Unit2ExploringEnglishDevelopingideas課件高中英語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+從句remindsb.ofsth.playsafehaveafroginone'sthroatattheinformationdesk

一項(xiàng)有用的學(xué)習(xí)資源拓展知識拓寬視野預(yù)料到提醒某人某事不冒險做（尤因喉嚨痛）說話困難在問訊處attheentrancehavehighstandards

spend…doingsth.lookforwardtodoingsth.intendtodosth.在入口處有高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)花費(fèi)……做某事期待做某事意圖做某事

Lastsummer,

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