外研版（2019）必修第一册Unit2 Exploring English Developing ideas课件(共15张PPT)

(共15张PPT)
Unit Two
Exploring English
Misadventures in English
Warm-up
Pre-reading
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
to sound familiar
What’s going on
something unimportant or insignificant
natural ability in growing plants
in a confused, badly organised, or difficult situation
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
While-reading
Fast reading
The passage is mainly about
A. an exciting adventure in English learning
B. some strange English words difficult to learn
C. the differences between some English in class and in life
D. some funny posts about what we should learn in class
1.had a frog in her throat
2. the first floor
3. wicked
4. Not bad
Find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Fast reading
British English： not bad= very good
American English： not bad= just OK
Fast reading: Match the definitions to the posts.
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
a (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(American English) the floor of a building at ground level
had a frog in her throat
the first floor
wicked
Not bad
1. What did the forum collect last week
Careful reading
2. Is some of the English learned in the classroom same as that in the outside world
Funny or strange stories about using English
No, it isn’t
Read para1, answer the questions.
Careful reading
Read para2 and 3,fill in T or F.
1.It is said that British are always careful about their food.
2.Maggie ate a big frog.
3.When Sophie first visited New York, she wanted to buy a pair of winter shoes.
4.The lady at the entrance gave Sophie the wrong information.
Careful reading: Read para4 , choose the best answer.
1. In fact, Julien found his penfriend's grandfather.
A. wicked B. confused C. negative D. nice
2. What do we learn about Zheng Xu's English paper
A. Zheng Xu felt disappointed about his paper.
B. Zheng Xu didn't get a good grade on it.
C. The teacher thought the paper wrote well.
D. The teacher thought Zheng Xu was not a bad student.
Post-reading
Read the following information and answer the questions.
Post-reading
Which post do you find most interesting Why
How would you deal with the situations described in the posts
What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean
Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries
Post reading
Retell the situations in the four posts.
Step 1: disscus with your group members
Step 2: write down the group work results
Step 3: one student presents the group work results
Homework
Writing a story about a misunderstanding in English