Unit 2 Exploring English Developing ideas课件(共23张PPT)-外研版（2019）必修第一册

(共23张PPT)
Unit 2
Exploring
Developing ideas
Misadventures in English
【目标展示】
Learning objectives:
Grasp the general idea of each posts, especially the expressions of slang in it.
Master and practice the reading skills, such as skimming, scanning and careful reading.
Understand different cultures and improve the interest in learning English.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
n.事故，灾难 __________
v.提醒，使...想起___________ → n.提醒___________
说话困难___________
adv.事实上，实际上________
adj.消极的，负面的________
adj.好的，积极的________
v.计划，打算_________→n.意图，目的；打算_______
v.认识，辨认出________ → n.认知________
意识到，察觉到_________
misadventure
remind
reminder
have a frog in one’s throat
actually
negative
positive
intend
intention
recognise
recognization
be aware of
Read the dialogue and guess the meaning.
You know what, the guy we were talking with is a big potato in our company.
You don’t say！
A big potatoe: A very important figure or someone of a high status in a field.
Lead-in
Guessing game
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
at sixes and sevens
My room is at sixes and sevens.
in a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation=in a mess
Pre-reading
Guessing game
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
pull up one’s socks
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
to improve your work or behavior
Pre-reading
Guessing game
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
ring a bell
His name rings a bell.
But I can’t remember where we met.
To sound familiar.
Pre-reading
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
What’s going on (怎么了？)
sb. unimportant or insignificant (小人物)
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell (花露水)
natural ability in growing plants (园艺高手)
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Not bad
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Prediction
What is the style of this passage
It is a forum post.
What is the main idea of the passage
A．Trouble in learning English.
B．A bad experience.
C．Misunderstandings of English words.
D．The benefit of learning English.
Task
1
Read the four posts (帖子)quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zheng Xu
Her teacher had a frog in her throat.
the ground floor / the first floor
wicked
Not bad
Check your answers!
Task
2
a (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level
(American English) the floor of a building at ground level
b pretty good, better than you expected
Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Task
2
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
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
While-reading
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
Read the passage again and complete the structure with your group members.
Introduction
Yancy's post
when: last week
where: our forum
what: asked if...
result: so many posts
remind us..
Sophie's post
Julien's post
Zheng Xu's post
topic
where
who
what happend
topic
where
what happend
topic
where
who
what happend
topic
where
who
what happend
Post-reading
[体系整合]
Summary
— 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 )
Post-reading
happen when we are using language. We should learn more about other's culture and living habits to avoid misunderstandings in languages.
is a long and interesting journey, during which we should adopt creative and efficient ways and use it more in real life.
Misadventures
Learning English
Practice
When leaning English, almost every one of us meets some misadventures and some funny 1._____(story). They can remind us what we learn in class is 2._____(differ) from the English outside the classroom. Yancy finds the British don't always play safe 3.______their food because someone said that her teacher Maggie 4._____(have) a frog in her throat. What surprising news! Why did she eat a big frog Once Sophie went to buy some boots and 5._____(tell)the boots were on 6.____first floor but she didn't find them “there”. How7.____(confuse)! She felt she was cheated by the information desk lady. Why did she give Sophie the wrong information Julien was also surprised about his penfriend, 8._____used a negative word about his nice grandfather. And as the Chinese exchange student, Zheng Xu felt the British had 9._____(high) standards than Chinese. He spent days 10.____(prepare)his English paper and only got “Not bad!" But he couldn't find any errors in the paper.
stories
different
with
had
was told
the
confusing
who
higher
preparing
Homework
Think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings.
green hand
couch potato
horse sense
rest room
the Yellow Pages
A book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area
A room with a toilet
A person without rich experience in a certain field
Someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television
Common sense