(
课件网) Understanding ideas Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Lead in Shredded pork with garlic sauce (鱼香肉丝) A fish Lead in Braised pork ball in brown sauce (红烧狮子头) A lion Lead in Sweetheart Pastry (老婆饼) A wife An egg Lead in eggplant Lead in Neither_____nor _____in Pineapple Pine Apple Prediction(预测): look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about. Activity 1 Skimming(略读)for the main idea. Read and check Opinions Examples Scanning(寻读) for specific information. Para. 1 Para. 4 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 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. Activity 3 Examples Opinions support Activity 4 _____a sculpture _____a(n) painting BUT_____a photo seasick→sick at sea _____→sick in the air _____→sick in the car BUT _____ ≠ sick at home It’s _____(rain). It’s _____ (snow). BUT it’s not_____. paint airsick carsick homesick raining snowing × The same rule doesn’t always apply to everything! sculpt take sunshining Find out the examples in Paragraph 2&4. Activity 4 “Harmless” is the _____ of “harmful”. BUT shameful and shameless behaviors are the _____. same Seemingly opposite words or phrases may have the ____ meaning! fill out burn up = burn _____ fill in the form = _____ a form down same Find out the examples in Paragraph 3&6. opposite Activity 4 Stars are out . → They are _____. Lights are out. → They are _____. I wind up my watch. →It _____. I wind up the passage. →It _____. The same words and phrases may have _____ meanings in different contexts(语境). invisible ends different Find out the examples in Paragraph 7. visible starts The Structure of the Passage Part 1 English can be a crazy language to learn. Part 2 sculpt a sculpture paint a painting BUT take a photo seasick→sick at sea airsick→sick in the air carsick→sick in the car BUT homesick≠sick at home It is raining. It is snowing. BUT it’s not sunshining. burn up →burn down fill in the form →fill out a form Stars are out. →They are visible. BUT lights are out. →They are invisible. I wind up my watch. →It starts. BUT I wind up the passage. →It ends. Part 3 The reason is that English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. Examples opinion conclu -sion(结论) Read for structure (结构) Think & share 1. What do you find most challenging about learning English 2. How do you deal with it recorder reporter --Work in your group and choose one topic to prepare a presentation(展示). --You may follow the structure and useful expressions below. --Each group needs a reporter. Topics Structure Useful Expressions Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking ... Opinion ...Can be very … I think it is… for me to learn… I have t ... ...
