Unit 2 Developing ideas （ppt课件） -2023新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.pptx

1、UNIT 2Exploring EnglishNow lets read the passage and find more words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.-Whats up?-Nothing much.Whats up?Whats going onHis name rings a bell.But I cant remember where we met.I think I have heard his name.But I cant remember where we met.ring a bell:to s

2、ound familiar.In the long river of history,we are all small potatoes.In the long river of history,we are all unimportant people.small potatoes:something/somebody unimportant or insignificantThe boy made the room at sixes and sevens:at sixes and sevens:A state of confusion or disarry.The boy made the

3、 room in confusion.We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.pull up ones socks:to make an effort to improve ones work or behavior because it is not good enoughWe need to strengthen ourselves to struggle with difficulties.If you want to be a successful gardener,of course,you have to

4、 have green fingers.green fingers:natural ability in growing plantsIf you want to be a successful gardener,of course,you have to have ability in growing plants.In summer,mothers like to put toilet water in the bath basin.toilet water：a light perfume that does not have a very strong smellIn summer,mo

5、thers like to put some perfumed liquid(有香味的液体)in the bath basin.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.1.forum 论坛论坛2broaden v.

6、变宽变宽;变阔变阔;(使使)扩大影响扩大影响;增长增长(经验、知识等经验、知识等)3.post n.邮递;邮政;邮件;vt.邮寄;寄;把(信件等)投入邮筒;张贴;发布；公布4.around the world.=all over the world 世界各地世界各地Last week，our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English.We didnt expect to get so many posts!Here are some of our favourites，to remind us

7、 that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world!1.forum 论坛2.favourite adj.最喜欢的;特别受喜爱的 n.特别喜爱的人(或事物);3.post n.邮递;邮政;邮件;vt.邮寄;寄;把(信件等)投入邮筒;张贴;发布；公布4.remind vt.提醒;使想起5.expect v.预料;预期;预计;等待;期待;Yancy:People say that the British always play saf

8、e with what they eat.Not true!I went to a summer school in Manchester（曼彻斯特）and my English teacher was called Maggie.One day，a different teacher took our class.He told us that Maggie couldnt teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.Poor Maggiebut why did she try to eat such a big frog?135 comm

9、ents1.play safe:谨慎行事;避免冒险2.have a frog in her throat（尤因喉咙痛）说话困难Sophie: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

10、the first floor，but couldnt 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?X-（1.information desk服务台2.美国：the first floor 一楼：the second floor 二楼 英国：the gr

11、ound floor 一楼：the first floor 二楼3.at the entrance 在入口处4.exit ekst n.出口;v.出去;离去;Julien:Ive 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 fr

12、iend use a negative word about such a nice man?63 comments1.wicked adj.邪恶的;缺德的;淘气的;强大的;极好的n.恶人;邪恶的人Zheng Xu:The British must have really high standards.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 En

13、glish 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 werent any errors in my paper.:-(1.British adj.英国的;英国人的;n.英国人2.Britain n.英国;3.part of.的一部分4.prepare 准备5.not b

14、ad.=pretty good.1.The passage is mainly about?A.an exciting adventure in English learningB.some strange English words difficult to learnC.the differences between some English in class and life D.some funny posts about what we should learn in class Task 3Work in groups.Read the four posts again and t

15、ry to settle their puzzles.Go through the passage and finish task 2.Task2Read the four posts(帖子帖子)quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy,Sophie,Julien and Zheng Xu?She had a frog in her throat.the ground floor/the first floorwicked Not bad Careful-readingRead and finish the task.Task 3Work in group

16、s.Read the four posts again and try to settle their puzzles.the first floor:Im an _.AmericanIm an _.Englishpost-readingThink and shareWhat caused their misunderstandings?Coming from different cultural backgroundsHaving few experiences of talking to people from other countries Not truly understanding the meanings of English wordsWork in pairs.Retell the situations in the four posts.