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Unit 2
Exploring English
授课教师：权伟
Learning aims
1. Predict the content through the title, pictures and brainteaser.（脑筋急转弯）
2. Grasp the reading abilities like skimming, scanning, etc.
3. Apply what you have learned to the description of language diversity（语言多样性）and express your ideas creatively.
4. Relate what you have read to what you already know.
What's your feeling towards English
confusing？
difficult
sad
boring
Brainteaser
1. What letter do most people fear most
2. What are the two strongest days of one week
3. Which can move faster, heat or cold
E
Saturday and Sunday
Heat
The end of the life.
Monday to Friday are week days.
We can catch cold easily.
Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
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Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Tick what you think the passage is about.
A. food
B. cooking
C. words
D. plants
E. fruit
Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage.
To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.
To give advice on how to learn English.
To show that English is interesting and creative.
To explain how English was created.
Divide the passage into three parts and
match the main idea of each part.
Part 1
____________
Part 2
__________
Part 3
__________
Shows examples that support his idea
Introduces the topic and the main idea
Give reasons and ends the passage
Para 1
Para 2-6
Para 7
Scan the passage and choose the best answer
A. To open the topic. B. To show some examples. C. To tell a story.
1. Why did the author raise one question for us at the beginning, but answer it by himself
2. What's the author's opinion about the English language
A. English is a crazy language for people to learn.
B. English has many interesting words.
C. English is becoming more and more important.
Scan the passage and answer the following questions
3. How many crazy examples are given in the whole passage
A. Five B. Six C. Nine D. Twelve
Read the passage and complete the table.
unique
hamburger
pineapple
painting
behaviors
airsick
fill out
carsick
homesick
opposing
invisible
ends
English was invented by people, and it reflects the creativity of the human race.
Group Work: Roast
Place: 2021 Roast in Shenzhen
Topic: Language phenomena that confuse you
Time: 1-2 mins
Tips:
①Introduction
②Main contents-Some crazy examples of English or any other languages.
③Conclusion
How Crazy English is!
①合成法：一些由其他单词组合而成的单词的含义与其组成成分有关，而其他组合词的意义与其组成成分无关。
(seasick; homesick; pineapple)
②派生法：通过增添后缀，导致一些词改变了词性，但依旧保持了词义，而另一些词不仅改变了词性，且完全改变了词义。
(hard-hardly; soft-softly)
③转化法：一个单词或一个表达也可以有多重含义。
(wind up)
Language Points
behavior n. 举止，行为
(1) behave v. 表现；（举止或行为）守规矩
behave oneself 守规矩，表现得体
behave well/badly to/towards sb. 对待某人好/差
(2) well/badly-behaved adj. 表现好的/差的
good/bad behavior良好/不良行为
opposite adj. 相反的，相对的 n. 对立面/物 prep. 在...对面 adv. 在对面
(1) be opposite to在...对面，与...相反
just the opposite恰恰相反
neither...nor...既不...也不....
(1)否定词neither置于句首，句子要用部分倒装，即把助动词、情态动词或be动词提到主语之前。
(2)neither...nor...当用于连接主语时，遵循就近原则。
(3)当never, hardly, nor, not until, not only等置于句首，句子也需部分倒装。
burn up（被）烧毁，烧尽；使大怒；消耗（体内的能量）
burn down（被）烧毁；（火势）减弱
burn out （火）熄灭；燃尽；耗尽体力，累垮
wind up 把（窗户等）摇上去，给（机械）上发条，使（活动，会议等）结束
(1) wind down 把（窗户等）摇下来
(2) wind up doing sth. = end up doing sth. 结果/最终/到头来是....,以...收场/结尾
(3) wind one’s way 蜿蜒前行，曲折延伸
have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
其他表达：
(1) have difficulty/trouble with sth.
(2) have a hard/difficult time (in) doing/with sth.
(3) have problems (in) doing/with sth.
(4) There is difficulty/trouble (in) doing/with sth.
speaking of....说起...，谈到...
类似的短语：
generally speaking（一般来说）
strictly speaking（严格地说）
broadly speaking（广泛地说）
judging from/by....（就...而判断）
considering（考虑到...）
This/That is why...这/那都是...的原因
(1) This/That/It is why....这/那都是...的原因
（why引导表语从句，表示结果）
(2) This/That/It is because...这是/那是因为...
（because引导表语从句，表示原因）
(3) The reason why...is that..., ...的原因是....
（why引导定语从句，that引导表语从句）
get+宾语+doing 使...开始...起来
E.g.: This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.
(1) get+宾语+doing 使...开始...起来，使...进入某种状态，表延续性。
(2) get+宾语+to do使...做某事，表短暂性或整体动作。
(3) get+宾语+done使...（被）...，表被动。
reflect v. 反应，反射（声、光、热等），显示，表达，沉思
(1) reflect on/upon sth. 认真思考某事
(2) reflection n. 反映，映像，沉思，深思
on/upon reflection 经再三思考
unique adj. 独一无二的，独特的，罕见的
be unique to 为...所独有的
Homework
Thank you for listening!

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