Unit 2 Exploring English Developing ideas Misadventures in English 课件-2024-2025学年高一上学期英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 2 Developing ideas Misadventures in English Did you encounter any misunderstanding situations in your life? Think and share Lead-in Activity 1 Read the following expressions and guess their meanings. ring a bell toilet water What’s up? small potatoes at sixes and sevens pull up one’s socks green fingers Pre-reading Read and guess Activity 2 ring a bell sound familiar 听起来耳熟 toilet water a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne（古龙水）花露水 What’s up? What’s wrong?/What’s going on? small potatoes a person or thing that has no great importance or value, especially when compared with sb/sth else （相比较之下）无足轻重的人（或事物） at sixes and sevens in confusion; not well organized 乱七八糟；凌乱 pull up one’s socks cheer up; pluck up one‘s courage to do sth 加油打气，鼓起勇气做某事 green fingers a special ability to make plants grow 高超的种植技能 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. A forum is a place, situation, or group in which people exchange ideas and discuss issues, especially important public issues. Activity 3 Forums Read the text and find out the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings. While reading had a frog in her throat wicked the first floor Not bad! Read and find Activity 4 Read the forum and answer questions： 1. What does the sentences “she had a frog in her throat” mean? 2. Is there any understanding about “ the first floor “? 4. Why did the teacher write the comment “Not bad !”? What does “Not bad” mean here ? 3. What does “wicked” mean here? Read and answer Activity 5 Re: Misadventures in English 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? Yancy It means that she was unable to speak clearly for a short time because her throat was dry or blocked. What does the sentences “she had a frog in her throat” mean? Re: Misadventures in 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 sold downstairs on the ground floor, not the first floor. Why did she give me the wrong information? Sophie the first floor: [英]第二层楼；[美]第一层楼 the ground floor: （英）第一层楼 background： Is there any understanding about “ the first floor “? Re: Misadventures in English 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? Julien What does “wicked” mean here? Here it means very good, fantastic . Re: Misadventures in English The British must have really highstandards. 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. Zheng Xu Why did the teacher write the comment “Not bad !”? What does “Not bad” mean here ? Not bad: pretty good, better than you expected Do you know more English expressions that may cause misunderstanding? at the last possible moment; just in time 在最后时刻；刚好来得及 at the eleventh hour horse sense sound practical judgement 常识 a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.（靠谎言骗取钱财的）骗子 a confidence man Post-reading Think and share Activity 6 fat chance home free black sheep little or no chance of success 成功的机会渺茫，不太可能 full assurance of success 稳操胜券，大功告成 If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.害群之马 Work in pairs. Role-play one of the situations in the posts. Who? Where? What happened? Why? Pair-work Activity 7 Assignment 1. Retell the situations in the four posts to your best friend. Retell and share Activity 8 2. Share more English expressions that may cause misunderstanding with your partners Thanks! $$