1、B1U2 Exploring English DI:Misadventures in English According to what we have learned,English is a(n)_ language.Misadventures in English Look at the title and predict the content(内容内容)of the text.misunderstand误解mislead误导misuse滥用mistake错认，误解misbehavior不良行为misinformation虚假消息mistrust猜疑Read and answer th
2、e questions.1.Where might the text be taken from?Give your reasons.2.What words and expressions caused the misunderstandings?Who shared the examples?Read and answer the questions.1.Where might the text be taken from?Give your reasons.Learning to learnOnline English-learning forums can be a very usef
3、ul learning resource.Not only can you post specific questions,but also you can broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.An online forum(论坛).Forum Announcement comments share favorites Re:Misadventures in English COZ X-(v :-(Read and answer the questions.2.
4、What words and expressions caused the misunderstandings?Who shared the examples?had a frog in her throat the first floor wicked not badRead again and find out the meanings.Read again and find out the meanings.Give supporting evidence.(A3,P28)1 had a frog in her throatunable to speak clearly for a sh
5、ort time because your throat is dry or blockedOne day,a different teacher took our class.He told us that Maggie couldnt teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.Read again and find out the meanings.Give supporting evidence.2 the first floor(BrE)the floor of a building above the one at ground
6、level;(AmE)the floor of a building at ground levelAt the information desk at the entrance,I asked a lady where the shoe section was.She said that it was on the first floor.So I went up to the first floor,but couldnt find ant shoes.I decided to leave.When I was looking for the exit,I saw that shoes w
7、ere actually sold downstairs on the ground floor,not the first floor.Read again and find out the meanings.Give supporting evidence.3 wickedmorally wrong and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantastic4 Not badpretty good,better than you expectedBut when I met his grandfather,I liked him a
8、 lot.I found it very odd.Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man?I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper.I know I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment But there werent any errors in my paper.:-(Retell the situations in the fo
9、ur posts.(A4,P29)In his/her post,_ shared a funny/strange story about the word/expression _.1.How would you deal with the situations described in the posts?2.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?Think&ShareThink&Share1.How would yo
10、u deal with the situations described in the posts?Admit that you dont understand and politely ask for explanations.Refer to a dictionary/website and pay attention to idioms and unfamiliar meanings of familiar words.Cultural Shocka feeling of confusion and anxiety that sb may feel when they live in o
11、r visit another country Think&Share2.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?两个人、第二页、两千块、二百五 穿袜子 vs.戴手套 姑妈 vs.姑娘 吃饭、吃力、吃瘪、吃亏、吃苦、吃惊、吃醋 我两点到春熙路。如果你到了我还没到，你就等着吧。如果我到了你还没到，你就等着吧！Read the idioms and guess their meanings.(A1,P26)Whats up?ri
12、ng a bell small potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up ones socks习语 a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual wordsRead the idioms and guess their meanings.(A1,P26)“Whats up?”,I said to him.“Nothing much,”he answered.Whats going on?怎么啦？怎
13、么啦？Read the idioms and guess their meanings.(A1,P26)James Carson-the name rings a bell,Ive heard it before.to sound familiar耳熟耳熟Read the idioms and guess their meanings.(A1,P26)small potato 无足轻重的人无足轻重的人/事事Hes just a small potato in the company;nobody pays much attention to him.a hot potato 烫手山芋烫手山芋a
14、 problem,situation,etc.that is difficult and unpleasant to deal with a couch potato 电视迷电视迷someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching televisionRead the idioms and guess their meanings.(A1,P26)My room is at sixes and sevens.in a confused,badly-organised,or difficult situation乱七八糟toilet wat
15、erA light perfume that does not have a very strong smell.Read the idioms and guess their meanings.(A1,P26)Mother has green fingers.natural ability in growing plants园艺高手注意：green hand 菜鸟；新手Tom is a green hand in computer operation,and he doesnt know anything about that.Read the idioms and guess their
16、meanings.(A1,P26)I have bad news:our sales were off 18%for the last quarter.So Im telling you guys-you have to pull up your socks and get out there and sell more stuff,or youll be looking for new jobs this summer.to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough 加把劲儿M
17、ore examples sleepy head be all ears and all eyes have a sweet tooth on the tip of ones tongue cost an arm and a leg by heart the apple of ones eye a long face rain cats and dogsrain cats and dogs 瞌睡虫 全神贯注 喜爱甜食 话到嘴边 代价高昂 熟记，背诵 掌上明珠愁眉苦脸倾盆大雨Talking about a misunderstanding in EnglishLook at the pictur
18、es and answer the questions.(A5,P30)1.Who were the people in the story?2.Where did the story take place?3.What happened?4.What caused the misunderstanding?Look at the pictures and answer the questions.(A5,P30)1 Who were the people in the story?They were a Chinese exchange student and her British hos
19、t family.2 Where did the story take place?It took place in the girls British host familys home.3 What happened?The boy told the girl that they were going to have toad-in-the-hole for dinner.The girl wasnt sure whether it would be a real toad in a hole.4 What caused the misunderstanding?The girl didn
20、t know that“toad-in-the-hole”is actually the name of a dish.toad-in-the-hole(面拖烤香肠)Take turns to tell a story based on the pictures.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 would have toad-in-the-hole for dinner.
21、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 _(很紧张)._(令我吃惊的是),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._ toad-in-the-hole is a typical dish for a British dinner,and theres no toad!_(多么好的体验)!It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name.with butterflies in my stomachTo my astonishmentIt turned out that What an amazing experience课后作业课后作业教学安排教学安排
