高中英语外研社版必修第一册：Exploring English (Starting out Understanding ideas).pptx

ExploringEnglish（StartingoutUnderstandingideas）年级：高一学科：英语（新外研版）

Exploring

Startingout

Whatcanyoulearnfromtheringchart?WhydoyouthinkmanypeopleinChinalearnEnglish?

Watchavideoandanwerthequestions:1.WhichcountriesmentionedinthevideohaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage?2.WheredoathirdofEnglishwordscomefrom?Whatexamplesaregiveninthevideo?

eggplant

ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.

Howdoestheauthordeveloptheidea?

Thereisnoeggineggplantnorhaminhamburger.Similarly,thereisneitherpinenorappleinpineapple.Presenteachexampleincompletesentencesandusetransitionalwordswherenecessary.Wesculptascupltureandpaintapainting,while/butwetakeaphoto.Giveitago.

WhyisEnglishsoconfusing?Englishisa________,______languagewithits_______madnessbecauseit_____________bypeople,notcomputers,anditreflectsthe________ofthehumanrace.crazyconfusinguniquewasinventedcreativityIsthemadnessuniqueto(独有的)English?

SometimesChinesecanalsobeacrazylanguagetolearn.

Whataretheytalkingabout?Theyintroducetheoriginsoftheconfusingwordsmentionedinthepassage.storiesbehinddevelopfromoriginusedtobe

origindevelopfromusedtobehistorydevelopmenthintsThereisaclose_______________betweenlanguageandculture,historyandsocialevolution(演变).link/connectionReflection

Whatistheactivityintendedfor?Discussingroups.Englishsometimesdoesseemcrazyandconfusing.However,itisthereforequiteinterestingtoexplorethestoriesbehinditandgainabetterunderstanding.

Itisthecraziness,creativityanddiversity(多样性)thatmakealanguageunique,interestingandenjoyabletolearn.Weshouldtakeaflexible(灵活的)attitude,beopen-mindedandkeeponexploringthestoriesbehindalanguage.Summary

Think,discussandshareWhatdoyoufindmostchallengingaboutlearningEnglish?Howdo