1、Unit 2 Exploring English Developing ideas Warming-up Can you guess the meanings of these expressions? Have a try! church mouse Now I am as poor as a church mouse. 我现在真是一贫如洗啊。 dog day The dog days will arrive soon. Wed better install an air conditioner. 三伏天就要来了，我们最好装一个空调。三伏天就要来了，我们最好装一个空调。 Warming-up
2、 go bananas The drugs have made him go bananas. 毒品使他神魂颠倒。 Warming-up Discuss the following expressions and guess the meanings of them. ring a bell small potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers pull up ones socks to sound familiar something unimportant or insignificant a light perfume
3、 that does not have a very strong smell in a confused, badly-organized, or difficult situation natural ability in growing plants to make an effort to improve your work or behavior because it is not good enough Warming-up Read the passage and find the words or expressions that may cause the misunders
4、tandings. 1 had a frog in her throat 2 the first floor 3 wicked 4 Not bad Reading Reading a (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level; (American English) the floor of a building at ground level b pretty good, better than you expected c unable to speak clearly for a shor
5、t time because your throat is dry or blocked d morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings. Match the definitions to the posts. Sophies post Zheng Xus post Yancys post Juliens post How
6、 can you figure out the meanings? We have figured out the real meanings based on the information before and after the sentences in the text. By using context. Why did Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zhengzu fail to understand others meaning? They didnt use context. Reading Think and Share 1. Which post do
7、 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? COZ: because; X-(: angery; emoji: confused; :-(: sad Discussion 1. Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often ca
8、use misunderstandings for people from other countries? Share them with the class. 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 跳到黄河也洗不清 Critical thinking How should we treat misunderstandings in a different culture? Respect the differences Treat it in an open way and keep an open mind Talk more actively and ask more Think
9、 More, Ask More, Learn More 4. Work in pairs. Retell the situations in the four posts. Retelling Writing a story about a misunderstanding in English 1. Who were the people in the story? 2. Where did the story take place? 3. What happened? 4. What caused the misunderstanding? Writing Write a paragrap
10、h to tell the story. Use the expressions in the box to help you. Writing Sharing Share your story with the class. 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. I wasnt sure
11、 whether we were going to eat a real toad in a hole. If so, how terrible! I joined them at dinner time with butterflies in my stomach. To my astonishment, 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. It turne
12、d out that toad-in-the- hole is a typical dish for a British dinner, and theres no toad! What an amazing experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name. Sharing Notes 1. remind vt. 提醒，使想起 Here are some of our favourites, to remind us that some of the English we learn in th
13、e classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world! 这里有一些我们最喜欢的(帖子)提醒我们，我们在教室里学习的英语与外界的英语 是相当不同的！ Please remind him to start early. The pictures reminded me of / about my school days. Please remind me that there is an important meeting tomorrow morning. 2. comment n. 评论；议论 vt. & v
14、i. 作出评论；表达意见 He made no comments on our proposal. 他对我们的建议没有作评论。 No comment! I dont know anything. 无可奉告！我什么都不知道。 Users can also offer comments and feedback. 用户还可以提供建议和反馈。 I commented on his actions and speech without any prejudice. 我评论他的言行丝毫不带偏见。 Notes 3. recognise v. 认识，辨认出；意识到；承认，认可 Recognise diffe
15、rences between American English and British English. 辨认出美式英语和英式英语之间的差异。 Lincoln is recognized as / to be one of the greatest presidents in America. 林肯被认为是美国最伟大的总统之一。 My hometown has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. 自从我上次离开这里以来，我的家乡已经变得让人认不出来了。 It is widely recognised that drug-abuse
16、 will cause a huge loss of both life and wealth. 人们一致认为滥用毒品会造成巨大的生命和财产损失。 Notes 4. aware adj. 意识到的，明白的 be aware of cultural differences 意识到文化差异 Were you aware that something was wrong? 你有没有意识到已经出了问题？ In order to raise peoples awareness of protecting our environment, we must make people around us aware of the importance of it first. 为了增强人们的环保意识，我们必须首先让周围的人意识到它的重要性。 Notes Goodbye!
