Unit2ExploringEnglishDevelopingideas课件高中英语2

Unit2

ExploringEnglishWarmingupWarming

upCanyouguessthemeaningsoftheseexpressions?ringabellsmallpotatoes?Hisnameringsabell.ButIcan’trememberwherewemet.IthinkIhaveheardhisname.ButIcan’trememberwherewemet.ringabell:tosoundfamiliar.Inthelongriverofhistory,weareallsmallpotatoes.Inthelongriverofhistory,weareallunimportantpeople.smallpotatoes:something/somebodyunimportantTherearemanyEnglishexpressionsthatmaycausemisunderstandings.Readthefollowingexpressionsandguesstheirmeaning.Ringabellwhat’sup?SmallpotatoesToiletwaterAtsixandsevenGreenfingersPullupone’ssockstosoundfamiliarwhatisgoingonsomethingunimportantorinsignificantalightperfumethatdoesnothaveaverystrongsmellinaconfused,badly-organised,ordifficultsituationnaturalabilityingrowingplantstomakeanefforttoimproveyourworkorbehaviourbecauseitisnotgoodenough.MisadventuresinEnglishMisunderstandingsinEnglish

Readthefirstpartandanswerthequestions.1.Whereisthepassagetakenfrom?Forum/TheInternet2.Whydowehavemisunderstandings?SomeoftheEnglishwelearnintheclassroomisratherdifferentfromtheEnglishintheoutsideworld.FORUM:awebsiteorwebpagewhereuserscanpostcomments

aboutatopicandreplytootherusers'posts.□

LearningtolearnOnlineEnglish-learningforumscanbeaveryusefullearningresource.Notonlycanyoupostspecificquestions,butyoucanalsobroadenyourknowledge

byreadingpostsfromotherEnglishlearnersaround

theworld.FastreadingFastreadingReadthefourpostsquicklyandfindoutthewordsorexpressionsthatcausedthemisunderstandings.haveafroginherthroatthefirstfloorwickedNotbadWhataretherealmeaningsofthem?Carefulreadinga

(BritishEnglish)thefloorofabuildingabovetheoneatgroundlevel;(AmericanEnglish)thefloorofabuildingatgroundlevelb

prettygood,betterthanyouexpectedc

unabletospeakclearlyforashorttimebecauseyourthroatisdryorblockedd

morallywrongandintendingtohurtpeople;(informal)verygood,fantasticReadthedefinitionsofthewordsandexpressionsthatcausedthemisunderstandings.Matchthedefinitionstotheposts.Sophie’spostZhengXu’spostYancy’spostJulien’spostCarefulreadingWecanyoufigureouttherealmeaningsinthepassagebyusingcontext..Learningtolearna

(BritishEnglish)thefloorofabuildingabovetheoneatgroundlevel;(AmericanEnglish)thefloorofabuildingatgroundlevelb

prettygood,betterthanyouexpectedc

unabletospeakclearlyforashorttimebecauseyourthroatisdryorblockedd

morallywrongandintendingtohurtpeople;(informal)verygood,fantasticReadthedefinitionsofthewordsandexpressionsthatcausedthemisunderstandings.Matchthedefinitionstotheposts.Sophie’spostZhengXu’spostYancy’spostJulien’sposthaveafroginone’sthroat1Unabletospeakclearlybecauseyourthroatisdryorblocked;itdoesn’treallymeanthere’safroginyourthroat.haveafroginone’sthroat1WhoWhereWhathappenedYancy

ManchesterMyEnglishTeacherhadafroginherthroat,andshecouldn’tteachus.thefirstfloor2(BE)thefloorofabuildingabovetheoneatgroundlevel;(AE)thefloorofabuildingatgroundlevel.thefirstfloor2WhoWhereWhathappenedSophie

NewYorkIwenttobuywinterboots,andIwastoldtheyweresoldonthefirstfloor,butinfactitwasonthegroundfloor.wicked3morallywrongandintendingtohurtpeople;verygood,fantastic(informal)wicked3WhoWhereWhathappened

LondonJulienAnEnglishpenfriendtoldmehisgrandfatherwas“reallywicked”,butwhenIfinallysawhim,Ilikedhimalot.Notbad4prettygood,betterthanyouexpectedNotbad4WhoWhereWhathappened

ZhengXuEnglandAsanexchangestudent,IspentdayspreparingandwritingmyfirstEnglishpaper,butIonlygot“Notbad”asacomment.WhatexamplesofInternetlanguageareusedinthepassage?Whatdotheymean?COZX-:-(becauseangryconfusedsadHowshouldweavoidmisunderstandingsinadifferentculture?ReadmorebooksKeepanopenmindTalkmoreactivelyandaskmoreLearnmoreaboutcultureandlivinghabitsUsethecontenttofigureouttherealmeaningThinkandshareSummaryWhenwelearnalanguage,weshouldnotonlylearnthesurfacemeanings,butalsoexplorethestory,thereasonandtheculturebehindthewordstoavoidthemisunderstandings.Summaryaveryusefullearningresourcebroadenone’sknowledgebroadenone’shorizonsexpecttodosth.remindsb.that+从句remindsb.ofsth.playsafehaveafroginone'sthroatattheinformationdesk

一项有用的学习资源拓展知识拓宽视野预料到提醒某人某事不冒险做（尤因喉咙痛）说话困难在问讯处attheentrancehavehighstandards

spend…doingsth.lookforwardtodoingsth.intendtodosth.在入口处有高标准花费……做某事期待做某事意图做某事

Lastsummer,

IstayedwithaBritishhostfamily.Oneday,IwasreallysurprisedwhenJeremy,thesonofthefamily,toldmethatwewouldhavetoad-in-the-holefordinner.Iwasn’tsurewhetherweweregoingtoeatarealtoadinahole.Ifso,howterrible!Ijoinedthematdinnertimewithbutterfliesinmystomach.Tomyastonishment,adishofsausagescookedinYorkshire