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Unit 2 Exploring English
Understanding ideas
Activity 1
What’s the main idea of the text
A. Compound words.
B. The charm of English.
C. Pine and apple trees.
D. Differences of English.
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Read the text again and match paragraphs with main ideas.
1.Para.1　　 A. The reason why English is so crazy.
2.Paras.2-6 B. English is a crazy language to learn.
3.Para.7 C. Examples of some pairs of confusing words or phrases.
Activity 2
Activity 3　
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1. What did the author’s son’s words make her think of
A. English is a widely used language.
B. English is a crazy language to learn.
C. English is difficult for her to learn.
D. English words are formed in different ways.
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2. What does the author try to tell us in Para.3
A. Some English words are really confusing.
B. Some English words are hard to remember.
C. The way adjectives change into adverbs.
D. Words ending with -less and -ful have the same meanings.
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3. What does the first “it” (in Para.7) most probably refer to
A. English.　 　　　B. A computer.
C. Creativity. D. The human race.
4. According to the passage, which is not mentioned
A. Food. B. Fruit.
C. Words. D. Books.
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5. How does the author support her idea in the passage
A. By listing numbers.
B. By making comparison.
C. By giving some examples.
D. By using some research results.
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Activity 4
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
1. To tell us that English is very difficult to learn.
2. To give advice on how to learn English.
3. To show that English is interesting and creative.
4. To explain how English was created.
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Activity 5　
Read the passage carefully and find the sentence(s) introducing a topic.
Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English
Activity 6　課文語篇填空
One day my son asked me 1.　　　　　 there was ham in a hamburger. This question got me thinking how English can be a crazy language 2.________ (learn). For example, when we are traveling, we can get seasick at sea, airsick in the air and carsick in a car, 3. 　　 when we return home, we don’t feel homesick. “Hard” is the opposite of “soft”, but “hardly” and “softly” are not 4. 　　　 opposite pair. “Harmless” and “harmful” have opposite 5.　　　　　　　 (meaning), while “shameful” and “shameless” mean the same. Some English phrases are also very 6.________　　　　　 (interest).
whether　
to learn　
but　
an　
meanings
interesting　
A house can burn up as it 7.　　　　　 (burn) down and you can fill in a form by 8. 　　　　 (fill) it out. When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. That’s because English 9.　　　　 (invent) by people, not computers, which reflects the 10.　　　　　　 (creative) of the human race.
burns　
filling　
was invented
creativity
Activity 7
Complete the notes with words from the passage.
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.
Activity 8
Read the following information and answer the questions.
Activity 9
Think & Share
1. Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the English language
Give your reasons.
2. What do you find most challenging about learning English How do you deal with this
THANKS

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