1、B1U2Developing ideasMisadventure in EnglishRead for informationActivity 2Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.1 had a frog in her throat2 the first floor3 wicked4 not badRead for informationWhat are the meanings?1 had a frog in her throatunable to spea
2、k clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked2 the first floor(British English)the floor of a building above the one at ground level;(American English)the floor of a building at ground levelRead for informationWhat are the meanings?3 wickedmorally wrong and intending to hurt peopl
3、e;(informal)very good,fantastic4 Not badpretty good,better than you expectedRead and GuessActivity 1 Whats up?ring a bell small potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up ones socksWhats up?“Whats up?”,I said to him.“Nothing much,”he answered.Whats going on?ring a bellJames Cars
4、on-the name rings a bell,Ive heard it before.to sound familiarsmall potatoes something unimportant or insignificanttoilet water“eau de toilette”a light perfume that does not have a very strong smellat sixes and sevensMy room is at sixes and sevens.in a confused,badly-organised,or difficult situation
5、green fingers Mother has green fingers.natural ability in growing plantspull up ones socks I have bad news:our sales were off 18%for the last quarter.So Im telling you guys-you have to pull up your socks and get out there and sell more stuff,or youll be looking for new jobs this summer.to make an ef
6、fort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enoughRead and GuessMore examples green hand couch potato horse sense the Yellow Pagesgreen handTom is a green hand in computer operation,and he doesnt know anything about that.a person without rich experience in a certain fieldcouch pota
7、tosomeone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching televisionhorse senseGrandpa is an experienced man and he knows a lot of horse mon sensethe Yellow Pagesa book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organisations in an areaThink&Share1.How would you deal with the situations des
8、cribed in the posts?2.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?Share them with the class.Other Chinese Examples张三：张三：中国队以大比分中国队以大比分大胜大胜日本队。日本队。李四：李四：是的，中国队是的，中国队大败大败日本队，回去庆祝。日本队，回去庆祝。老外：老外：一脸蒙圈。到底谁赢了？一脸蒙圈。到底谁赢了？Culture Shock a feeling
9、of confusion and anxiety that sb.may feel when they live in or visit another country Writing a story about a misunderstanding in EnglishActivity 51 Who were the people in the story?2 Where did the story take place?3 What happened?4 What caused the misunderstanding?Writing a story about a misundersta
10、nding in EnglishActivity 51 Who were the people in the story?They were a Chinese exchange student and her British host family.2 Where did the story take place?It took place in the girls British host familys home.3 What happened?The boy told the girl that they were going to have toad-in-the-hole for
11、dinner.The girl wasnt sure whether it would be a real toad in a hole.4 What caused the misunderstanding?The girl didnt know that“toad-in-the-hole”is actually the name of a dish.Writing a story about a misunderstanding in EnglishWriting a story about a misunderstanding in EnglishActivity 6Write a par
12、agraph to tell the story.Writing a story about a misunderstanding in EnglishActivity 7 Share your story with the class.Last summer,I stayed with a British host family.One 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
13、whether we were going to eat a real toad in a hole.If so,how terrible!I joined them at dinner time _(很紧张)._(令我吃惊的是),a dish of sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding(a mix that tastes a bit like pancakes)was served on the table,and it tasted delicious._ toad-in-the-hole is a typical dish for a British dinner,and theres no toad!_(多么好的体验)!It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name.with butterflies in my stomachTo my astonishmentIt turned out that What an amazing experience
