1、Unit 2 Exploring English Developing ideasDeveloping ideas1Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.Whats up?ring a bell small potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up ones socksWhats up?Whats going on?ring a bellto sound familiarsmall potatoessomething unimporta
2、nt or insignificanttoilet watera light perfume that does not have a very strong smellat sixes and sevens in a confused,badly organised,or difficult situation green fingersan unusual ability to make plants growpull up ones socksto make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not goo
3、d enoughNow think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.bus boy 餐馆勤杂工busybody 好管闲事的人horse sense 常识green hand 新手eleventh hour 最后时刻handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆.2Read the passage and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.adventures in EnglishMisMaggi
4、e couldnt teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.She said the shoe section was on the first floor.So I went up to the first floor,but couldnt find any shoes.My English penfriend had told me that his grandfather was“really wicked”.But when I met his grandfather,I liked him a lot.I knew I had
5、 done a good job on my first English paper and was looking forward to getting a positive comment.When I got the paper back,I found my teacher had written the comment“not bad!”3Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused themisunderstandings.Match the definitions to the posts.a(Brit
6、ish English)the floor of a building above the one at ground level;（American English)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
7、 good,fantasticYancy Yancy sophie sophie j julienulien Zheng xuZheng xu 1 Which post do you find most interesting?Why?2 How would you deal with the situations described in the posts?3 What examples of Internet language are used in the passage?What do they mean?4 Do you know of any Chinese expression
8、s that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?Share them with the class.“COZ”is used in the first post,it means“because”.“你吃了吗？”Have you eaten yet?4Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1.Who were the people in the story?2.Where did the story take place?3.What happened
9、?4.What caused the misunderstanding?5Write a paragraph to tell the story.Use the expressions in the box to help you.Last summer,I stayed with a British family.One day.Last summer,I stayed with a British family.One day.Share your story with the class.Last summer,I stayed with a British host family.On
10、e day,I was really surprised when Jeremy,the son of the family,told me that we would have toad-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 c
11、ooked in 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.We may have lots of misadventures in learning English.But if we welcome them,these experiences will turn into adventures.Above all,we will explore the mystery and beauty of English.So,dont miss the adventures.
