内容正文:
Unit 2 Exploring English
Developing ideas
Writing a story about a misunderstanding in English
Do you know this dish?
Are there any ants or is there a tree in the dish?
a toad in a hole
pancake 薄煎饼
sausage 香肠
TASK
Pair Work
let’s look at the pictures and find out the six elements for the story with your partners.
who, where, when, what, why, how
1. Who were the people in the story?
2. Where did the story take place?
They were a girl and her British host family.
It took place in the girl’s British host family’s home.
3.What happened ?
4.What was the girl’s feeling after hearing the boy’s words?
facial expressions
astonished
shocked
puzzled
confused
3. What happened?
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.
5. What was the girl’s feeling in the last picture?
6. What caused the misunderstanding?
happy relieved
6. What caused the misunderstanding?
The girl didn’t know that “toad-in-the-hole” is actually the name of a dish.
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(类似,像) a toad sticking its head out of a hole.
Background information
Retell the story by using
the given key words and useful expressions.
Activity 2
体裁 图画类记叙文
话题 a story of misunderstanding in English
时态 一般过去时
人称 第一、第三
Para.1-----introduction: name; come from;
study in;
live in...;
learn a lot about the history and practise speaking English, but....strange....when living in the UK.
My name is Lucy. I come from China. Now, I study English in England and live with a host family. I learn a lot about the history and practise my speaking English here, but I found something strange when living in the UK.
introduction: name; come from;
Para.2-----What happened:
one day, I was really surprised when.....invited...to;
I wasn't sure whether.....;
joined....with butterflies in my stomach;
To my astonishment, a dish of sausage, delicious;
It turned out that.....traditional British dish....
One day, I was really surprised when Tom, the son of the family, invited me to have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. I wasn't sure weather we were going to eat a real toad in a hole. If so, how terrible. I joined the dinner with butterflies in my stomach. To my astonishment, a dish of sausage cooked in Yorkshire pudding was served on the table and it tasted delicious. It turned out that toad-in-the-hole is a traditional British dish.
What happened
Para.3
What an amzing experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name.
Write a paragraph to tell the story.
Activity 3
Para.1: name; come from; now study in; live in...; learn a lot about the history and practise speaking English, but....strange....when living in the UK.
Para.2
one day, invite ...to...;
I was really surprised when.....;
I wasn't sure whether.....;
joined....with butterflies in my stomach;
To my astonishment, a dish of sausage, delicious;
It turned out that.....traditional British dish....
Para.3
What an amzing experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name.
Share your story in your group.
Activity 4
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.
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