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Unit 2
Explore English
Developing ideas
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
Guessing Games
pull up one’s socks
Lead-in:
Your description rings a bell, but I don't think I've ever been there myself.
He's extremely sure he has met the girl before, though her name doesn't ring a bell.
【ring a bell】
Something sounds familiar
听起来耳熟
Using toilet water can help you to avoid mosquitos, or flies.
【toilet water】
toilet water is fairly weak and inexpensive perfume.
花 露 水
We are only small potatoes. The manager won't listen to us.
That’s small potatoes compared to the real problem.
【small potatoes】
something unimportant in comparison with something else
小 人 物
His wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens.
They haven't come back yet, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
【 at sixes and sevens 】
in a confused, badly organized, or difficult situation
乱七八糟
If you want to win the end-of-year competition, you'll have to pull up your socks.
Pull your socks up and we have to try it again.
【pull up one's socks 】
take one‘s courage to do；
cheer up
努力向上
She has unbelievably green fingers, she can grow anything.
【green fingers】
be good at making plants grow
园艺能手
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
What's up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
Guessing Games
pull up one’s socks
怎么回事
听起来耳熟
小人物,小角色
花露水
乱七八糟
园艺高手
努力工作，重新再做
— How did you make it in guessing the difficult words and expressions
— By using context clues. (语境 、上下文线索 )
Read the four posts quickly and find out what puzzled Yancy, Sophie, Julien and Zheng Xu
She had a frog in her throat.
the ground floor
/ the first floor
wicked
Not bad
[w kt , w k d]
Read to find out misunderstood expressions:
What are the meaning of the misunderstood words or expressions in their stories Can you figure them out Can you tell me the clue words
Read to guess the correct meanings of the confusing expressions :
unable to speak clearly because your throat is dry or blocked; it doesn’t really mean there’s a frog in your throat
have a frog in one’s throat
1
clue words
原因
the first floor/the ground floor
2
(BrE) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(AmE) the floor of a building at ground level
clue words
结果
转折
the first floor/the ground floor
2
I’m a/an ________.
American
I’m a/an ______.
British
wicked
3
very good, fantastic (informal)
clue words
转折
not bad
4
pretty good, better than you expected
clue words
转折
Where can we usually find clue words
through the logic words.
What's up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
A quick review
pull up one’s socks
Discuss the reasons for misunderstood expressions:
Read the dialogues between a Chinese and a foreigner and try to figure out how and why these misunderstandings are caused.
C: You are so strong!
F: But I am thin and weak. I don’t have muscle
C: Have you eaten or not？
F: Are you going to invite me to dinner / Don't I have enough money
to eat
Where can you find the passage
FORUM: a website or web page where users can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users' posts.
POST:messages
sent to an
Internet discussion group so that all members of the group can read them 帖子
Which is the key sentence of the introduction
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
2. How did people respond to the topic
To introduce some funny or strange stories about using English.
They reacted enthusiastically to the topic, which was beyond expectations.
leaning to learn:
Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource.
Not only can you post specific qestions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
https://forum./
Discuss the reasons for misunderstood expressions:
2. What do the following letters or signs mean in the article and
where do they often exist
1) coz
2) X-(
3)
4) :-(
= because
--- angry
---confused
---sad
They often appear on the internet.
3. How would you deal with the situations where misunderstood expressions exist
Misadventures happen when we are using language. We should learn more about other's culture and living habits to avoid misunderstandings in languages.
is a long and interesting journey, during which we should adopt creative and efficient ways and use it more in real life.
Learning English
For some unfamiliar emoji, ask others or inquire online to avoid misunderstanding and accurately understand it.
leaning to learn:
Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource.
Not only can you post specific qestions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
在线英语学习论坛
有用的学习资源
上传具体的问题
拓宽知识
broaden one’s mind/horizons
Not only can you post specific qestions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
not only 引导句子位于句首时：所在分句要倒装；but所在分句不倒装。俗称：“前倒后不倒”
正常语序：You can not only post specific qestions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
吕厚良又高又帅。
Mr. Lu is not only tall, but also he is cute.
Not only is Mr. Lu tall, but also he is cute.
Not only my parents but also I (be) fond of sports.
am
not only...but also连接两个并列主语：就近原则
neither...nor... either...or...（或者……或者……），not only...but also...（不但…… 而且 ……），not...but...（不是 ……而是……）等。
You remind me of someone that I loved when I was kid.
You remind people of what they’ve forgotten.
谨慎行事；避免冒险
（尤因喉咙痛）说话困难
试图/尝试做某事
冬靴
咨询处；问询处
决定做某事
是某事物的一部分（局部）
交换项目
花……做某事
play (it) safe
have a frog in one’s throat
try to do sth.
winter boots
an information desk
decide to do sth.
be part of sth.
an exchange programme
spend … (in) doing
盼望/期待做某事
积极的评价
不错，比预料的好
地面高度；底层
不能够做某事
打算做某事
提醒...做...
不仅、而且
拓宽知识
look forward to doing sth.
a positive comment
not bad
ground level
be unable to do sth.
intend to do sth.
remind ....of....
not only....but aslo...
broden one’s knowledge

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