1、外 研 版 必 修第一册 Unit 2 Period 4Reading教学目 Lead-in视频：视频：Misunderstandings in Chinese学习目标学习目标12To know some expressions that may cause misunderstandings and the reasons that cause misunderstandings in specific situations by reading;To retell the situations in the posts.目标一目标一:To know some expressions tha
2、t may cause misunderstandings and the reasons that cause misunderstandings in specific situations by reading.Activity 1:Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.Whats up?ring a bellsmall potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers put up ones socksWhats up?(Whats going on?
3、)ring a bell(to sound familiar)small potatoes(something unimportant or insignificant)toilet water(a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell)at sixes and sevens(in a confused,badly-organised,or difficult situation)green fingers(natural ability in growing plants)put up ones socks(to make
4、an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough)Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.green hand(person without rich experience in a certain field)couch potato(Someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television)horse sense(c
5、ommon sense)rest room(a room with a toilet)the Yellow Pages(a book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area)Activity 2:Read part 1(paragraph 1)quickly and silently to answer the question below.Where does the passage probably come from?A.From a magazine B.From th
6、e Internet/forum C.From a book D.From a newspaperActivity 3:Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.People say that the British always play safe with what they eat.Not true!I went to a summer school in Manchester and my English teacher was called Maggie.O
7、ne day,a different teacher took our class.He told us that Maggie couldnt teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.Poor Maggiebut why did she try to eat such a big frog?When I first visited New York,I went to a downtown shopping centre to buy some winter boots.At the information desk at the en
8、trance,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 any shoes.I decided to leave.When I was looking for the exit,I saw that shoes were actually sold downstairs on the ground floor,not the first floor Why did she gi
9、ve me the wrong information?X-(Ive got an English penfriend,who I finally got to meet in London this summer.He had told me that his grandfather was really wicked.But when I met his grandfather,I liked him a lot.I found it very odd.Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man?The Briti
10、sh must have really high standards.I was part of a student exchange programme between a university in England and my university in China.I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper.I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment.When I got the paper b
11、ack,I found my teacher had written the comment“Not bad!”Not bad?But there werent any errors in my paper.:-(Activity 4:Read the posts carefully and find the misunderstandings and their actual meanings.Postexpressionmisunderstanding real meaningPost 1had a frog in her throatShe thought Maggie tried to
12、 _.In fact,he was _(able)to speak clearly.Post 2the first floorIn Sophies opinion,it is_.(downstairs/upstairs)In America,it is _.(downstairs/upstairs)Post 3wickedHe thought the word was a _word.In fact,he is such a _ man.Post 4Not bad.He thought his paper was_.In fact,his paper is_.eat such a big fr
13、ogunableupstairsdownstairsnegativenicejust OKpretty goodActivity 5:Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.Match the definitions to the posts.a(British English)the floor of a building above the one at ground level;(American English)the floor of a building
14、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,fantasticaSophies postbZheng Xus post cYancys postdJuliens post3 COZ:because;X-(:angry;:confused;:-(:s
15、ad Activity 6:Discuss the following questions in your groups.1.Which post do you find most interesting?Why?2.How would you deal with the situations described in the 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 ofte
16、n cause misunderstandings for people from other countries?Share them with the class.Activity 7:Find the important words,phrases,and language points you want to share their usage to your partner.Discuss in groups and then share with the class.1 Ive got an English penfriend,who I finally got to meet i
17、n London this summer.Paraphrase:Ive got an English penfriend,and I finally got to meet him in London this summer.本句为who引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰penfriend。2 I found it very odd.Paraphrase:I found it very strange.理解it具体指代的内容，即my penfriends saying that his nice grandfather is really wicked。3 I spent days preparin
18、g and writing my first English paper.Paraphrase:It took me many days to prepare and write my first English paper.spend.doing sth是固定搭配，在此语境下的意思是to use time doing a particular thing本句中的preparing and writing为并列结构，这种用法可以让表述更加清晰、简洁。4 I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a posit
19、ive comment.look forward to doing sth是固定搭配，意为to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen。例如：Im looking forward to seeing you again.(我期待着能再次见到你。)Activity 1:Work in pairs.Retell the situations in the four posts.目标二目标二:To retell the situations in the posts Post 1WhoYancyWhereAt a
20、summer schoolWhat happenedShe is confused about why her English teacher was absent from the class because of having a frog in her throat.Post 2WhoSophie WhereAt a shopping centre in New York What happenedShe was confused about why she was told the shoe section was on the first floor,while it was on
21、the ground floor.Post 3WhoJulienWhereAt his friends home in England What happenedHe found it odd that his friend described his grandfather as wicked while he was nice and easy to get along with.Post 4WhoZheng XuWhereAt a university in BritainWhat happenedHe had no idea why his teacher had written the comment“not bad”since his paper was fully prepared and had no errors学习总结学习总结Can you list more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings?
