1、Unit 2Exploring English Developing ideas&Presenting ideasLearning objectives:1.理解课文内容，抓住段落核心词，主题词；2.理解单元主题的意义，注意俚语及其文化内涵；3.运用所学内容，课后可以简单叙述因英语表达产生误解的经历。1.Read the expressions on page 20 and guess their meanings according to the context.warming-upGuessing GamesGuessing Games Did you guess them correct
2、ly?big potatoes:very importantfigures or someone of a high status in a field.2.A:“Youve met my friend Amy,right?”B:“Hmmm,Im not sure,but that name rings a bell.Was she the one who went to Paris last year?”ring a bell:sound familiar3.Wow!Your room is at sixes and sevens.You have to clean it at once.a
3、t sixes and sevens:in a confused,badly organised,or difficult situation(乱七八糟乱七八糟)5.A:Would you mind recommending a kind of toilet water for me？B:Hush!Remember not to tell people I used Liushen toilet water.toilet water:a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell and usually not very expen
4、sive6.I dont have green fingers,so I dont usually grow flowers.green fingers:natural ability in growing plants 擅长种植花草擅长种植花草栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航7.A:Im so tired that I dont want to try again.B:You should pull your socks up and try again.Believe yourself.You know,failure is the mother of success.pull ones
5、socks up,直译为直译为“提上自己的提上自己的袜子袜子”，形容某人要，形容某人要快步跟上，快步跟上，引申为引申为“努力工作，重新做努力工作，重新做,振作起来，加油振作起来，加油”栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航Misadventures in EnglishNow lets read the passage and find more words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.(Tips:Pay attention to the pictures,because it is not only a very import
6、ant part of the passage,but also gives you some information and helps you understand.)栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航Task1Read the four posts(帖子帖子)quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy,Sophie,Julien and Zheng Xu.She had a frog in her throat.the ground floor/the first floorwicked Not bad 栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航Task 2Wor
7、k in groups.Read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles.栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航the first floor:栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航栏目导航Summary教教材材语语篇篇1)What is the main idea of the passage?A.An exciting adventure in English learning B.Some strange English words difficult to learn C.The differences be
8、tween what we learn in class and in life D.Some funny posts about what we should learn in classReading comprehension2)What do the four people have in common?A.Having the same experiences in learning Engll B.Meeting something strange in English learning C.Coming from the same English-speaking country
9、 D.Finding English easy to learn and hard to understand3)Why didnt Sophie find the shoes on the first floor A.Because she misunderstood the ladys words B.Because there were no shoes sections sold there C.Because the shoes were all placed on the ground D.Because she didnt go up to the upper floor 4)J
10、ulien found his pen friends grandfather A.wicked B confused C.negative D.nice5)What do we learn about Zheng Xus English pap A.Zheng Xu felt disappointed about his paper B.Zheng Xu didnt get a good grade on itC.The teacher thought the paper wrote well D.The teacher thought Zheng Xu was not a bad stud
11、ent2.Read the whole passage once again and underline the following phrases in your textbook.1)play safe with 2)have a frog in ones throat 3)at the entrance 4)spend time doing something5)do a good job 6)look forward to 1)If you want to _ your health,cut down on the amount of salt you eat.2)We have be
12、en _ the coming of Teachers Day.3)If we dont_now,all the work weve done will be wasted.4)If you _,remember to speak less.5)We often _,what we are interested in.3.Choose the best one from these phrases above and pay attention to the form.play safe withlooking forward todo a good jobhave a frog in you
13、r throatspend much time doingPart 3 Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.When learning English,almost everyone of us meets some misadventures and some funny 1)_ (story).They canremind us what we learn in class is 2)_ (differ)from the English outside the classroom.Fancy finds the British dont al
14、ways play safe 3)_ their food because someone said that her teacher Maggie 4)_(have)a frog in the throat.What surprising news!Once Sophie went to buy some boots and 5)_(tell)the boot were on 6)_first floor but she didnt find them“there”.How 7)_ (confuse)！Julien was also surprised about his pen frien
15、d,8)_ uses a negative word about his nice grandfather.And as the Chinese exchange storiesdifferentwithhadwas toldthewhoconfusingstudent,Zheng Xu felt the British had9)_(high)standardsthan Chinese.He spent days 10)_(prepare)his English paper and only got“Not bad!”higherpreparingPart 4 Homework Transl
16、ate the following sentences into English.If possible,make up a story.1)Jonathan对理解中国小吃有点困难。(have trouble doing)中国小吃 Chinese snacks2)他不喜欢一些中国小吃的名字，也不想去尝。(not.neither.)如“驴打滚儿(Ladagunr)”“蚂蚁上树(ants climbing trees X Vermicelli with Spicy Minced Pork(肉末粉丝)3)他喜欢中国的饺子，尤其喜欢里面的馅儿（fillings）(in particular)4)我花了不少时间才说服他尝一尝.(spend time doing)5)这些中国食物的名字让他想起一些不好的东西。(let sb.think of/remind sb.of sth.)6)吃过之后，他很快爱上了它.(fall in love in with)Thanks for listening!
