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Unit 2
Misadventures in English
写出下列单词的汉语意思
get hands on 得到，获得
discover 发现
healthcare 保健
shelter 收容所
enhance v. 加强
improve v. 提升
afford v. 支付
head up 引领
in order to 目的是；为了
crying adj. 极大的；显著的
take action 采取行动
reach 到达；达到
shortage n. 短板；缺陷
service n. 服务
suitable adj. 合适的
come up 出现
The very minute 就在那一刻
step off 下船
be off to 动身去
写出下列单词的汉语意思
have a good time doing 做某事时感到愉快
ashamed adj. 感到羞愧的
record v. 记录
imagine v. 想象
out of order 发生故障
out of date 逾期
out of sight 消失在视野中
protection n. 保护
carry on 继续进行
hold back 抑制，阻止
run away 逃跑；离家出走
unlucky adj. 不幸运的
grow up 成长；长大
give in 屈服；让步
set off 出发；动身
look around 环顾
reply v. 回复
enjoy v. 喜爱
regret v. 后悔
What’s up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
pull up one’s socks
try hard to improve one’s work
because it is not good enough
natural ability in growing plants
in disorder/a badly organised situation
perfume(香水) not with a strong smell
sb./sth. unimportant
sound familiar
Guess what the English expressions mean
What’s going on
Before Reading
Look at the title and predict(预测)
what the passage is about.
Misadventures in English
adventures: unusual experiences/journeys
mis: miss/unsuccessful
Unsuccessful/unusual experiences in English
Before Reading
Read the passage on P. 20-21
and find out what confused different people.
She had a frog in her throat.
the ground floor/
the first floor
wicked
not bad
While Reading
a. (BrE) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(AmE) the floor of a building at ground level
b. pretty good, better than you expected
c. unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
d. morally(道德层面上地) wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
Read the definitions in a, b, c and d.
Match them with words and expressions in the passage.and find evidence in the passage to support you.
a. the first floor
b. not bad
c. have a frog in one’s throat
d. wicked
While Reading
Can you find out the key words in Yancy’s story
to support your answer
c. unable to speak clearly for a short time
because your throat is dry or blocked
Can you find out the key words in Sophie’s story
to support your answer
a. (BrE) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(AmE) the floor of a building at ground level
Can you find out the key words in Julien’s story
to support your answer
d. morally wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic
Can you find out the key words in Zheng Xu’s story
to support your answer
b. pretty good, better than you expected
Which of the statement is true in the passage
a. “The first floor” in America may be called
“the ground floor” in other countries.
b. When we say someone is “wicked”,
we only want to show the person is bad.
c. If you want to go to “the first floor” in Britain
when you enter a building, you should go upstairs.
d. In China, we use “Not bad!” to show something is good.
Britain
very good
/fantastic
Britain/England
While Reading
While Reading
Know more about forum
Forums can be a very useful learning resource.
We can not only post questions, but also broaden knowledge by reading posts from others around the world.
What are the benefits of forums for our study
□ Learning to learn
Online English-learning forums can be a very useful learning resource. Not only can you post specific questions, but you can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world.
forum(论坛):
a website/web page where users can share opinions about
a particular topic and reply to other users’ posts(帖子).
COZ: because
angry
confused
sad
Misadventures in English
Forum Announcement
Last week, our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English. We didn’t expect to get so many posts. Here are some of our favourites, to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world!
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n. 事故；灾难
n. 论坛，讨论区
n. 公告；布告
v. 期待 expect to do sth. 期待做某事；期待做
v. 提醒 remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事
adv. 相当；颇
n. 评论
● If you want to save the post for future use,
click the “favourite”.
● If you want to share a post with others,
click the “share”.
● If you want to post a comment
or reply to a post, click the “comments”.
● If you like a post, click the “like”.
Read Post 1 and answer the questions below.
1. What happened to Maggie
Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.(Line 5)
2. Can you guess the meaning of the phrase “have a frog in one’s throat” through the passage (you can speak Chinese to express your answer )
Unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked.
have a frog in one’s throat
失声
The origin of the expression
据说以前人们常从小溪中直接取水饮用，可能无意中将青蛙的卵吞下肚子里。当时的人们相信，卵会在人的喉咙里化成青蛙，哽住你的喉咙，使你说不出话来，因此就产生了这样一个词语。
Misunderstanding：
Maggie ate a __________.
Truth：
unable to ____________ for a short time, because your throat is dry or blocked
have a frog in one’s throat
big frog
speak clearly
失声，很难发声
What does Yancy think of the British attitude towards their food
A. Doubtful.
B. Supportive.
C. Helpless.
D. Hopeful.
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Read the first post and answer the question.
Misadventures in English
Yancy: 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
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不冒险；求稳
(尤指因喉咙痛）说话困难
because
adj. 可怜的
Read Post 2 and answer the questions below.
1. 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.
2. What does Sophie think of “on the first floor”
It refers to the second floor.
3. Can you guess where Sophie is from
Britain.
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The first floor
In Britain, the floor of a building at the bottom floor is called the “ground floor” and the floor above it is called the “first floor”;
In America, the “first floor” is at the bottom level and the one above it is the “second floor”
(UK) the floor of a building above the one at ground level
(US) the floor of a building at ground level
I’m an ______.
I’m an _________.
American
English
Misunderstanding：
(UK) the floor of a building ______ the ground level.
Truth：
(US) the floor of a building _____ the ground level.
the first floor
above
at
在英国，一楼是ground floor， 而ground floor上面的一层才叫 the first floor
Sophie: 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-(
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Misadventures in English
adj. 在闹市区的
n. 靴子
n. 入口
n. 区域
adv. 事实上；实际上
adv. 在楼下
Read Post 3 and answer the questions below.
1. What does “it” refer to in the sentence “I found it very odd.”
His penfriend told Julien that his grandfather was really wicked.
2. What was the meaning of the word “wicked” in Julien’s mind
A. Hard-working. B. Diligent.
C. Bad; evil. D. Good; nice; fantastic.
3. How did Julien think of his penfriend’s grandfather
A. Wicked. B. Confused.
C. Negative. D. Nice.
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4. So, what’s the meaning of the word “wicked”
Morally wrong and intending to hurt people;
(informal) very good, fantastic.
·邪恶的; 缺德的; 恶毒的
·极好的; 很棒的
Misunderstanding：
Julien didn’t understand why his English penfriend used _______ to describe his grandfather, a nice man.
Truth：
The word wicked has two meanings, the first is _____ and the other is _______. Julien just know the first one.
wicked
wicked
bad
1. 邪恶的
2. 极好的，很棒的
fantastic
Misadventures in English
Julien: 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
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adj. 缺德的；邪恶的；很棒的；极好的
adj. 奇特的；古怪的
adj. 消极的；负面的
Read Post 4 and answer the questions below.
1. How did Zheng Xu prepare his exchange programme
He spent days preparing and writing his first English paper.(Line 4)
2. What was Zheng Xu looking forward to
He was looking forward to getting a positive comment.(Line 5)
3. 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.
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4. What did the teacher’s comment “Not bad!” mean
Pretty good, better than you expected.
干得不错！
Misunderstanding：
Zheng Xu misunderstood that there were _______ in his paper.
Truth：
(UK) not bad means ___________, better than you expected.
Not bad
errors
pretty good
不错，很好
Post 4
ZX was looking forward to a _______ comment.
But the teacher wrote “________”.
He was ____________
(disappoint).
“Not bad” means __________.
disappointed
Not bad
positive
Not bad
pretty good
Zheng Xu: 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. ∶-(
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Misadventures in English
成为……的一部分
n. 规划；计划
花费时间做 spend time (in) doing
do a good job 干得好
adj. 积极的
n. 错误；谬误
Activity 3　Further- reading
Read the whole passage again and do the following exercises.
1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph？
A. People are not interested in the topic.
B. People are too shy to give their opinions.
C. People think the topic is funny.
D. People responded enthusiastically(热情地) to the topic.
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2. What examples of Internet language are used in the passage What do they mean Match them to the correct meanings.
COZ
X-(
:-(
because
angry
confused
sad
3. 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.
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4. Where does this passage come from
A. a newspaper
B. an online forum
C. a magazine
D. a fiction book
approve
comment
share
favorite
√
Fill in the blanks and get to know the structure of the text.
different
frog
first
negative
nice
paper
Can you retell the story
Can you retell the story in this post
When(什么时候)，Where(什么地点)，Who(什么人)，
What(什么事)，Why(什么原因)，How(怎么样)。
This summer, I went to London to visit my penfriend. He had told me that his grandfather was “really wicked”, however, when I met his grandfather, I liked him very much. Why did my penfriend use a negative word on such a nice man
Summary 课文语法填空
When learning English, almost everyone of us meets some misadventures and some funny 1. (story).They can remind us what we learn in class is 2. (differ)from the English outside the classroom.Yancy finds the British don’t always play safe 3.____
their food because someone said that her teacher Maggie 4. (have) a frog in her throat.What surprising news!
stories
different
with
had
Once Sophie went to buy some boots and 5. (tell) the boots were on 6. first floor but she didn’t find them “there”.How
7. (confuse)！Julien was also surprised about his penfriend,
8. uses a negative word about his nice grandfather.And as a Chinese exchange student, Zheng Xu felt the British had 9._______
(high) standards than Chinese. He spent days 10. (prepare) his English paper and only got “Not bad”
was told
the
confusing
who
higher
preparing
Given chances, how would you deal with
the situations in the posts
We can ask for the meanings of words and expressions.
Useful expressions from last lesson:
1. What does … mean
2. What’s that for
3. When you say … you mean …, right
Post Reading
We can ask for the meanings of words and expressions.
Misadventures happen when we are using language,
so we should learn more about other cultures to try to
avoid misunderstandings if possible.
Learning is a long but interesting journey, during which
we should use both efficient(高效的) and creative ways
to practise more often in real life.
Post Reading
Given chances, how would you deal with
the situations in the posts
Have you had misadventures in English
Example 1
Yesterday, I had an important football match.
I felt very nervous, so I talked to my new friend about it.
He is a nice and friendly boy from England.
However, he wished me to break a leg.
Why did he want me to get hurt
Good luck!
Post Reading
Summary
1. Read through this article, especially the four posts.
2. know online forums and features of online posts.
3. Retell misadventures in the posts based on story lines.
4. Pay attention to slangs(俚语) in English contexts(语境).
forum(论坛): a website/web page where users can share opinions
about a particular topic and reply to other users’ posts(帖子).
features of online posts: quick and easy to communicate, such as COZ, X-(.
tips: when, where, who, what, why, how
slangs: have a frog in one’s throat; ground/first floor; wicked; Not bad!
Misadventures: Learn more about other cultures to avoid misadventures.
Learning: Use efficient and creative ways to practise in real life.

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