1、 1. Learn to know the story of misunderstanding in English. 2. Learn to retell the story in your own words. 3. Write down a paragraph to tell the story with the help of the expressions in the text. Writing a story about a misunderstanding in English. Activity 1 Look at the pictures. Have you ever co
2、mmunicate with a foreigner? Can you understand what he/she said? Did the foreigner speak English as your English teacher? Why cant you understand him/her? Before reading pronunciation fluent level culture background customs life style Why you cant understand native speakers? Toad-in-the hole Toad-in
3、-the hole is a traditional British dish. It consists of sausages in a Yorkshire pudding mix, usually served with vegetables. The origin of the dishs name isnt quite clear, but a common explanation is that it gets its name because it resembles a toad sticking its head out of a hole. Look at the pictu
4、res and answer the questions. 1. Who were the people in the story? 2. Where did the story take place? They were a girl and her British host family. It took place in the girls British host familys home. 3. What happened? 4. What caused the misunderstanding? The boy told the girl that they were going
5、to have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. The girl wasnt sure whether it would be a real toad in a hole. The girl didnt know that “toad-in-the- hole” is actually the name of a dish. Retell the story. Activity 2 Retell the story by answering the questions above. You may begin like this: My name is . I com
6、e from China. Now I am studying in the UK and living with a British family. Ive learnt a lot about the history of UK and practised speaking English. But I find something strange when I come to the UK. Share your story with your partners. You can discuss whose story is performed better. Then think ab
7、out how you can improve your story. Write a paragraph to tell the story. Activity 3 Draw an outline of what you will write. A mind map may help you. Think about how you will arrange the story. Think about what tense you will use. Think about who will be your reader so that you can choose the better-
8、understanding words. a sample of mind map title introduction yourself the host family story how it happened why it happened the end: what I can learn from the experience What tense should you use to write the passage? The writer tells us an interesting story that has happened to her. So we should us
9、e the Past Tense to describe the story. Useful expressions I was really surprised when I wasnt sure whether To my astonishment, It turned out that The following expressions may help you. Share your story in your group. Activity 4 Demands: Check each others structure to be sure its in a right order.
10、Check the verbs tense in each sentence and make sure your partner uses the Past Tense when describing what happened. Check the words spelling and usage. Make sure your partner uses right words to express his/her ideas. 【参考范文】【参考范文】 Last summer, I stayed with a British host family. One day, I was rea
11、lly surprised when Jeremy, the son of the family, told me that we would have told-in-the-hole for dinner. I wasnt sure whether we were going to eat a real toad in a hole. If so, how terrible! I joined them at dinner time with butterflies in my stomach. To my astonishment, a dish of sausages cooked i
12、n Yorkshire pudding (a mix that tastes a bit like pancakes) was served on the table, and it tasted delicious. It turned out that toad-in-the-hole is a typical dish for a British dinner, and theres no toad! What an amazing experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name. Polish(打磨打磨)your passage, and share your story with the class.
