1、 forum resource misadventure remind rather comment frog throat have a frog in ones throat n. (因特网上的)论坛,讨论区 n. 资料，教学资源 n. 事故，灾难 v. 提醒，使.想起 adv. 相当，颇 n. 评论 n. 蛙, 青蛙 n. 喉咙，咽喉 (尤因喉咙痛)说话困难 downtown boot entrance section exit actually downstairs wicked odd adj. 在城镇中心区的, 在闹市区的 n. 靴子 n. 大门(口), 入口(处) n. 区域 n
2、. 出口 adv. 事实上；实际上 adv. 在楼下 adj. 缺德的,邪恶的; 很棒的,极好的 adj. 奇特的；古怪的 negative error intend informal recognise base aware be aware of adj. 消极的，负面的 n. 错误，谬误 v. 计划，打算 adj. (书写或言谈)非正式的 v. 认识，辨认 v. 以.为基础 adj.意识到的，明白的 意识到，察觉到 Unit 2Unit 2 Exploring P4 Developing ideasP4 Developing ideas Before reading Read the d
3、ialogue and guess the meaning of “big potatoes”. You know what, the guy we You know what, the guy we were talking with is were talking with is a big a big potatopotato in our company. in our company. You dont sayYou dont say! !( (不会吧？不会吧？ 真的吗？真的吗？) ) big potatoes: very important figures or someone o
4、f a high status in a field. Read the following expressions and guess their meanings. Whats up? ring a bell small potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers Guessing Games pull up ones socks Whats going on? to sound familiar (听起 来耳熟) sth. unimportant or insignificant ( 小人物,小角色) a light p
5、erfume that does not have a very strong smell( 花露水) in a confused, badly organised, or difficult situation (乱七八糟) natural ability in growing plants (园艺高手) to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough (努力工作， 重新再做) Did you guess them correctly? There are many words
6、 and expressions that may cause the misunderstandings in English. Now lets read the passage and find more words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings. While reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Quickly go through the passage and finish task 1. Task 1 Read the four po
7、sts (帖子)quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zheng Xu? She had a frog in her throat. the ground floor / the first floor wicked Not bad Check your answers! Read the passage again and finish the following tasks. Task 2 Read the definitions of the words and expressions that cause
8、d the misunderstanding. Match the definitions to the posts. 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 c unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is
9、dry or blocked d morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic 3P22 Sophies post Zheng Xus post Juliens post Check your answers! the first floor Not bad have a frog in ones throat Yancys post wicked unable to speak clearly because your throat is unable to speak clearly
10、because your throat is dry or blocked; it doesnt really mean theres dry or blocked; it doesnt really mean theres a frog in your throat a frog in your throat have a frog in ones throat have a frog in ones throat 1 1 Task 3 Work in groups. Read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles . cl
11、ue wordsclue words What are the meaning of the misunderstood words or expressions in their stories? Can you figure them out? Can you tell me the clue words? the first floor/the ground floor the first floor/the ground floor 2 2 (BrE) the floor of a building (BrE) the floor of a building above the one
12、 at ground level;above the one at ground level; (AmE) the floor of a building at (AmE) the floor of a building at ground levelground level the first floor: clue wordsclue words Im an _. American Im an _.English wickedwicked 3 3 very good, fantastic (informal)very good, fantastic (informal) clue word
13、sclue words not badnot bad 4 4 pretty good, better than you expectedpretty good, better than you expected clue wordsclue words Summary How did you make it in guessing How did you make it in guessing the difficult words and expressions the difficult words and expressions in their misadventures?in the
14、ir misadventures? By using context clues. By using context clues. ( (语境语境 、上下文线索、上下文线索 ) ) Work in pairs. Try to retell the situations in the four posts. Give your speech to the class. After reading analyzing, further learning and summary 注: word 文档 点击此处链接 Learn to get some information about forum.
15、1 FORUM: a website or web page where users can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users posts. If you like the post, you can click the “like”. If you want to post a comment or reply to the post, you can click the “comments”. If you want to share the post with your own
16、 friends, you can click the “share”. If you click the “favourite”, you can save the post for future use or browsing. four posts messages sent to an Internet discussion group so that all members of the group can read them 帖子 Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource. Not o
17、nly can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world. Learning to learn Think frightenednervous; frightened agree with each otheragree with each other Further learning Guess the meanings of the underlined phrases i
18、n following contexts. A A: I am so nervous .Tonight is the first night of the play. : I am so nervous .Tonight is the first night of the play. B B: Is it? Go out there and : Is it? Go out there and break a legbreak a leg. . Dialogue 3 Dialogue 3 Good luckGood luck A A: You: You ll never believe what
19、 happened last night at thell never believe what happened last night at the basketball game. basketball game. B B: I heard that Tommy checked your phone without asking : I heard that Tommy checked your phone without asking you.you. A A: The rumors spread so quickly in this school! Anyway, I : The ru
20、mors spread so quickly in this school! Anyway, I can can t believe he did that. He betrayed my trust! It believe he did that. He betrayed my trust! I m going tom going to tell him what a terrible person I think he is, and I tell him what a terrible person I think he is, and I m going to m going to d
21、o it right now. do it right now. B B: Hey! : Hey! Keep your shirt onKeep your shirt on! Wait a minute before you go.! Wait a minute before you go. A A: Why? Do you think I should just forgive him?: Why? Do you think I should just forgive him? B B: No, not at all. I just want you to be calm and in co
22、ntrol: No, not at all. I just want you to be calm and in control before you talk to him. before you talk to him. Dialogue 4 Dialogue 4 Stay clam; be patient.Stay clam; be patient. happen when we are using language. We should learn more about others culture and living habits to avoid misunderstanding
23、s 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 Developing ideas writing Writing a story about a Writing a story about a misunderstanding in Englishmisunderstanding in English Loo
24、k at the following pictures and answer the questions with the help of the background information. 1. Who were the people in the story? 2. Where did the story take place? 3. What happened? 4. What caused the misunderstanding? Now write a paragraph to tell the story. Use the expressions in the box to
25、help you. 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 wasnt sure whether we were going to eat a real toad in a hole. If so, how terrible! I joined them at dinner time w
26、ith 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 theres no toad! What an amazing
27、experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name. Share your story with the class. Possible answer Now 2 mins to test our spelling. Spelling BeeSpelling Bee 1. English-Chinese misadventure entrance exit wicked forum resource negative error 2. Chinese- English 评论 奇特的；古怪的 以.为基
28、础 (书写或言谈)非正式的 认识，辨认 When finishing, exchange to see who does the best. ReviewReview课时重点回顾 1.(尤因喉咙痛) 说话困难 2.意识到, 察觉到 3.采取稳妥措施,不冒风险 4.期望, 指望 5.使某人想起某事; 使想起” have a frog in ones throat be aware of play safe expect to remind sb of Self-evaluation 各个击破 1. Do you understand the meanings of the1. Do you un
29、derstand the meanings of the slang words (俚语) mentioned above? mentioned above? And can you use them correctly in real And can you use them correctly in real life? life? 2. 2. How can we deal with misadventuresHow can we deal with misadventures when using language in real life? when using language i
30、n real life? Homework Write a short passage to introduce a Chinese phrase which could probably cause misunderstanding to foreigners. Give enough context clues for foreigners to understand. You can refer to the exercise on P23. Module 2 Developing ideas While-reading: Quickly go through the passage a
31、nd finish task 1. Task 1: Read the four posts (帖子帖子)quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zheng Xu? Read the passage again and finish the following tasks. Task 2:Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstanding. Match the definitions to the pos
32、ts. 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 c unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked d morally wrong and intending to hurt peo
33、ple; (informal)very good, fantastic Task 3:Work in groups, read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles . Task 4: Work in pairs. Try to retell the situations in the four posts. After-reading 1. Learn to get some information about forum. 2. Think & Share. (p22 3) 1) Which post do you fin
34、d most interesting? Why? 2) How would you deal with the situations described in the posts? 3) What examples of Internet language are used in the passage? What do they mean? 4) Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries? Share them with t
35、he class. 3. Further learning Guess the meanings of the underlined phrases in following contexts. 1) A: Are you going to enter the photo contest? B: I dont know. A: Oh you should. You are so talented. Your pictures are so beautiful. B: You are just being nice. But I am getting cold feet. I dont know
36、 if I am good enough. 2) A: Is the yoga class over already? B: I left a little early. A: Why? B: The instructor and I didnt see eye to eye. A: You had a fight with your yoga teacher? B: Look, Jonathan. I practice yoga my own way. A: The instructor asked you to leave, right? 3) A: I am so nervous .To
37、night is the first night of the play. B: Is it? Go out there and break a leg. 4) A: Youll never believe what happened last night at the basketball game. B: I heard that Tommy checked your phone without asking you. A: The rumors spread so quickly in this school! Anyway, I cant believe he did that. He
38、 betrayed my trust! Im going to tell him what a terrible person I think he is, and Im going to do it right now. B: Hey! Keep your shirt on! Wait a minute before you go. A: Why? Do you think I should just forgive him? B: No, not at all. I just want you to be calm and in control before you talk to him.
