hardly rain snow sunshine US alarm Work in groups. Look at the pictures and guess what’s the meaning of the pictures. Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Give your reasons. food cooking words plants fruit Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Read the passage to get the general idea of the passage and check your answer to Activity 1. Reading strategies Read the first paragraph to know what the text is about. The first paragraph may tell you the background of the text. Read the first sentences of the following paragraphs except the last one. They are usually topic sentences of each paragraph and will tell you the main idea of the paragraph. Link all the topic sentences and get the structure of the text. You will know how the writer organizes the passage. Read the following sentences. Use the context to determine the Chinese meaning of the word underlined. 1. Little Tom felt sick because he traveled by car. Poor boy, he got carsick. _____ 2. If you are homesick, you feel unhappy because you are away from home and are missing your family, friends, and home very much. _____ 晕车的 想家的 3. Water is the opposing force to fire. _____ 4. Please capitalize the names in the form. e.g. Judy → JUDY _____ 5. Everybody is unique. You are the only one in the world. _____ 相反的，相对立的 大写 独一无二的，独特的 Read ... ...
