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Review
怎么了，出什么事了？
资源
拓展你的知识
开拓你的视野
提醒
很，非常，相当
积极的、消极的、犀利的评论
追求安全，行事谨慎
嗓子不舒服，说话困难
入口/出口
实际上
不道德的
奇怪的
What’s up /what’s wrong /
what’s the matter with you
resource
broaden you knowledge
expand you horizon
remind
rather/quite
positive/negative/sharp comments/remarks
play safe with
have frog in one’s throat
entrance/exit
actually
wicked/immoral
odd/strange
Developing ideas
Misadventure in English
Let’s have a free talk !
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
What’s up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
pull up one’s socks
What’s going on
to sound similar
something unimportant or insignificant
a light perfume that doesn’t have a very strong smell
in a confused, badly-organized, or difficult situation
natural ability in growing plants
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
出什么事了
使人想起
不重要的人物
香水，花露水
乱七八糟
擅长园艺的人
振作起来
What can you find them in common
Misadventures in English
Fast-reading
skim
scan
careful reading
author’s purpose
specific information
words and expressions
What’s the pasage talking about
What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
To introduce some funny or strange stories about using English.
The author’s purpose is to remind us that some of the English we learn in classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world.
3. How did people respond to the topic
They reacted enthusiastically to the topic, which was beyond expectations.
Read and find the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings.Then match the original meanings.
Yancy
Sophie
have a frog in one’s throat
unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
Julien
Zheng Xu
on the first floor
wicked
Not bad
pretty good, better than you expected
morally wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
(UK) the floor of a building above the one at ground level
(US) the floor of a building at ground level
1.What caused their misunderstandings
Group Work!
Coming from different cultural backgrounds
Not truly understanding the meanings of English words
Having few experiences of talking to people from other countries
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Could you find some important wrds phrases and sentences
Let’s do it together.
actually
play safe with
information desk
have a frog in one’s throat
student exchange programme
positive comment
high standards
try to do打算做某事/try doing sth尝试做
be part of
spend doing sth.
do a good job干得漂亮
intend to do sth.
1. I’ve got an English penfriend, who I finally got to meet in London this summer.
I’ve got an English penfriend, and I finally got to meet him in London this summer.
2. I found it very odd.
3. I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper.
It took me days to prepare and write my first English paper.
4. I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment.
翻译：我期待能做一个犀利的演讲。
I am looking forward to making/delivering a sharp speech.

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