1、Book I Unit 2 Developing ideas Misadventures in English (P21) 1. forum 2. resource 3. misadventure 4. remind 5. rather 6. comment 7. frog 8. throat 9. have a frog in ones throat 10.downtown 11. boot 论坛；讨论区论坛；讨论区 资料；（教学）资源资料；（教学）资源 事故；灾难事故；灾难 提醒；使提醒；使想起想起 相当；颇相当；颇 评论评论 青蛙青蛙 喉咙；咽喉喉咙；咽喉 （尤因喉咙痛）说话困难（尤因喉
2、咙痛）说话困难 在在闹市区的；市中心的闹市区的；市中心的 靴子靴子 12. entrance 13. section 14. exit 15. actually 16. downstairs 17. wicked 18. odd 19. negative 20. error 21. intend 22. informal 大门（口）；入口（处）大门（口）；入口（处） 区域区域 出口出口 事实上；实际上事实上；实际上 在楼下在楼下 缺德的，邪恶的；很棒的缺德的，邪恶的；很棒的; ;极极 好的好的 奇特的，古怪的奇特的，古怪的 消极的，负面的消极的，负面的 错误，谬误错误，谬误 计划，打算计划，打
3、算 非正式的非正式的 Misadventures in English Read the dialogue and guess the meaning of “big potatoes”. -You know what, the guy we were talking with is You know what, the guy we were talking with is a big potato a big potato in in our company.our company. -You dont say.You dont say. big potatoes: very import
4、ant figures or someone of a high status in a field. Read the following expressions and guess their meanings. Whats up? Whats going on? ring a bell sound familiar. small potatoes something unimportant or insignificant. toilet water a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell. at sixes and
5、sevens in a confused, badly organised, or difficult situation. green fingers natural ability in growing plants. pull up ones socks make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough. Read the four posts (帖子)quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zheng
6、 Xu? she had a frog in her throat Yancy the ground floor / the first floor Sophie wicked Julien Not bad Zheng Xu Read for understanding : Read carefully, finish Ex. 3 on P22 and settle their puzzles. (Group work) Whats the actual meaning of the misunderstood word or expression in their stories? How
7、can you figure it out? Can you tell me the clue words? 1. have a frog in ones throat: unable to speak clearly because your throat is dry or blocked; it doesnt really mean theres a frog in your throat clue words: “Maggie couldnt teach that day; a different teacher” 2. first floor (lady in New York )
8、= ground floor(Yancy) clue words: the location of the shoe section 3. wicked: very good, fantastic (informal) clue words: “I liked him a lot. I found it odd.” 4. not bad: pretty good, better than you expected clue words: “I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive com
9、ment; no errors” 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. 本句中的remind 是“提醒”的意思。其常用结构如下： remind sb. to do sth. e.g. Could you please remind me_ (take) my camera tomorrow morning? Key: to t
10、ake remind sb. of/ about sth. （译）我忘了提醒他面试的时间。 Key: I forgot to remind him about/of the time for the interview. Step4. Key sentences: 另外，remind还有“使想起”的意思。 e.g. The picture reminded me of the happy time we spent together. （译） Key: 这张照片让我想起了我们一起度过的美好时光。 People say that the British always play safe with
11、 what they eat. 本句中play safe with是“谨慎对待”的意思。What引导宾语从句，充当句 中eat的宾语。 I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment. 本句中look forward to 这个短语中的to 是介词，后面跟n. 或V-ing形式。另 外，comment 在句中是n., 意思是“评论，意见”。其固定搭配为：make a comment on /upon 。comment还可以用作动词，常用搭配为：comment on sb/sth
12、 ，意思是“对作出评论；对发表意见”。 e.g. He made an objective comment on the incident. 他对那一事件作了客观的评论。 Reading tips: -How did you make it in guessing the difficult words and expressions in their misadventures? -By using context clues ( 语境 、上下文 线索) Step 5. Show time : Finish Ex. 4 on P22 , retell the situations in th
13、e four posts and show their performances. Guess the meanings of the underlined phrases: Today there are so many big potatoes in this room, like your principal. And probably you may get cold feet. My class is open and free, so you dont need to see eye to eye with each other. Enjoy our class and break
14、 a leg! Watch the videos for more information. Dialogue 1 A: “Are you going to enter the photo contest? ” B: “I dont know.” A: “Oh you should. You are so talented. Your pictures are so beautiful.” B: “You are just being nice. But I am getting cold feet. I dont know if I am good enough.” nervous; fri
15、ghtened Dialogue 2 A: “Is the yoga class over already? ” B: “I left a little early.” A: “Why?” B: “The instructor and I didnt see eye to eye.” A: “You had a fight with your yoga teacher?” B: “Look, Jonathan. I practice yoga my own way.” A: “The instructor asked you to leave, right?” agree with each
16、other Dialogue 3: A: “I am so nervous .Tonight is the first night of the play. ” B: “Is it? Go out there and break a leg.” Good luck 1. Do you understand the meanings of the slang words mentioned above? 2. Will you surf the Internet and find out more such examples? If interested, you can guess the meanings of the expressions mentioned in Part1 on P20. ( toilet paper, at sixes and sevens, green fingers, pull up ones socks)
