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Developing ideas
Unit 2 Exploring English
BY MICHELLE
课程导入
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
01
Answer
What’s up
“What's up ”, I said to him.
“Nothing much,” he answered.
What’s going on
最近怎样?
Read the expressions and guess the meaning
02
Ring a bell
His name rings a bell. But I can’t remember where we met.
To sound
familiar
对…有印象
Small potatoes
In the long river of history,
we are all small potatoes.
sb/sth that is unimportant or insignificant
无足轻重的人
Read the expressions and guess the meaning
03
Toilet water
In summer, mothers like to put Six God toilet water in the bath basin.
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
花露水
Read the expressions and guess the meaning
04
At sixes and sevens
My room is at sixes and sevens.
in a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation
凌乱不堪
Read the expressions and guess the meaning
05
Green fingers
Mother has green fingers.
natural ability in growing plants
园艺、种植技能
Read the expressions and guess the meaning
06
Pull up one’s socks
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
加油、振作精神
Read the expressions and guess the meaning
课程导入
Pre-reading: Guessing words
trust
understand
spell
fortune
take
mistrust
misunderstand
misspell
misfortune
mistake
What does “mis”mean
mis 前缀
来源于安格鲁-撒克逊语
bad(ly),wrong(ly)
在大多数情况下在名词,形容词,副词和动词前,表示否定的含义。
[C] 冒险;冒险经历;奇遇
an unusual,exciting or dangerous experience,journey or a series of events
[U] 冒险的刺激;大胆开拓
excitement and the willingness to take risks, try new ideas, etc
bad,wrong adventures in English
Misunderstandings in English
What the passage will talk about
课程导入
While- 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.
While- reading: Skim
What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean
likes
because
angry
sad
COZ
confused
While- reading: Skim
Know the main characters
While- reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Have a frog
in one’s throat
Misunderstanding:Maggie ate a big frog.
Truth:unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
While- reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Misunderstanding:(UK) the floor of a building above the one at ground level. Sophie thought the shoe section at second floor.
Truth:(US) the floor of a building at ground level.
The first floor
While- reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Misunderstanding:Julien is odd that why did his friend use a negative word, wicked, about such a nice man
Truth:The word wicked has two meanings, the first is morally bad and the other is very good. Julien just master the first one.
Wicked
While- reading: Scan
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Not bad
Misunderstanding:Zheng Xu misunderstand that there are errors in his paper.
Truth:(UK) not bad means pretty good, better than you expected.
Post- reading
What caused their misunderstandings
Coming from different cultural backgrounds
Not truly understanding the meanings of English words
Having few experiences of talking to people from other countries
Think
and
share
Foreigners Showing Off Awkward Chinese Idioms
Post- reading: Work in pairs
Which post do you find most interesting Retell its situation, and perform in pairs.
What is Toad-in-the-hole
Toad-in-the-hole 香肠布丁
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.
Observe and answer.
1. Who were the people in the story
2. Where did the story take place
3. What happened
4. What caused the misunderstanding
They were a girl and her British host family.
It took place in the girl’s British host family’s home.
The boy told the girl that they were going to have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. The girl wasn’t sure whether it would be a real toad in a hole.
The girl didn’t know that “toad-in-the-hole” is actually the name of a dish.
Retell the story.
You may begin like this:
My name is ... I come from China. Now I am studying in the UK and living with a British family. I’ve learnt a lot about the history of UK and practised speaking English. But I find something strange when I come to the UK. …
Write a story.
Draw an outline of what you will write. A mind map may help you.
Think about how you will arrange the story.
Think about what tense you will use.
Think about 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
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.
Sample
Presenting ideas
Talk about creative ways to learn English
Changing your mobile phone language to English
Doing a voice-over for English-language films
Reading English Newspapers, magazines and novels
Wtching English-language TV series
Making friends with English speakers on the Internet
Presenting ideas
Hello, everyone. I will take this opportunity to talk about the ways to learn English. I think changing your mobile phone language to English is the most creative idea.
Introduce your idea
Mobile phones are very popular among students. It’s very convenient to use mobile phones to study. If you change your mobile phone language to English, you will be exposed to English materials whenever you use your phone. In this way, you will have to learn many new words.
Explain your reason
(round 1)
Presenting ideas
Explain your reason
(round 2)
You use your mobile phone many time every day, so it’s natural to practise English. For example, when your mobile phone language is English, your Map app is in English. Whenever you use the app, the voice will lead you the way in English language. Therefore, you practise your listening skill.
Your conclusion
You can have a try, change your mobile phone language to English. you will find it useful and funny. But keep in mind: Don’t spend too much time using your mobile phone.
Language points
Not only...but... 不但...而且...
原句再现:Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
考点:not only...but (also)...连接两个分句或并列成分时,如果not only 置于句首,则not only 后面的分句要主谓部分倒装。如果连接主语,则不需要倒装。
例句(1):
他不但拒绝了礼物,还狠狠批评了送礼的人。
Not only did he refuse the gift, he also severely criticized the sender.
例句(2):
他不仅是一位教师,而且是一位诗人。
Not only is he a teacher, heis also a poet.
Language points
练一练
他不但有头等聪明的大脑,而且学习用功。
他不但取得了惊人的进步,而且在学习中找到了乐趣。
Not only does he have a first class brain, but also he works hard.
Not only did he make amazing progress, but he also find pleasure in his study.
Not only do the applicants have a good command of Englsih, but are also good at getting information on the Internet.
申请者不但要擅长英语,还要擅长在网上获得信息。
Language points
remind v. 提醒,使...想起
原句再现:...to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world.
词汇拓展
remind sb.of sth. 提醒某人某事
remind sb.to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind sb.that ... 提醒某人……
keep sb.reminded of 使某人想起……
Language points
练一练
这些老照片使我想起了我在农村度过的那些日子。
我觉得非常有必要提醒他今天的会议。
我在页边做了个记号来提醒我核对一下这个数字。
The old photos reminded me of the days I spent in the countryside.
I feel it is quite necessary for me to remind him of the meeting today.
I put a mark in the margin to remind me to check the figure.
Language points
look forward to...期待,盼望
考点: look forward to ...此处的to为介词,后面为名词性成分,如果是动词,需要变成动名词doing
to为介词的短语(常考点)
get/become used to 习惯于... pay attention to 集中注意力于...
make a contribution to 对...做出贡献 devote oneself to 致力于...
be dedicated to...献身于... be exposed to 接触到...,暴露于...下
get down to...着手去做... stick to...坚持...
apply oneself to...致力于...
Language points
练一练
我盼望着能自己一人住在这所房子里。
我熟悉他的作品,并期待听到他就文艺创作问题发表自己的见解。
I look forward to living alone in the house.
I am familiar with his work and look forward to hearing his views on literary and artistic creation.
I now look forward to going back to work as soon as possible.
我现在盼望尽快回到工作中。
Language points
intend v.想要;打算
原句再现:Morally wrong and intending to hurt people
词汇拓展
intend to do sth 打算做某事,意欲作某事
be intended for sth 希望成为..., 为...设计某物
词汇拓展
intention n. 意图;目的;意向;打算
by intention 有意地 without intention=by accident 无意地
have an intention for...有...的打算,意图
词汇拓展
intentionally adv. 有意地;故意地
Language points
练一练
我还没有看展览会,我也不想去。
我本打算来,但是被糟糕的天气阻止了。
I haven't been to the exhibition, neither do I intend to go.
I had intended to come, but was prevented by the bad weather.
The story book is intended for younger children.
这本故事书是为年龄更小的孩子设计的。
I've never intentionally hurt anyone./ I’ve never hurt anyone by intention.
我从未故意伤害过任何人。
Language points
informal adj. 非正式的;不拘形式的
原句再现:...(informal) very good, fantastic
词汇拓展
form n.形式;形状;表格;良好的健康状态;表现状态;常规
in the form of...以...的形式 in form 状态良好,在状态
out of form 状态不好,不在状态
词汇拓展
formal adj. 正式的;正规的;形式的;公开的;拘谨的;有条理的
两国同意举行一次非正式的会议。
The two countries agreed to hold an informal meeting.
Language points
recognize vt. 承认;认出;意识到;表示感激;识别
原句再现:...recognize differences between American English and British English.
词汇拓展
recognize sb/sth by/from...根据...辨认出...
通过体形的大小和形状特别的尾巴,可以容易地认出这是只什么鸟。
This bird can be easily recognized from its size and the unusual shape of its tail.
你能从这张照片中认出她吗?
Can you recognize her from this picture
Language points
base v. 以 ... 作基础
原句再现:write a story based on given pictures.
词汇拓展
base on /be based on 以...为基础,把...建立在...上
词汇拓展
base 底部;基地;基础;基数;基线;
on he base of 在...的基础上 set up a base 建立基地
military base 军事基地
词汇拓展
basement n. 根基,建筑物的基座,地下室
Language points
练一练
他的结论建立在实践经验的基础上。
我们是以事实作为我们结论的依据的。
His conclusion is based on practical experience.
We based our conclusion on facts.
This novel is based on historical facts.
这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。
The room was light and lofty compared to the basement.
这个房间与地下室比起来更亮更高。
Language points
aware adj. 知道的;意识到的
原句再现:be aware of cultural differences.
词汇拓展
be aware of... 明白/了解/意识到... be aware that...
词汇拓展
awareness n. 认识;觉察;意识 have no areness of 没有...的意识
increase/improve one’s awareness 提高/增强...的意识
词汇拓展
unaware adj. 没有发觉的;不知道的
be unaware of sth 未察觉到...
Language points
练一练
这时,他意识到他们都在饶有兴趣地看着他。
他没有意识到自己的错误。
Then he became aware that they were looking at him with interest.
He had no awareness of his mistakes.
The incident has increased public awareness of the economic crisis.
这件事提高了公众对经济危机的认识。
He was completely unaware of the whole affair.
他对整件事情一无所知。
Homework
1. Check your writing again and correct the mistakes in it.
2. Think about more English words or experssions that caused the misunderstandings.
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