Unit2ExploringEnglishDevelopingideas课件高中英语

UnitTwo

ExploringEnglishMisadventuresinEnglishWarm-upPre-readingReadthefollowingexpressionsandguesstheirmeaningsWhat’sup?ringabellsmallpotatoestoiletwateratsixesandsevensgreenfingerspullupone’ssocks

tosoundfamiliarWhat’sgoingon?somethingunimportantorinsignificantnaturalabilityingrowingplantsinaconfused,badlyorganised,ordifficultsituationalightperfumethatdoesnothaveaverystrongsmelltomakeanefforttoimproveyourworkorbehaviourbecauseitisnotgoodenoughWhile-readingFastreading

Thepassageismainlyabout?A.anexcitingadventureinEnglishlearningB.somestrangeEnglishwordsdifficulttolearnC.thedifferencesbetweensomeEnglishinclassandinlifeD.somefunnypostsaboutwhatweshouldlearninclass1.hadafroginherthroat2.thefirstfloor3.wicked4.NotbadFindthewordsorexpressionsthatcausedthemisunderstandings.FastreadingBritishEnglish：notbad=verygoodAmericanEnglish：notbad=justOKFastreading:Matchthedefinitionstotheposts.

bprettygood,betterthanyouexpectedcunabletospeakclearlyforashorttimebecauseyourthroatisdryorblockeddmorallywrongandintendingtohurtpeople;(informal)verygood,fantastica(BritishEnglish)thefloorofabuildingabovetheoneatgroundlevel;(AmericanEnglish)thefloorofabuildingatgroundlevelhadafroginherthroatthefirstfloorwickedNotbad1.Whatdidtheforumcollectlastweek?

Carefulreading2.IssomeoftheEnglishlearnedintheclassroomsameasthatintheoutsideworld?Funnyorstrangestoriesabout

usingEnglishNo,itisn’t

Readpara1,answerthequestions.CarefulreadingReadpara2and3,fillinTorF.1.Itis

saidthatBritisharealwayscarefulabouttheir

food.

2.Maggieateabigfrog.

3.WhenSophiefirstvisitedNewYork,shewantedtobuyapairofwintershoes.4.The

ladyattheentrancegaveSophiethe

wrong

information.

Carefulreading:

Readpara4,choosethebestanswer.1.Infact,Julienfoundhispenfriend's

grandfather.A.wicked

B.confused

C.negative

D.nice2.WhatdowelearnaboutZhengXu'sEnglishpaper?A.ZhengXufeltdisappointedabouthispaper.B.ZhengXudidn'tgetagoodgradeonit.C.Theteacherthoughtthepaperwrotewell.D.TheteacherthoughtZhengXuwasnotabadstudent.Post-readingReadthefollowinginformationandanswerthequestions.

Post-readingWhichpostdoyoufindmostinteresting?Why?Howwouldyoudealwiththesituationsdescribedintheposts?WhatexamplesofInternetlanguageareusedinthepassage?Whatdotheymean?DoyouknowofanyChineseexpressionsthatoftencausemisunderstandingsforpeoplefromothercountries?PostreadingRetellthesituationsinthefourposts.Step1:disscuswithyourgroupmembersStep2: