(共29张PPT)
Developing ideas
Unit 2 Exploring English
new words
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forum
resource
misadventure
remind
rather
comment
frog
throat
have a frog in one’s throat
downtown
boot
论坛;讨论区
资料;(教学)资源
事故;灾难
提醒;使……想起
相当;颇
评论
青蛙
喉咙;咽喉
(尤因喉咙痛)说话困难
在闹市区的;市中心的
靴子
12. entrance
13. section
14. exit
15. actually
16. downstairs
17. wicked
18. odd
19. negative
20. error
21. intend
22. informal
大门(口);入口(处)
区域
出口
事实上;实际上
在楼下
缺德的,邪恶的;很棒的;极好的
奇特的,古怪的
消极的,负面的
错误,谬误
计划,打算
非正式的
lead in
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Can you guess the meaning of “big potatoes”.
---You know what, the guy we were talking with is a big potato in our company.
---You don't say.
big potatoes: very important figures or someone of a high status in a field.
ring a bell
sound familiar.
small potatoes
something unimportant or insignificant.
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What’s up
What’s going on
Can you guess the meaning of the following phrases.
It’s raining cats and dogs
It is raining very heavily.
Can you guess the meaning of the following phrases.
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell.
toilet water
in a confused, badly organised, or difficult situation.
green fingers
natural ability in growing plants.
pull up one’s socks
make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough.
at six and seven
There are many words and expressions that may cause the misunderstandings in English.
Beforing reading
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There are ______ posts in the passage. They are mainly about ______________________ that can cause misunderstandings in English.
Listen for main idea
the words or expressions
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Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
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While reading
Last week, our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English. We didn’t expect to get so many posts! Here are some of our favourites, to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world!
上周,我们的论坛询问大家是否有关于使用英语的趣事或奇闻。我们没想到收到了这么多回复!以下是我们特别喜欢的几个故事,它们提醒我们:在课堂上学到的英语,和真实世界里的英语颇为不同。
Forum 论坛
因喉咙干涩或哽咽而说话不清;并非指真的有一只青蛙在喉咙里。
have a frog in one’s throat
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Task 1:Work in groups. Read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles .
People say that the British always play safe with what they eat. Not true!I went to a summer school in Manchester and my English teacher was called Maggie. One day, a different teacher took our class. He told us that Maggie couldn't teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat. Poor Maggie – but why did she try to eat such a big frog
I’m an ________.
American
I’m an ______.
English
When I first visited New York, I went to a downtown shopping centre to buy some winter boots. At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the shoe section was. She said that it was on the first floor. So I went up to the first floor, but couldn't find any shoes. I decided to leave. When I was looking for the exit, I saw that shoes were actually on the ground floor, not the first floor. Why did she give me the wrong information X (真生气)
the first floor
the ground floor
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简单来说,当你在英国听到 “first floor” 时,请自动在心里把它转换成 “二楼”。而在美国听到 “first floor”,它就是 “一楼”。这个区别是英美文化差异中的一个经典例子,理解它能有效避免你在建筑物里跑上跑下的困惑。
wicked 超棒的,极好的(非正式用语)道德败坏的,邪恶的(正式用语)
I've got an English penfriend, who I finally got to meet in London this summer. He had told me that his grandfather was "really wicked". But when I met his grandfather, I liked him a lot. I found it very odd. Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man
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The British must have really high standards. I was part of a student exchange programme between a university in England and my university in China. I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper. I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment. When I got the paper back, I found my teacher had written the comment "Not bad!" Not bad But there weren't any errors in my paper.
英国人的标准一定非常高。我参加了一个英国大学和中国大学之间的学生交换项目。我花了几天时间准备并撰写了我的第一篇英语论文。我知道自己写得不错,并期待着得到积极的评价。当我拿回论文时,发现老师的评语是“不错!”。就只是“不错”?但我的论文里一个错误都没有啊。:( (此处表达了学生的失落和困惑)
文化差异点: 这个例子生动地展示了英式英语中喜欢使用“轻描淡写”的表达方式。老师写的“Not bad”其实是表示“相当满意”的正面评价,但字面意思容易让非母语者觉得只是“不坏”,即“勉强及格”,从而产生误解。
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A. To discuss methods to learn English.
B. To stress the importance of the English outside the world.
C. To introduce the funny or strange stories about using English.
D. To encourage the students to use English as much as possible.
task 2.What’s the purpose of the passage
Post-reading
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(一)Pair work
Retell the situations in the four posts.
What happened
I went to a summer school in Manchester. One day, a different teacher told us our English teacher couldn’t teach that day CoZ she had a frog in her throat.
Where
Post 1
Who
What happened
When I first visited New York, I went to a downtown shopping centre to buy some winter boots. At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the shoe section was. She told me it was on the first floor. But I couldn’t find any shoes there. Finally, I saw that shoes were actually sold downstairs on the ground floor, not the first floor.
Where
Post 2
Who
What happened
This summer, I met my English penfriend in London. He had told me that his grandfather was “really wicked”. But when I met his grandfather, I liked him a lot.
Where
Post 3
Who
What happened
I was part of a student exchange programme between a university in England and my university in China. I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper. I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment. When I got the paper back, I found my teacher had written the comment “Not bad!”
Where
Post 4
Who
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
(二) Think and share
4.Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries
In Chinese
In English
你吃了吗?
你去哪儿?
你去干什么?
夫妻肺片
It’s none of your business.
homework
Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries Share them with the class.
THANK YOU