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

一項有用的學習資源拓展知識拓寬視野預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.在入口處有高標準花費……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