1、Unit 2 Exploring EnglishDeveloping ideasGuessing wordstrustunderstandspellfortunetakemistrustmisunderstandmisspellmisfortunemistakeWhat does“mis”mean?mis 前缀来源于安格鲁-撒克逊语bad（ly）,wrong（ly）在大多数情况下在名词，形容词，副词和动词前，表示否定的含义。Misadventures in EnglishC 冒险；冒险经历；奇遇an unusual,exciting or dangerous experience,journe
2、y or a series of eventsU 冒险的刺激；大胆开拓excitement and the willingness to take risks,try new ideas,etcMisadventures in Englishbad,wrong adventures in English Misunderstandings in English What the passage will talk about?Read the first part and answer the questions.1.Where is the passage taken from?forum/
3、the Internet2.Why do we have misunderstandings.The English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the out side world.Read 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 the de
4、finitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.Match the defin itions to the posts.a(British 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 clearl
5、y for a short time because your throat is dry or blockedd morally wrong and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantasticaSophies post bZheng Xus post cYancys post dJuliens postThink&Share1.Which post do you find most interesting?Why?2.How would you deal with the situations described in the
6、 posts?3.What examples of Internet language are used in the passage?What do they mean?4.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?Share them with the class.Activity 4Work in pairs.Retell the situations in the four posts.Activity 51.Who
7、were the people in the story?2.Where did the story take place?3.What happened?4.What caused the misunderstanding?Activity 6Write a paragraph to tell the story.Activity 7 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 w
8、ould 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 cooked 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.
