1、 必修一 Unit 2 Developing ideas Reading高一年级 英语 Step 1:Analysis of the material 本节课是一节阅读课。语篇类型为论坛专题讨论，是新媒体语篇。课文介绍了四位英语学习者在学习过程中遭遇的困惑与误解。帖子内容生动有趣、以常见的英语表达引出趣味故事。四个小故事中都有时间、地点、人物、故事情节、作者感受等几个方面的内容。同学们要关注帖子中网络语言和表情符号的应用，了解不同语境下英语语言的特点。Task 1:Think about what we have already learnt in this unit by referring
2、 to the pictures.Step 2:Leading-inTask 1:Think about what we have already learnt in this unit by referring to the pictures.Step 2:Leading-inTask 2:Read 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 s
3、ocks Step 2:Leading-in“Whats up?Why are they crying?”Whats up?Whats going on?Her name rings a bell but I cant remember whether Ive met her.ring a bell to sound familiarHer business was small potatoes.small potatoes something unimportant or insignificantIn summer,many people prefer toilet water which
4、 is not very strong.toilet water a light perfume that does not have a very strong smellIm at sixes and sevens about whatto do.Your rooms all at sixes and sevens.at sixes and sevensin a confused,badly-organised,or difficult situation My grandfather has green fingers,and his garden is very beautiful.g
5、reen fingersnatural ability in growing plantsWe need to pull up our socks to win the coming game.pull up ones socksto make an effort to improve your work or behaviourTask 3:Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.green hand couch potato horse sensea person without r
6、ich experience in acertain fieldsomeone who spends a lot of timesitting and watching televisioncommon sense Task 3:Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.rest room the Yellow Pages a room with a toilet a book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and or
7、ganisations in an area Step 3:Knowledge learning Task 1:How do you understand the title?Step 3:Knowledge learningTask 2:What type of passage is it?Step 3:Knowledge learning Task 2:What type of passage is this?online forumsWhat are the misadventures in this passage?Task 3:Read the passage and find th
8、e words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.becauseto avoid taking any risksTask 3:Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.angryTask 3:Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.strangemorally wrong,o
9、r?confusedTask 3:Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.sadTask 3:Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.had a frog in her throatthe first floorwickedNot bad!Task 4:Read the definitions of the words and expre
10、ssions that caused the misunderstandings.(British English)the floor of a building above the one at ground level(American English)the floor of a building at ground level pretty good,better than you expected unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked morally wrong a
11、nd intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantastichave a frog in ones throat the first floorwicked Not bad!Task 5:Read through the passage again to see how the posts are arranged.Do they have something in common?Who+When/WhereIntroductionDo they have something in common?DevelopmentWhat/WhyDo
12、they have something in common?FeelingsThe structure of the four postsIntroductionDevelopmentFeelings Post Step 4:Language practiceTask 1:Retell the situations in the four posts by referring to the pictures and phrases.Retellinga summer school in Manchesterthe British play safe witha different teache
13、r takes the classhave a frog in ones throatNew Yorkshopping centeron the first floorgo upon the ground floor RetellingEnglish penfriendmeet in Londonreally wickedodda negative wordhigh standardsexchange programmy first English paperlook forward topositive commentTask 2:Think and ShareDo you know of
14、any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?方便方便something is convenientgo to the rest room Suppose you have a foreign friend paying you a visit,there are misunderstandings about English expressions in your talk with him.Make up a story with the help of
15、the expressions given below.rest room couch potato green hand Step 5:Practical applicationA possible version:Last summer,my friend Jeremy from Britain travelled in China and he paid me a visit.He was surprised to see our beautiful garden.I was very proud to tell him my father was a green hand.He sai
16、d to me,“Your father must have green fingers,but is not a green hand COZ green hand means a person without experience in a certain field(LOL)”.Then,he asked me where the rest room was,so I was happy to tell him he could rest on the couch.Again he laughed,saying a couch potato could rest on the couch,but he couldnt.What was wrong with him?I was just being kind.Polish your story with the expressions we have learnt in this lesson and share it with your friends to see whether you can make them laugh out loud.Try to make your story logical and interesting.Step 6:Homework
