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Unit 2 Exploring English
Developing ideas:
Misadventures in English
TOPIC HEADER HERE
Learning
Objectives.
1. Understand this passage, including expressions in it.
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2. know online forums and features of online posts.
3. Retell misadventures in the posts based on story lines.
4. Pay attention to slangs(俚语) in English contexts(语境).
What are phrases, idioms and slangs
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
-- What’s up
-- Nothing much.
-- How’s everything
-- Not much, same old.
What’s up
What’s going on / How’s everything
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
His name rings a bell. But I can’t remember where we met.
I think I have heard his name. But I can’t remember where we met.
ring a bell to sound familiar
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
In the long river of history, we are all small potatoes.
In the long river of history, we are all unimportant people.
small potatoes
Something unimportant or insignificant
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
In summer, mothers like to put toilet water in the bath basin.
In summer, mothers like to put some perfumed(有香味的) liquid(液体) in the bath basin.
toilet water
A light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was at sixes and sevens.
When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was in a mess.
at sixes and sevens in a mess
In a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have green fingers.
If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have ability in growing plants.
green fingers
natural ability in growing plants
While Reading
Guess what the English expressions mean
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
We need to strengthen ourselves to struggle with difficulties.
pull up one’s socks
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
Before Reading
Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.
1. I am a green hand in this game.
3. You are really a couch potato!
2. Should I use the rest room or wait until we get home
4. It’s such a shame that you don’t have any horse sense.
a person without rich experience in a certain field
someone who spends lots of time sitting and watching television
a room with a toilet
common sense
Look at the title and predict(预测)
what the passage is about.
Misadventures in English
adventures: unusual experiences/journeys
mis: miss/unsuccessful
Unsuccessful unusual experiences in English
Before Reading
Read the passage on P. 20-21
and find out what confused different people.
She had a frog in her throat.
the ground floor/
the first floor
wicked
not bad
While Reading
Read the definitions in a, b, c and d.
Match them with words and expressions in the passage.
and find evidence in the passage to support you.
a. the first floor
b. not bad
c. have a frog in one’s throat
d. wicked
While Reading
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(道德层面上地) wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
Which of the statement is true in the passage
a. “The first floor” in America may be called
“the ground floor” in other countries.
b. When we say someone is “wicked”,
we only want to show the person is bad.
c. If you want to go to “the first floor” in Britain
when you enter a building, you should go upstairs.
d. In China, we use “Not bad!” to show something is good.
Britain
very good
/fantastic
Britain/England
While Reading
Where did Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zheng Xu
share their misadventures in English
● If you want to save the post for future use,
click the “favourite”.
● If you want to share a post with others,
click the “share”.
● If you want to post a comment
or reply to a post, click the “comments”.
forum(论坛):
a website/web page where users can share opinions about
a particular topic and reply to other users’ posts(帖子).
● If you like a post, click the “like”.
While Reading
While Reading
● If you want to save the post for future use,
click the “favourite”.
● If you want to share a post with others,
click the “share”.
● If you want to post a comment
or reply to a post, click the “comments”.
● If you like a post, click the “like”.
While Reading
Some of the language online is different from
other kinds of communication. What are they
Why are they used
While Reading
While Reading
Some of the language online is different from other kinds ofcommunication.
1. What are they 2. Why are they used Find them in the four posts.
angry
confused
sad
Which post do you think is the most interesting, why
Can you retell the story in this post
When(什么时候),Where(什么地点),Who(什么人),
What(什么事),Why(什么原因),How(怎么样)。
This summer, I went to London to visit my penfriend. He had told me that his grandfather was “really wicked”, however, when I met his grandfather, I liked him very much. Why did my penfriend use a negative word on such a nice man
Post Reading
Given chances, how would you deal with
the situations in the posts
We can ask for the meanings of words and expressions.
Useful expressions from last lesson:
1. What does … mean
2. What’s that for
3. When you say … you mean …, right
Post Reading
Have you had misadventures in English
Example 1
Yesterday, I had an important football match.
I felt very nervous, so I talked to my new friend about it.
He is a nice and friendly boy from England.
However, he wished me to break a leg.
Why did he want me to get hurt
Good luck!
Post Reading
Post Reading
Have you had misadventures in English
Example 2:
My classmate Kate is from America. Last summer, she wanted to take part in a Chinese speech competition and she asked me to help her. We practised in our classroom. Although it was 30℃ inside the classroom, she kept telling me that she got cold feet. Was she sick
nervous;
frightened
Brain twister
1.What do you call a deer with no eye
(没有眼睛的鹿 是什么鹿)
2.What did a late tomato say to other tomatoes
(一个迟到的番茄会对其他的番茄说什么)
3.—I only know 25 letters of the alphabet. —why
—26个字母我只认识25个 —为什么?
—I don't know Y (why)
—我不认识Y(我不知道为什么)
No eye deer (No idea).
叫 无眼鹿(不知道)
I will ketchup (catch up).(我能赶上)
(ketchup 蕃茄酱)
Summary
1. Read through this article, especially the four posts.
2. know online forums and features of online posts.
3. Retell misadventures in the posts based on story lines.
4. Pay attention to slangs(俚语) in English contexts(语境).
forum(论坛): a website/web page where users can share opinions
about a particular topic and reply to other users’ posts(帖子).
features of online posts: quick and easy to communicate, such as COZ, X-(.
tips: when, where, who, what, why, how
slangs: have a frog in one’s throat; ground/first floor; wicked; Not bad!
Misadventures: Learn more about other cultures to avoid misadventures.
Learning: Use efficient and creative ways to practise in real life.
Homework
1. Talk about your misadventures in English.
2. Share your stories next class.
Thank you!