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Unit 2
Exploring
English
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Understand the main idea and details of the text, and deepen the understanding of the unit theme.
Understand the content characteristics, stylistic features and writing techniques of the story, and use what you have learned to recount an experience in which you misunderstood English expressions while using English.
Deepen the understanding of the diversity and creativity of the English language, cultivate cross-cultural awareness, and form an English learning mindset that pays attention to slang and its cultural connotations.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Through reading, students can understand the main idea, characteristics, stylistic features and writing techniques of the text, and deepen the understanding of the unit theme. Use what you have learned to recount an experience in which you misunderstood English expressions while using English.
Deepen the understanding of the diversity and creativity of the English language, cultivate cross-cultural awareness.
Lead-in
PART. 02
Read the dialogue and guess the meaning.
His name rings a bell. But I can’t remember who he is.
Hi, man. I’m Richard.
rings a bell
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
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
ring a bell
His name rings a bell.
But I can’t remember where we met.
To sound familiar.
toilet water
In summer, many people prefer toilet water which is not very strong.
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
What's up
“What’s up Why are they crying ”
What’s going on
small potatoes
Her business was small potatoes because she was a small potato.
sb. unimportant or insignificant
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
at sixes and sevens
My room is at sixes and sevens.
in a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation
Read the following expressions and guess their meanings.
pull up one’s socks
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
green fingers
She has unbelievably green fingers, she can grow anything.
natural ability in growing plants
Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstanding.
Reading
PART. 03
Predict the main idea of the passage based on the title.
Misadventures in English
mis: wrong /bad
adventures: unusual experiences
bad unusual experiences in English
What is the main idea of the passage
A. Trouble in learning English.
B. A bad experience.
C. Misunderstandings of English words.
D. The benefit of learning English.
What style is this article
It is a forum post.
forum (论坛): a website/web page where users can share opinions about a particular topic and reply to other users’ posts(帖子).
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Re: Misadventures in English
People say that the British always play safe with what they eat. Not true! I went to a summer school in Manchester and my English teacher was called Maggie. One day, a different teacher took our class. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat. Poor Maggie – but why did she try to eat such a big frog
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Re: Misadventures in English
When I first visited New York, I went to a downtown shopping centre to buy some winter boots. At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the shoe section was. She said that it was on the first floor. So I went up to the first floor, but couldn’t find any shoes. I decided to leave. When I was looking for the exit, I saw that shoes were actually sold downstairs on the ground floor, not the first floor. Why did she give me the wrong information X-(
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Re: Misadventures in English
I’ve got an English penfriend, who I finally got to meet in London this summer. He had told me that his grandfather was “really wicked”. But when I met his grandfather, I liked him a lot. I found it very odd. Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Re: Misadventures in English
The British must have really high standards. I was part of a student exchange programme between a university in England and my university in China. I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper. I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment. When I got the paper back, I found my teacher had written the comment “Not bad!” Not bad But there weren’t any errors in my paper. :-(
Not bad
Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings. Match the definitions to the posts.
(British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(American English) the floor of a building at ground level
pretty good, better than you expected
unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic
Sophie’s post
Zheng Xu’s post
Yancy’s post
Julien’s post
Read the passage again. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
1. What does Yancy think of the British attitude towards their food
A. Doubtful. B. Supportive.
C. Helpless. D. Hopeful.
2. Why didn’t Sophie find the shoes on the first floor
A. Because she misunderstood the lady’s words.
B. Because there was no shoe section in the shopping centre.
C. Because the shoes were all placed on the second floor.
D. Because she didn’t go up to the upper floor.
Read the passage again. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
3. What was the meaning of the word “wicked” in Julien’s mind
A. Hard-working. B. Diligent.
C. Bad; evil. D. Good; nice; fantastic.
4. Why did Zheng Xu get a bit disappointed
A. His paper was rejected.
B. He didn’t get a good grade.
C. He didn’t meet the high standards of his teacher.
D. He misunderstood his teacher’s comment.
Read the passage again. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
5. What do the four people have in common
A. Having the same experiences in learning English.
B. Coming from the same English-speaking country.
C. Meeting something strange in English learning.
D. Finding English easy to learn and hard to understand.
Think & share
Which post do you find most interesting Why
How would you deal with the situations described in the posts
What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean
Do you know of any Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for peopple from other countries Share them with the class.
COZ: because; X-(: angry; : confused; :-(: sad
Work in pairs. Retell the situations in the four posts.
had a frog in her throat
the first floor
wicked
Not bad
have a frog
in one’s throat
Misunderstanding
unable to ____________ for a short time, because your throat is dry or blocked.
Maggie ate a ________.
失声，很难发声
speak clearly
Truth
big frog
the first floor
Misunderstanding
(US) the floor of a building _____ the ground level.
(UK) the floor of a building ______
the ground level.
above
Truth
at
在英国，一楼是ground floor，ground floor上面的一层是the first floor
British
American
First floor
Second floor
Third floor
Forth floor
Ground floor
First floor
Second floor
Third floor
wicked
Misunderstanding
The word wicked has two meanings, the first is ______ and the other is ________. Julien just know the first one.
Julien is odd that why did his friend uses a negative word, _______, about such a nice man
wicked
Truth
fantastic
1. 邪恶的
2. 极好的，很棒的
bad
Not bad
Misunderstanding
(UK) not bad means ___________, better than you expected.
Zheng Xu misunderstands that there are _______ in his paper.
errors
Truth
pretty good
不错，很好
Not bad
Vocabulary
1. remind
remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. that/what/how… 提醒某人
例题：
He reminded his daughter _____ her promise to finish homework on time.
My assistant reminds me ________(attend) the important meeting this afternoon.
of
to attend
Vocabulary
2. comment
make comments on/about 对……作出评论
ask for comments 征求意见
offer comments 提意见
comment on/upon… 评论……，对……提意见
comment that… 评论……
例题：
The manager asked everyone to make comments _______ the new marketing plan before the final decision.
on
Vocabulary
3. entrance
the entrance to ……的入口/ 门口
gain entrance to 获得进入……的许可
an entrance fee 入场费
entrance examinations 入学考试
例题：
We waited at the entrance _______ the museum for half an hour before it opened.
to
Vocabulary
4. negative
have a negative effect on 对……有不良影响
have a negative attitude to/towards 对……特消极的态度
例题：
Some students have a negative attitude __________ challenging math problems, which affects their learning progress.
to/towards
Vocabulary
5. intend
intend to do sth. = intend doing sth. 打算做某事
intend sb. to do sth. 打算让某人做某事
be intended for… 是为……而打算/ 设计的
intend + (that)从句 打算……
例题：
The scholarship is ________(intend) for students from low-income families to support their college education.
intended
Vocabulary
6. base
base…on/upon… = be based on 以……为基础 / 根据
base sth. in 将……设在……
at the base of… 以……为基础；在……底部
on the basis of 根据；在……的基础上；基于
be basic to… 是……的基础
例题：
The decision was made on the ______(base) of extensive market research and customer feedback.
basis
Writing
PART. 04
Do you know this dish
Are there any ants or is there a tree in the dish
Sauteed Vermicelli with minced Pork
Look at the pictures and think about what is “A toad in a hole”.
Toad-in-the-hole is a traditional British dish. It consists of sausages in a Yorkshire pudding mix, usually served with vegetables. The origin of the dish’s name isn’t clear, but a common explanation is that it resembles a toad sticking its head out of a hole.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Who were the people in the story
They were a girl and her British host family.
2. Where did the story take place
It took place in the girl’s British host family’s home.
3. What happened
The boy told the girl that they were going to have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. The girl wasn’t sure whether it would be a real toad in a hole.
4. What caused the misunderstanding
The girl didn’t know that “toad-in-the-hole” is actually the name of a dish.
Write a paragraph to tell the story. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Share your story with the class.
Last summer, I stayed with a British host family. One day, I was really surprised when Jeremy, the son of the family, told me that we would have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. I wasn’t sure whether we were going to eat a real toad in a hole. If so, how terrible! I joined them at dinner time with butterflies in my stomach. To my astonishment, a dish of sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding (a mix that tastes a bit like pancakes) was served on the table, and it tasted delicious. It turned out that toad-in-the-hole is a typical dish for a British dinner, and there’s no toad! What an amazing experience! It was interesting to try such yummy food with a strange name.
Sample
Work in groups. Talk about creative ways to learn English. List your ideas on a piece of paper.
Choose the most creative idea and prepare a short presentation following the steps below. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Introduce the idea.
Explain why it is useful.
Describe what you should do.
Present your ideas to the class.
Exercise
PART. 05
1. The library provides access to digital r_________(资源) for students researching academic topics.
2. The computer screen displayed an e_____(错误) message when I tried to save the file.
3. Regular exercise has a p________(积极的) impact on both physical and mental health.
4. The children are playing d_________(在楼下) while the adults chat in the living room.
5. She speaks English r______(相当) well for someone who’s only been learning for a year.
6. The doctor used a flashlight to check her t______(喉咙) for signs of infection.
esources
Exercise: 单词拼写
rror
ositive
ownstairs
ather
hroat
1. The campaign aims to raise public __________(aware) of the importance of reducing plastic waste.
2. The country’s independence was met with international ___________(recognise) after years of struggle.
3. Employees are evaluated on the _______(base) of their performance and contribution to the company.
4. That’s an interesting theory, but ________(actual), the data supports a different conclusion.
awareness
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
recognition
basis
actually
Homework
PART. 06
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Share some Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for people from other countries.
Polish your writing.
Homework
See you next class!

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