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Unit 2
Explore English
Developing ideas
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
1. “What’s up Why are they crying ”
What’s up =What’s going on
What's up
2. Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember
whether I’ve met her.
ring a bell: to sound familiar
ring a bell
3. Her business was small potatoes.
small potatoes ：
sth/sb. unimportant or insignificant
small potatoes
4. In summer, many people prefer toilet water
which is not very strong.
toilet water ：a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
toilet water
5. I’m at sixes and sevens about what to do.
Your room’s all at sixes and sevens.
at sixes and sevens:
in a confused, badly-organized, or difficult situation
at sixes and sevens
6. My grandfather has green fingers, and his garden
is very beautiful.
green fingers:
natural ability in growing plants
green fingers
7. We need to pull up our socks to win the
coming game.
pull up one’s socks:
to make an effort to improve your work or behavior
pull up one’s socks
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
怎么肥事
听起来耳熟
小人物,小角色
花露水
乱七八糟
园艺高手
加把劲儿
— How did you make it in guessing the difficult words and expressions
— By using context clues. (语境 、上下文线索 )
How do you understand the title
Where can you find the passage
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
Listen and find out misunderstood expressions:
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
To introduce some funny or strange stories about using English.
What are the meaning of the misunderstood words or expressions in their stories
Read to guess the correct meanings of the confusing expressions:
Match the definitions to the post:
She had a frog in her throat.
the ground floor
/ the first floor
wicked
Not bad
P28
unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
have a frog in one’s throat
1
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
wicked
3
morally wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
not bad
4
pretty good, better than you expected
Fast reading: Think and share
What caused their misunderstandings
Coming from different cultural backgrounds
Having few experiences of talking to people from other countries
Not truly understanding the meanings of English words
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 muscles
C: Have you eaten or not？
F: Are you going to invite me to dinner
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
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