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课件网) Understanding ideas 1. What kind of dog never bites Lead-in--Brainteaser 脑筋急转弯 2. What is the smallest room in the world Lead-in--Brainteaser 脑筋急转弯 3. What table is in the field Lead-in--Brainteaser 脑筋急转弯 Observe and say Neither pine nor apple in pineapple ？ ＋ = food cooking words fruit plants Prediction: Observe the title and the pictures. Guess what this passage is about. What’s the topic sentence of the passage Read for main idea: Introduction Examples Conclusion In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the 1._____ madness of English. 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 unique hamburger pineapple painting 2nd reading: read for details A compound made up of two words may involve neither. In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. 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. airsick carsick homesick opposing 2nd reading: read for details A rule may not apply to all. In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. “Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”. Shameful and shameless 9._____ are the same. burn up → burn down fill in a form → 10. _____a form behaviors fill out Opposite words or phrases may have the same meaning. 2nd reading: read for details In order to support his idea, the author uses many examples that show the unique madness of English. Stars are out . → They are visible. Lights are out. → They are 11._____. I wind up my watch. →It starts. I wind up the passage. → It 12._____. The reason is that English was invented by people, and it 13._____the creativity of the human race. invisible ends reflects The same expression may have different meanings in different contexts. 2nd reading: read for details Post-reading: Think and share Explore ways to learn English better. How to enlarge our English vocabulary seasick carsick airsick visible invisible sculpt sculpture paint painting soft softly harmless harmful Tip 1: Word fomation compound words(合成词） prefix 前缀 (in-. dis-, un-...) suffix 后缀 （-less; -ful; -ly...) View and summarize in the car/taxi - on the train/bus homesick hardly shameful=shameless burn up= burn down fill in a form=fill out a form Tip 2: pay attention to the “special” words/phrases View and summarize How did Pineapple, hamburgers and eggplants get their names Tip 3: cultural background It is the craziness, complexity and creativity that makes a language unique, interesting and enjoyable to learn. Take a positive attitude, be curious, patient and open-minded and keep on exploring English. Summary. Homework Prepare a speech to share your opinion on E ... ...
