1、Developing ideasUnit 2 Exploring English1.To learn the style文体 of the passage and summarize概括 the main idea主旨.2.To know some misunderstandings误解 in English,and learn their real meanings.3.To learn the words and expressions词汇 in the text.CLASS 01Lead-inEnglishEnjoy the video and see what happenedWhat
2、 caused his misunderstandings误解 in these Chinese expressions?Coming from different cultural backgrounds文化背景Having few experiences经历太少 of talking to people from ChinaNot truly understanding真正的理解 the meanings of Chinese wordsRead the following expressions and guess their meanings.Whats up?ring a bells
3、mall potatoestoilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up ones socks 1.“Whats up?Why are they crying?”Whats up?=Whats going on?怎么啦 Whats up?2.Her name rings a bell but I cant remember whether Ive met her.ring a bell:to sound familiar耳熟ring a bell3.Her business was small potatoes because sh
4、e was a small potatosmall potatoes:sth/sb unimportant or insignificant不重要的人或物small potatoes4.In summer,many people prefer toilet water which is not very strong浓烈的.toilet water:a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell 清淡的香水 toilet water 5.Im at sixes and sevens about what to do.Your roo
5、ms all at sixes and sevens.at sixes and sevens:in a confused,badly-organized,or difficult situation迷茫,混乱的状态at sixes and sevens 6.My grandfather has green fingers,and his garden is very beautiful.green fingers:natural ability in growing plants园艺高手green fingers 7.We need to pull up our socks to win th
6、e coming game.pull up ones socks:to make an effort to improve your work or behavior努力pull up ones socks Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.Whats up?ring a bellsmall potatoestoilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up ones socks 怎么了怎么了?听起来耳熟听起来耳熟小人物小人物,不重要的不重要的事情事情清淡的香
7、水清淡的香水乱七八糟乱七八糟 园艺高手园艺高手努力工作努力工作Others may cause misunderstandings:black tealucky dograin cats and dogsEvery dog has his day.红茶幸运儿倾盆大雨凡人皆有得意日CLASS 01Pre-reading1.Where does the passage come from?A.Novel小说 B.Textbook课本C.Internet网络 D.Magazine杂志2.What is the style(文体)of the passage?Forum Announcement论坛公
8、告3.What will the forum tell us?Learning to learnOnline English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource资源.Not only can you post 发布specific具体的 questions,but you can also broaden your knowledge拓展你的知识 by reading posts帖子 from other English learners around the world.Forum Announcement Last
9、week,our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English.We didnt expect to get so many posts!Here are some of our favorites,to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world!366325commentssharefavourites
10、4.How many posts帖子 are mentioned提到 in the passage?CLASS 01While-readingPostwho what happenedmisunderstandingtruth1Maggie couldnt teach that day COZ she_She thought Maggie tried to_.2I went to buy winter boots,and I was told they were sold _,but in fact they were on the ground floor.In Sophies opinio
11、n,it is_.(downstairs/upstairs)3An English penfriend told me his grandfather was“_”,but when I finally saw him,I liked him a lot.He thought word was a _word.4As an exchange student,I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper,but I only got“_”as a comment.He thought his paper was_.YancyS
12、ophieJulienZheng Xuhad a frog in her throatreally wickedNot badon the first eat a big frogupstairsnegativejust OKfloor Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.Match the definitions to the posts.(P28,activity 3)a(BrE)the floor of a building above the one at
13、 ground level;(AmE)the floor of a building at ground levelb pretty good,better than you expectedc unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blockedd morally wrong and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantasticground floor/first floorhave a frog in ones throat
14、not badwickedEnglish cultural difference and diversity多样性having few experiences of talking to people from other countries not truly understanding the meanings of English wordsunfamiliar不熟悉的 expressions(idoms习语,slang俚语.etc)polysemy(one word with muliple多个的 meaning)take the words too literally字面上Possi
15、ble solutions解决方法Use the context语境 to figure out弄清 the real meaningLearn more about culture and living habits生活习惯Collect积累 more idiomatic 习语expressions表达Use the network网络More communication交流CLASS 01Post-reading(P29,Think and share)1.Which post do you find most interesting?2.Please retell the post yo
16、u like best.Postwho what happenedmisunderstandingtruth1Maggie couldnt teach that day COZ she_She thought Maggie tried to_.2I went to buy winter boots,and I was told they were sold _,but in fact they were on the ground floor.In Sophies opinion,it is_.(downstairs/upstairs)3An English penfriend told me
17、 his grandfather was“_”,but when I finally saw him,I liked him a lot.He thought word was a _word.4As an exchange student,I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper,but I only got“_”as a comment.He thought his paper was_.YancySophieJulienZheng Xuhad a frog in her throatreally wickedNot
18、 badon the first eat a big frogupstairsnegativejust OKfloor Report like this:Hello,I am.I will share a funny story with you.One day,.I thought原以为,.Finally I knew the truth事实.“.”means.Postwho what happenedmisunderstandingtruth1Maggie couldnt teach that day COZ she_She thought Maggie tried to_.2I went
19、 to buy winter boots,and I was told they were sold _,but in fact they were on the ground floor.In Sophies opinion,it is_.(downstairs/upstairs)3An English penfriend told me his grandfather was“_”,but when I finally saw him,I liked him a lot.He thought word was a _word.4As an exchange student,I spent
20、days preparing and writing my first English paper,but I only got“_”as a comment.He thought his paper was_.YancySophieJulienZheng Xuhad a frog in her throatreally wickedNot badon the first eat a big frogupstairsnegativejust OKfloor Report like this:Hello,I am Yancy.I will share a funny story with you
21、.One day,a different teacher took our class.He told us that Maggie couldnt teach that day because she had a frog in her throat.I thought she ate such a big frog.Finally I knew the truth.“Had a frog in her throat”means she was unable to speak clearly for a short time because her throat is dry or bloc
22、ked.likes because angry sad COZ 3.Look at some examples of Internet language used in the passage?What do they mean?confused Examples of Internet language in Chinese:社牛 社恐 YYDS 绝绝子 破防 躺平in English?Examples of Internet language in Chinese:社牛 社恐 YYDS 绝绝子 破防 躺平social butterflysocial phobia/anxiety4.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings/confusion for people from other countries?Share them with the class.5.Facing different culture,what should we do?our culture:carry forward and inherit(弘扬和传承)foreign culture:respect尊重 and learn学习
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