外研版（2019）必修第一册Unit2 Exploring English Developing Ideas课件（29张PPT)

(共29张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
【Developing Ideas】
Misadventures
in English
Lead-in
Textbook P26，Activity 1
Your description rings a bell, but I don't think I've ever been there myself.
He's extremely sure he has met the girl before, though her name doesn't ring a bell.
【ring a bell】
Something sounds familiar
听起来耳熟
Using toilet water can help you to avoid mosquitos, or flies.
【toilet water】
toilet water is fairly weak and inexpensive perfume.
花 露 水
-“What's up ”, I said to him.
-“Nothing much,” he answered.
【What’s up 】
What’s going on
你好/
出什么事了？
We are only small potatoes. The manager won't listen to us.
That’s small potatoes compared to the real problem.
【small potatoes】
something unimportant in comparison with something else
小 人 物；小事
His wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens.
They haven't come back yet, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
【 at sixes and sevens 】
in a confused, badly organized, or difficult situation
乱七八糟
If you want to win the end-of-year competition, you'll have to pull up your socks.
Pull your socks up and we have to try it again.
【pull up one's socks 】
take one‘s courage to do；
cheer up
努力向上
She has unbelievably green fingers, she can grow anything.
【green fingers】
be good at making plants grow
园艺能手
Others:
black tea
lucky dog
rain cats and dogs
Every dog has his day.
红茶
幸运儿
倾盆大雨
凡人皆有得意日
Pre-reading
【Scan the whole passage】
Where does the passage most probably come from
A. A website.
B. A fashion magazine.
C. A science fiction.
D. A guidebook.
A
Fast reading
What's the passage about
A. Some funny posts about
what learn in class and in life.
B. An exciting adventure in English learning.
C. Some misunderstandings from different cultural backgrounds.
D. Some strange English words difficult to learn.
C
misunderstandings
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
（Textbook P26，Activity 2）
have a frog in one’s throat
unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
Frog is a name for a lump（肿块） or swelling in the mouth or throat infections causing a croaking（嘶哑，沙哑） sound.
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
wicked
morally wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
Not bad
pretty good, better than you expected
Not bad
While reading
Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings. Match the definitions to the posts. (P28, activity 3)
a (BrE) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(AmE) 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 throat is dry or blocked
d morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic
ground floor / first floor
have a frog in one’s throat
not bad
wicked
Think and share
(P29, Think and share)
likes
because
angry
sad
COZ
3. What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean
confused
Examples of Internet language in Chinese：
社牛
社恐
YYDS
绝绝子
破防
躺平
in English？
Examples of Internet language in Chinese：
社牛
社恐
YYDS
绝绝子
破防
躺平
social butterfly
social phobia/anxiety
4.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries Share them with the class.