Book 1 Unit 2 Exploring English
Period 2 understanding ideas
Neither pine nor apple in a pineapple
Learning material?
本節(jié)是一篇反映單元主題的課文媳纬，語(yǔ)篇類型為小品文吃度，課文以幽默眉厨，風(fēng)趣的藝術(shù)形式呈現(xiàn)了讓學(xué)習(xí)者迷惑不解的“瘋狂”現(xiàn)象僻他，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生深入思考英語(yǔ)的特點(diǎn)，激發(fā)學(xué)生對(duì)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的興趣。
Learning objectives?
1. 通過(guò)推測(cè)和略讀略荡，獲取課文大意色查，根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容準(zhǔn)確理解課文標(biāo)題和作者的寫作意圖。
2. 通過(guò)精讀獲取重要信息撞芍，正確梳理信息之間的關(guān)系。
3. 通過(guò)思考并理解英語(yǔ)的奇妙之處跨扮，理解英語(yǔ)詞匯背后蘊(yùn)藏的文化內(nèi)涵并會(huì)發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)序无。
4. 通過(guò)閱讀課文內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系自己的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)實(shí)踐衡创，樹(shù)立正確的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)觀帝嗡，培養(yǎng)對(duì)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的信心和興趣。
Learning process
Step 1 Warming up
1.Observe the expressions and try to guess what they really mean. rain cats and dogs璃氢； black sheep哟玷；? fighting cock
Tips:
Maybe some of them never study the phrases before,maybe some know the words,the point is to arouse their interests.
1. Do the pictures really tell us the true meaning?
Tips:
Students will say the wrong answers,which is not important.The point is to let the students know English is diverse and interesting.
設(shè)計(jì)意圖：通過(guò)引入有趣的英語(yǔ)日常表達(dá)，激發(fā)學(xué)生對(duì)英語(yǔ)這門語(yǔ)言的好奇心一也，從而引入課文環(huán)節(jié)巢寡。
Step 2 prediction
? Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Guess what the passage is about.
Activity 1
Tick what you think the passage is about.
food? ? cooking? ? words? plants? fruit
Possible answer:? ? ? They might choose food or fruit
設(shè)計(jì)意圖：通過(guò)文章的標(biāo)題，圖片等,幫助學(xué)生預(yù)測(cè)文章主題椰苟，同時(shí)也培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的閱讀策略與技能抑月。
Step 3 While-reading
Activity 2
Read the passage and check your answer to Activity 1
Possible answers:
Check their own answers.
設(shè)計(jì)意圖：在完成對(duì)文章主題的預(yù)測(cè)后，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生關(guān)注文章的語(yǔ)篇類型舆蝴，結(jié)構(gòu)谦絮，寫作目的，幫助學(xué)生通過(guò)再次閱讀來(lái)完成對(duì)文章主旨的進(jìn)一步理解洁仗。
Activity 3
The author’s purpose to write the passage is ________．
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 difficult English words correctly
D. to analyze the reason for inventing the language of English
設(shè)計(jì)意圖：此活動(dòng)檢驗(yàn)學(xué)生閱讀課文后對(duì)作者寫作意圖的理解层皱。學(xué)生通過(guò)閱讀，找出課文主題句赠潦。
Activity 4:
Complete the notes with words from the passage
After-reading
Activity5 Read the following information and answer the questions.
1. How did pineapples, hamburgers and eggplants get their names?
2. Does the information above give you a better understanding of the passage? Give your reasons.
Possible answers:
1. The name of “pineapple” developed from the Spanish word “pina”, with “apple” added to show it’s a kind of fruit; the name of “hamburger” came from the idea of “Hamburg steak”, and later people reinvented it and called it “hamburger”; eggplants got the name because they used to look like eggs.
2. There may be different stories behind the words, some are about history, some are about culture, still others are about appearance…
設(shè)計(jì)意圖：通過(guò)課文內(nèi)容的補(bǔ)充材料叫胖，介紹課文中部分詞匯的來(lái)源，學(xué)生可以加深對(duì)學(xué)生對(duì)科恩住址和主題語(yǔ)境的進(jìn)一步理解她奥，拓展學(xué)生的思維臭家。
Activity 6
Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the English language?Give your reasons.
Possible answers:
on the house 免費(fèi)的
throw in the towel放棄，投降
like father,like son有其父方淤，必有其子
give it a shot? ? 試一試钉赁，試試看
Homework:
What do you find most challenging about learning English?
How do you deal with this?
設(shè)計(jì)意圖：學(xué)生在深入理解文章主題的同時(shí)聯(lián)系自身實(shí)際，反思自己在英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)上的問(wèn)題携茂，為本單元的后續(xù)任務(wù)做鋪墊你踩。
