1、Using language(2)ListeningExploring EnglishExploring EnglishUnit 21.Learn unfamiliar English expressions in specific situations.2.Learn to use abbreviations(省略省略)and emojis in proper situations.3.Learn to grasp the key points in a conversation.Did you know?Did you know?Each year,many additions（新增物，添
2、加物）are made to English dictionaries.Recent additions include“selfie”and“netizen”.Some messaging abbreviations(信息缩略词)have also been added(add v.增加)，for example,BRB(be right back),COZ(because)and G2G(go to go).Pre-listeningLook at the following expressions in daily communication and guess the izenself
3、iescreen rageBTWCUby the waysee youIMOin my opinionASAPas soon as possibleLTNSlong time no seeDo you know other similar examples?Look at the following expressions in daily communication and guess the meanings.Answers:Conversation 1-_Conversation 2-_Conversation 3-_Task 1:Listen to three conversation
4、s and match them to the pictures.bcaWhile-listeningTask 2:Listen to Conversation 1 and choose the right answer.1.What did the woman order?A.dim sum B.spring rolls C.meat ball2.What king of food is dim sum？A.western food B.traditonal Chinese food C.popular new food3.Where does the word“dim sum”come f
5、rom？A.Guangdong dialect B.Mandarin C.Putonghua 1.What happened during the movie?A.Someone ate food loudly.B.Somone cried loudly.C.Someone talked loudly on the phone.2.What did they think of“taking loudly during the movie”？A.No matter.B.Selfish.C.Common.3.Which two words make up(组成)the word“cellfish”
6、？A.cellphone;selfish.B.cell;fish.Task 3:Listen to Conversation 2 and choose the right answer.1.What was the mans trouble?A.He couldnt talk.B.He didt undertand Lucys message.C.He missed Lucy.2.What did Lucy replied after hearing the joke？A.LOL.B.BTW.C.BBL.3.Which is LOL for？A.A short way of saying“la
7、ugh out loudly”.B.A short way of saying“speak out loudly”.C.A short way of saying“shout out loudly”.Task 4:Listen to Conversation 3 and choose the right answer.WordsMeaningOrigindim suma kind of traditional _from _using a cellphone without caring about othersa combination of the words _ and _a short
8、er way of saying _from the Internetthe Guangdong dialectcellphoneTask 5:Listen again and complete the table.Chinese foodcellfishselfishLOL“laugh out loud”A:Im going to buy something to eat from the restaurant downstairs.Would you like anything?B:Oh yes,please.Could you order me some dim sum?A:Some w
9、hat?B:Dim sum.A:What kind of food is that?B:Its a kind of traditional Chinese food from South China,including dumplings,spring rolls,meatballs and so on.A:Oh,I see.So“dim sum”comes from Chinese?B:Yes,thats right.In fact,it comes from the Guangdong dialect.In Mandarin or Putonghua it would be“dian xi
10、n”.A:Well,it sounds good!Maybe Ill order that as well.TranscriptConversation 1A:How was the movie?B:It was great,but someone in front of me was talking so loudly on her phone.A:How cellfish!B:Yes,I agree.Very selfish.A:Ah,do you know what I mean by“cellfish”?B:Of course!When you say“selfish”,you mea
11、n only caring about yourself and not about other people,right?A:Thats what selfish with an“s”means,but Im talking about“cellfish”starting with the letter“c”.TranscriptConversation 2B:I haven t heard that word before.What does it mean?A:It means using a cellphone in a way that shows you dont care abo
12、ut the other people around you.B:That s interesting.How do you spell it?A:C-E-L-L-F-I-S-H.Its the words“cellphone”and“selfish”put together.B:Oh,I see.SFX of someone pressing mobile phone keys,followed by a chime indicating a new messageA:Darling,could you take a look at this message from Lucy?I have
13、 no idea what shes talking about.again.B:What has she said?A:Well,I told her a joke that Bob told me today at the office,and,as you see,she replied“LO”.Whats that for?B:Oh,LOL!Its a shorter way of saying“laugh out loud”.A:Ive never seen or heard that before.Where does it come from?B:It was first use
14、d on the Internet.You use it to show you think something is very funny.A:Oh,okay.B:Keep up with the times,darling!TranscriptConversation 31.Some what?2.What kind of food is that?3.What does it mean?4.I have no idea what shes talking about.1.Its a kind of.2.It means.3.Its a shorter way of saying.4.It
15、 was first used on You use it to show you thinkHow to explain:How to ask for:Task 6:Listen to the three conversations again to find how the speakers ask for and explain the meanings of the words.Work in pairs.Make up your own conversation on asking for and explaining meanings of expressions.You see
16、a sign in a supermarket saying“3 for 2”.You dont know what it means and ask the shop assistant to explain.You are a shop assistant.A customer asks you what“3 for 2”means.(“3 for 2”means that if you buy two items,you get a third one for free.)Post-listeningUseful expressionsI beg your pardon?What doesmean?Whats that for?When you sayyou mean,right?Show Time Now work with your deskmate to act out the conversation.
