1、外研版(2019)必修一Unit 2 Exploring EnglishDeveloping ideasLearning Aims1.To learn the main idea of the passage and concern about the learningidioms.have a frog in ones throat;on the first floor;really wicked;not bad2.To identify the structure of the story.3.To learn some useful words and expressions.forum
2、;remind;downtown;odd;negative;spend.Exploring EnglishWelcome to Exploring English.Last week,we explored the secret of English.Today,our topic is misadventures in English.Sounds interesting.Whats the meaning of misadventure in English?Dont worry,I have a short video for you.Todays weather is so terri
3、ble.It rains cats and dogs.rain cats and dogs:raining very hard.Misadventures in EnglishBad luckMisadventures“When it rains,it pours”:When something bad happens,other bad things usually happen at the same time.My sister is really having a hard time these days.You know what they say:“When it rains,it
4、 pours”.First,someone stole her car.Then,she broke her arm in a biking accident.屋漏偏逢连夜雨Why,whats wrong?Cat Idioms The secret has been revealed.秘密被揭露。The cat is out of the bag.Theres more than one way to skin a cat.There are multiple ways to accomplish the task.有很多方法完成任务。Cat got your tongue?Dont you
5、have anything to say?你有任何想说的吗？Misadventures in EnglishRead 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 socksMisadventures in Englisha place where people can exchange opinions and ideas on a particu
6、lar issue 论坛Last week,our forum asked if youhad any funny or strange storiesabout using English.We didnt expect to get so many posts!Hereare some of our favourites,to remind us that some of the Englishwe learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in theoutside world!366 325 comments
7、 share favouritesremind:提醒remind sb.of sth.提醒某人某事e.g.My mom reminds me of doing the homework.Pre-reading Strategy 4.What caused the misunderstanding?3.What happened?1.Who were the people in the story?2.Where did the story take place?Im Yancy.I went to summer school in Manchester.One day,a different
8、teacher took the class.Maggie couldnt teach you.She had a frog in her throat.WhoWhereWhat happeneda feeling of hoarseness or a lump in ones throat.嗓子沙哑，喉咙堵塞不舒服；无法说话Im Sophie.I want to buy winter boots.Excuse me?Where is the shoe section?It is on the first floor.WhoWhereWhat happenedthe floor of a bu
9、ilding above the one at the bottom level;1.downtown adj.在闹市区的e.g.Parkingcanbe tricky downtown.2.exit n.出口e.g.Wherestheexit?My grandfather was“really wicked.”Im Julien.My English Penfriend told meI think he is very good.I like him a lot.Why?WhoWhereWhat happenedReally wicked:very good,fantastic.3.odd
10、 adj.奇怪的e.g.They are very odd people.4.negative adj.否定的；消极的e.g.They received a negative reply.it代指上面的内容who引导的非限制性定语Im Zheng Xu,I spent days preparing and writing English paper.Not bad!WhoWhereWhat happenedfairly good,better than you expected5.spend v.花费spend doing sth./spend on sth.e.g.They spent mo
11、ney on buying books.6.error n.错误e.g.It was my error.1.(British English)the floor of a building above the one at the bottom level;(American English)the floor of a building at the bottom level.2.fairly good,better than you expected.3.Be unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is d
12、ry or blocked.4.Morally wrong and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantastic.Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.Do a matchPost 1:AlbaPost 2:YancyPost 3:JulienPost 4:Zheng Xu学习目标 1文化万花筒Cultural diversity（文化多样性）and cultural difference（文化差异）c
13、aused the misunderstanding of language.各美其美，美人之美，美美与共，天下大同。费孝通世界因不同而精彩，交流因不同而必要，创新因交流而迸发。孙家正What caused the misunderstanding?ChineseAmericanAmericanChineseCultural kaleidoscopeMisadventures in English Whats up?（发生了什么事？）ring a bell（听起来耳熟）small potatoes（小人物）toilet water（花露水）at sixes and sevens（混乱的）gre
14、en fingers（园艺能手）pull up ones socks（振作起来）sound familiar to you.natural ability in growing plants.a kind of perfume that doesnt have a very strong smell.something unimportant or insignificant.what happened?try to improve your performance,work,behavior,etc.in a confused,badly-organized,or difficult situation.Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.Write and share Write your own story about a misunderstanding in English.学习目标 2SummaryThank you
