1、Unit 2 Exploring English【Developing Ideas】Textbook P26，Activity 1 Your description rings a bell,but I dont think Ive ever been there myself.Hes extremely sure he has met the girl before,though her name doesnt ring a bell.【ring a bell】Something sounds familiar听起来耳熟听起来耳熟 Using toilet water can help yo
2、u to avoid mosquitos,or flies.【toilet water】toilet water is fairly weak and inexpensive perfume.花花 露露 水水-“Whats up?”,I said to him.-“Nothing much,”he answered.【Whats up?】Whats going on?你好你好/出什么事了？出什么事了？We are only small potatoes.The manager wont listen to us.Thats small potatoes compared to the real
3、 problem.【small potatoes】something unimportant in comparison with something else小小 人人 物；物；小事小事 His wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens.They havent come back yet,so Im all at sixes and sevens.【at sixes and sevens】in a confused,badly organized,or difficult situation乱七八糟乱七八糟 If you want
4、 to win the end-of-year competition,youll have to pull up your socks.Pull your socks up and we have to try it again.【pull up ones socks】take ones courage to do；cheer up努力向上努力向上 She has unbelievably green fingers,she can grow anything.【green fingers】be good at making plants grow园艺能手园艺能手Others:black t
5、ealucky dograin cats and dogsEvery dog has his day.红茶幸运儿倾盆大雨凡人皆有得意日【Scan the whole passage】Where does the passage most probably come from?A.A website.B.A fashion magazine.C.A science fiction.D.A guidebook.AWhats the passage about?A.Some funny posts about what learn in class and in life.B.An exciting
6、 adventure in English learning.C.Some misunderstandings from different cultural backgrounds.D.Some strange English words difficult to learn.CmisunderstandingsRead and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.（Textbook P26，Activity 2）have a frog in ones throatunable to speak c
7、learly for a short time because your throat is dry or blockedFrogisanameforalump（肿块）（肿块）orswellinginthemouthorthroatinfectionscausingacroaking（嘶哑，沙（嘶哑，沙哑）哑）sound.on the first floor(UK)the floor of a building above the one at ground level(US)the floor of a building at ground levelwickedmorally wrong
8、and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantasticNot badpretty good,better than you expectedRead the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.Match the definitions to the posts.(P28,activity 3)a(BrE)the floor of a building above the one at ground level;(AmE
9、)the floor of a building at ground levelb pretty good,better than you expectedc unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blockedd morally wrong and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantasticground floor/first floorhave a frog in ones throatnot badwicked(P29,
10、Think and share)likes because angry sad COZ 3.What examples of Internet language are used in the passage?What do they mean?confused Examples of Internet language in Chinese：社牛社牛 社恐社恐 YYDS 绝绝子绝绝子 破防破防 躺平躺平in English？Examples of Internet language in Chinese：社牛 社恐 YYDS 绝绝子 破防 躺平social butterflysocial phobia/anxiety4.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?Share them with the class.
