(共30张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Developing ideas——reading
contents
Pre-reading
I
Language points
Ⅳ
Fast reading
II
Homework
Ⅴ
Post-reading
III
目录页
I
Pre-reading
Pre-reading: Guess
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
What’s up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
pull up one’s socks
Pre-reading: Guess
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
What’s going on
to sound similar
something unimportant or insignificant
a light perfume that doesn’t have a very strong smell
What’s up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
Pre-reading: Guess
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
in a confused, badly-organized, or difficult situation
natural ability in growing plants
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
pull up one’s socks
Pre-reading: Guess
Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.
I am a green hand in this game.
You are really a couch potato!
a person without rich experience in a certain field
someone who spends lots of time sitting and watching television
Pre-reading: Guess
Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.
Should I use the rest room or wait until we get home
It’s such a shame that you don’t have any horse sense.
a room with a toilet
common sense
II
Fast reading
Fast reading: Skim
Read the introduction part of the passage and answer the questions.
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
2. How did people respond to the topic
Fast reading: Skim
Read the introduction part of the passage and answer the questions.
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
2. How did people respond to the topic
To introduce some funny or strange stories about using English.
They reacted enthusiastically to the topic, which was beyond expectations.
have a frog in one’s throat
unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
Fast reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
on the first floor
(UK) the floor of a building above the one at ground level
(US) the floor of a building at ground level
Fast reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
wicked
morally wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
Fast reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Not bad
pretty good, better than you expected
Not bad
Fast reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Fast reading: Think and share
What caused their misunderstandings
Coming from different cultural backgrounds
Having few experiences of talking to people from other countries
Not truly understanding the meanings of English words
likes
because
angry
sad
COZ
What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean
Fast reading: Think and share
confused
Post-reading
III
Post-reading
Post-reading: Summary
Who Where What happened
Yancy
Sophie
Manchester
New York
My English Teacher had a frog in her throat, and she couldn’t teach us.
I went to buy winter boots, and I was told they were sold on the first floor, but in fact they were on the ground floor.
Post-reading: Summary
Who Where What happened
Zheng Xu
Julien
London
Britain
An English penfriend told me his grandfather was “really wicked”, but when I finally saw him, I liked him a lot.
As an exchange student, I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper, but I only got “Not bad” as a comment.
Post-reading: Retell the situations in the four posts
Which post do you find most interesting Retell its situation, and perform in pairs.
Present your production to the class.
Post-reading: Presentation
Language points
Ⅳ
论坛;讨论区
提醒
相当
谨慎行事;采取稳妥措施
1. forum
2. remind
3. rather
4. play safe
Find the following words and phrases in the introduction part and post 1, and work out their meanings.
Language points: Important words and phrases
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服务台;问询处
入口
出口
实际上
5. information desk
6. entrance
7. exit
8. actually
Find the following words and phrases in post 2 and work out their meanings.
Language points: Important words and phrases
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奇怪的
消极的;负面的
标准
交换生项目
积极的评价
错误
9. odd
10. negative
11. standard
12. student exchange programme
14. positive comment
15. error
Find the following words and phrases in post 3&4 and work out their meanings.
Language points: Important words and phrases
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Language points: Important sentences
1. I’ve got an English penfriend, who I finally got to meet in London this summer.
2. I found it very odd.
I’ve got an English penfriend, and I finally got to meet him in London this summer.
I found it was very odd.
Language points: Important Sentences
3. I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper.
4. I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment.
It took me days to prepare and write my first English paper.
翻译:我期待能再次见到你。
I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
Homework
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Homework
内容要点:
1. 近年来网络用语在青少年中很流行;
2. 人们对这一现象看法不同;
3. 你的看法。
Write a passage about Internet slang.