(共50张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Developing ideas
During two periods, you’ll be able to:
recognize some expressions that may cause misunderstandings.
discover the reasons that cause misunderstandings in specific situations.
retell the situations in the posts from forum.
write a story about a misunderstanding in English.
Learning objectives
Reading
Now let's read the passage and find more words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
-What’s up
-Nothing much.
What’s up
What’s going on
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.
His name escapes me for the moment.
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 /somebody unimportant or insignificant
In summer, mothers like to put toilet water in the bath basin.
toilet water：
a light perfume(香水) that does not have a very strong smell
In summer, mothers like to put some perfumed liquid(有香味的液体) in the bath basin.
The boy made the room at sixes and sevens:
at sixes and sevens: in a confusing, badly organized, or difficult situation
The boy made the room in a mess.
Things happened so fast that Mary was at sixes and sevens.
If you want to be a successful gardener, of course, you have to have green fingers.
green fingers: natural ability in growing plants
If you want to be a successful gardener, of course, you have to have ability in growing plants.
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
pull up one’s socks:
to make an effort to improve one’s work or behavior because it is not good enough
We need to strengthen ourselves to struggle with difficulties.
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 life
D. some funny posts about what we should learn in class
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Learning to learn
Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning 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.
论坛
Read the four posts (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
unable to speak clearly because your throat is dry or blocked; it doesn’t really mean there’s a frog in your throat
have a frog in one’s throat
1
Work in groups. Read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles .
clue words
the first floor/the ground floor
2
(BrE) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(AmE) the floor of a building at ground level
the first floor:
clue words
I’m an _________.
American
I’m 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 words and expressions in their misadventures
— By using context clues.
(语境 、上下文线索 )
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
Work in pairs. Retell the situations in the four posts.
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.
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.
Read the pictures on Page 30 and answer the questions below with your own words.
癞蛤蟆 toad
Writing
When did the story happen
Who were the people in the story
Where did the story take place
What did the boy say to the girl
What was the girl's feeling after hearing the boy's words
What happened in the end
Write a paragraph to tell the story. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
背景信息
Toad-in-the-hole
Toad-in-the-hole is a traditional British dish. It consists of sausages in a Yorkshire pudding mix，usually served with vegetables. The origin of the dish’s name isn’t quite clear, but a common explanation is that it gets its name because it resembles a toad sticking its head out of a hole.
Write a paragraph to tell the story.
A mind map may help you.
how you will arrange the story.
what tense you will use.
who will be your reader so that you can choose the better-understanding words.
A sample of mind map
title
introduction
yourself
the host family
story
how it happened
why it happened
the end: what I can learn from the experience
Useful expressions
·I was really surprised when. . .
·I wasn’t sure whether. . .
·To my astonishment, . . .
·It turned out that. . .
Sharing
Share your story with the class.
Last summer, I stayed with a British host family. One day, I was really surprised when Jeremy, the son of the family, told me that we would have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. I wasn’t sure whether we were going to eat a real toad in a hole. If so, how terrible! I joined them at dinner time with butterflies in my stomach.
To my astonishment, a dish of sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding (a mix that tastes a bit like pancakes) was served on the table, and it tasted delicious. It turned out that toad-in-the-hole is a typical dish for a British dinner, and there’s no toad! What an amazing experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name.
1. cause misunderstanding(P26) 引起误解
2. online English-learning forum(P26) 英语在线学习论坛
3. post specific questions(P26) 发布具体的问题
4. broaden one’s knowledge by(P26) 通过...来拓宽某人的知识面
5. people say that=it is said that(P27) 据说
6. play safe with(P27) 对...很谨慎
7. the information desk(P27) 服务台，接待处
8. the shoe section(P27) 鞋区
phrases
Language points
phrases
10. negative word(P28) 贬义词
11. high standard(P28) 高标准
12. spent time/money doing sth.(P28) 花费时间/金钱做某事
13. look forward to doing sth.(P28) 期待做某事
14. get a positive comment(P28) 得到好评
phrases
1. Not only can you post specific questions , but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world . 你不仅可以发布具体的问题，而且还可以通过阅读来自世界各地其他英语学习者的帖子来拓宽你的知识面。
not only...but also... 是并列连词，连接两个对等的成分，如主语、谓语、宾语、表语、状语等，还可连接两个分句。
eg: Not only he but also I look down upon those who always depend on others. 不仅是他，我也瞧不起总是依赖别人的人。
eg: She was not only intelligent but also very musical.
他不仅聪明，而且极具音乐天分。
Sentences
【学法点拨】
（1）not only...but also... 连接两个主语时，谓语动词遵循“就近原则”。有类似用法的还有 neither...nor...，either...or...，not...but... 等。
eg: Not only the students but also their teacher is enjoying the film.
（2）not only...but also... 连接两个分句且 not only... 位于句首时，not only 后的分句要用部分倒装语序，但 but also 后的分句不倒装，即“前倒后不倒”。
eg: Not only do they need clothing，but they are also short of water.
单句语法填空
(1) Not only students but also the teacher ________________（compete）in the sports event at the moment.
(2) Not only _____ （do）the sun give us light, but it also gives us heat.
(3) 我父母和姐姐都不喜欢这部电视剧。
________________________________________________
(4) Mary not only speaks French，but also knows how to type. （倒装句）
=________________________________ ，but she also knows how to type.
is competing
does
Neither my parents nor my sister likes this TV play.
Not only does Mary speak French
2. Here are some of our favourites, to remaind us （that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world）!
以下是我们最喜欢的几篇，它们让我们意识到，有些在课堂上学到的英语和在课堂之外使用的英语真是太不一样了！
不定式做目的状语。其中“that....world”为that 引导的宾语从句，做remind的直接宾语。
favourites part of speech
be different from
rather
全部倒装
3. People say that the British always paly safe with what they eat.
play safe with 对...很谨慎
“that the British....eat”为that引导的宾语从句，作say 的宾语。
4. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.
that引导的宾语从句，“COZ....throat”为COZ(because)引导的原因状语从句
5.At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the shoe section was. 我在入口处问服务台的女士鞋区在哪里。
“where....was”为where 引导的宾语从句。
entrance n. 大门（口），入口（处）；进入；进入权；进入许可
the entrance to …… 的入口 / 门口
exit n. 出口；离开；退出
the shoe section 鞋区
6. I’ve got an English penfriend, who I finally got to meet in London this summer.
非限定性定语从句，在句中主要起补充说明作用，缺少也不会影响全句的理解。在非限定性定语从句的前面往往有逗号隔开，如若将非限定性定语从句放在句子中间，其前后也都需要用逗号隔开。在非限定性定语从句中，不能用that，而用who，whom代表人，用which代表事物。
7. Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man
我的朋友为什么用一个贬义词来形容这么好的人呢？
negative adj. 消极的，负面的；有害的，不良的；否定的；负的
have a negative attitude to/towards 对……持消极的态度
have a negative effect on 对……有不良影响
students with a negative attitude to school
对上学抱消极态度的学生
positive adj. 好的，积极的；积极乐观的；肯定的；正的
8. I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper . 我花了好几天时间准备和写作我的第一篇英语论文。
Sb. spends some time (in) doing sth. 某人花费多少时间做某事。
eg: She spends all her free time painting. 她把所有的空余时间都用来绘画。
Sb. spends some time/money on sth. 某人在某物上花费多少时间/金钱。
morally wrong and intending to hurt people 道德上错误，意图伤害他人
intend v. 计划，打算
intend to do sth. =intend doing sth. 打算做某事
intend sb. to do sth. 打算让某人做某事
They intend to launch a campaign to raise money.
他们打算发起一场募捐活动。
The headmaster intended Jim to give an introduction in front of the whole school.
校长打算让吉姆在全校师生面前做介绍。
单句语法填空
What do you intend ____________（do）when you graduate
(2) It was meant to be a surprise；I didn’t intend you _________ （see）it so soon.
to do/doing
to see
