1、 forum resource misadventure remind rather comment frog throat have a frog in ones throat n. (因特网上的因特网上的)论坛论坛,讨论区讨论区 n. 资料，教学资源资料，教学资源 n. 事故，灾难事故，灾难 v. 提醒，使提醒，使.想起想起 adv. 相当，颇相当，颇 n. 评论评论 n. 蛙蛙, 青蛙青蛙 n. 喉咙，咽喉喉咙，咽喉 (尤因喉咙痛尤因喉咙痛)说话困难说话困难 downtown boot entrance section exit actually downstairs wicked od
2、d adj. 在城镇中心区的在城镇中心区的, 在闹市区的在闹市区的 n. 靴子靴子 n. 大门大门(口口), 入口入口(处处) n. 区域区域 n. 出口出口 adv. 事实上；实际上事实上；实际上 adv. 在楼下在楼下 adj. 缺德的缺德的,邪恶的邪恶的; 很棒的很棒的,极好的极好的 adj. 奇特的；古怪的奇特的；古怪的 negative error intend informal recognise base aware be aware of adj. 消极的，负面的消极的，负面的 n. 错误，谬误错误，谬误 v. 计划，打算计划，打算 adj. (书写或言谈书写或言谈)非正式的非
3、正式的 v. 认识，辨认认识，辨认 v. 以以.为基础为基础 adj.意识到的，明白的意识到的，明白的 意识到，察觉到意识到，察觉到 Before reading Read the dialogue and guess the meaning of “big potatoes”. You know what, the guy we You know what, the guy we were talking with is were talking with is a big a big potatopotato in our company.in our company. You dont
4、sayYou dont say! !( (不会吧？不会吧？ 真的吗？真的吗？) ) big potatoes: very important figures or someone of a high status in a field. Read the following expressions and guess their meanings. Guessing Games pull up ones socks Whats going on? to sound familiar (听起听起 来耳熟来耳熟) sth. unimportant or insignificant (小人物小人物,
5、小角色小角色) a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell( 花露水花露水) in a confused, badly organised, or difficult situation (乱七八糟乱七八糟) natural ability in growing plants (园艺高手园艺高手) to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough (努力工作，努力工作， 重新再做重新再做) There are man
6、y words and expressions that may cause the misunderstandings in English. Now lets read the passage and find more words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings. While reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Quickly go through the passage and finish task 1. Task 1 Read the
7、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 floor wicked Not bad Check your answers! Read the passage again and finish the following tasks. Task 2 Read the definitions of the words and expressions t
8、hat caused the misunderstanding. 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 at ground level b pretty good, better than you expected c unable to speak clearly for a short time because your t
9、hroat is dry or blocked d morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic 3 P22 Sophies post Zheng Xus post Juliens post Yancys post unable to speak clearly because your throat is dry or blocked; it doesnt really mean theres a frog in your throat have a frog in ones throa
10、t 1 Task 3 Work in groups. Read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles . clue words What are the meaning of the misunderstood words or expressions in their stories? Can you figure them out? Can you tell me the clue words? the first floor/the ground floor 2 (BrE) the floor of a building
11、 above the one at ground level; (AmE) the floor of a building at ground level the first floor: clue words Im an _. American Im an _. English wicked 3 very good, fantastic (informal) clue words not bad 4 pretty good, better than you expected clue words How did you make it in guessing the difficult wo
12、rds and expressions in their misadventures? By using context clues. (语境语境 、上下文线索、上下文线索 ) Work in pairs. Try to retell the situations in the four posts. Give your speech to the class. After reading analyzing, further learning and summary 注注: word : word 文档文档 点击此处链接点击此处链接 Learn to get some information
13、 about forum. 1 FORUM: a website or web page where users can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users posts. If you like the post, you can click the “like”. If you want to post a comment or reply to the post, you can click the “comments”. If you want to share the post
14、 with your own friends, you can click the “share”. If you click the “favourite”, you can save the post for future use or browsing. four posts messages sent to an Internet discussion group so that all members of the group can read them 帖子帖子 Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning
15、 resource. Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world. Learning to learn Think 使想起使想起” have a frog in ones throat be aware of play safe expect to remind sb of SelfSelf- -evaluationevaluation 1. Do yo
16、u understand the meanings of the slang words (俚语俚语) mentioned above? And can you use them correctly in real life? 2. How can we deal with misadventures when using language in real life? Homework Write a short passage to introduce a Chinese phrase which could probably cause misunderstanding to foreigners. Give enough context clues for foreigners to understand. You can refer to the exercise on P23.
