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Unit 2 Exploring English
developing ideas
PART 04
Can you guess what’s the meaning of “ring a bell”?
funny reference & meme & slang
toilet water
What’s up?
small potatoes
at sixes and sevens
pull up one’s socks
green fingers
Hungary Queen's Water; treat headaches and prevent diseases; alcohol and herbs; 5% - 10%
Any unimportant, minor, person, idea, attitude, object, etc.
the game of dice; The meaning then was “to carelessly risk one’s entire fortune”.
to put in extra effort either in their behaviour or their work to achieve a certain goal.
“How are you” or “What’s going on.”
They can make things grow because they love them.
Think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstanding.
I’m into you!
Break a leg on your test!
Way to go!
It’s on the house.
give away something for free
The dinner is on me.
My treat.
Good job!
I’m all over you.
Good luck!
Lead-in
Share the Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for foreigners.
Last weekend, when I was talking on the phone with an English friend in China, he asked me what I was doing. I told him “我正在晒太阳”. He was confused how I could dry the sun. I was laughing out loud and explained I just sunbathed at that time.
Lead-in
Share the Chinese expressions that often cause misunderstandings for foreigners.
1、这几天天天天气不好。
2、校长说：衣服上除了校徽，别别别的。
3、下雨天车轮打滑，还好我反应快，一把把把手握住了。
Pre-reading
Check the prediction.
Bad things; disaster
Things caused by some misunderstandings
√
While-reading
Read the passage quickly and finish Activity2&3.
c
a
d
b
not bad
the first floor
wicked
she had a frog in
her throat
a dry or blocked throat
British English & American English
(informal) fantastic
better than you expected
While-reading
she had a frog in her throat
a dry or blocked throat；
a hoarse person sounds croaky - like a frog.
While-reading
the first floor
LG1 = Lower ground 1
B1= Basement level 1
While-reading
wicked
(informal) fantastic
While-reading
not bad
better than you expected
While-reading
Find out the Internet language used in the passage, explain them and share more with class.
COZ
X-(
:-(
because
angry
sad
confused
LOL
886
4ever
Laughing out loud
goodbye
forever
While-reading
A4: Retell the situations in these four posts and explain the meaning of the expressions.
Not bad
Yancy … in Manchester.
One day, a different teacher told them that ....?
Actually, it means that…
Post-reading
Review English expressions that may cause misunderstanding.
—What’s up?
—Nothing special.
His name rings a bell. But I can’t remember where we met.
I think I have heard his name. But I can’t remember where we met.
In summer, mothers like to put toilet water in the bath basin.
In summer, mothers like to put some perfumed (有香味的) liquid (液体) in the bath basin.
—How’s everything?
—Not much, some old.
a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell
What’s going on?
to sound familiar
In the long river of history, we are all small potatoes.
When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was at sixes and sevens.
If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have green fingers.
We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties.
We need to strengthen ourselves to struggle with difficulties.
Post-reading
in a mess, in a confused, badly-organized, or difficult situation
something/somebody unimportant or insignificant
natural ability in growing plants
make efforts to improve work or behavior coz it’s not good enough
language points
language points
l. remind 提醒，使......想起
We write to remind you to send me the bill. (Yeats)
Please remind me to write that letter.
Remind me to take my medicine tomorrow. (JED)
I reminded Gerald of his promise. (Wilde)
It was fortunate that you reminded me of my meeting with Jones. (CIE)
Did you remind him about that book he borrowed? (Wood)
1)remind to do:
2)remind of / about:
language points
l. remind 提醒，使......想起
May I remind you that the dinner-bell will ring presently?
His reason reminded him that there was no other course open.
Travellers are reminded that inoculation against yellow fever is advisable. (ALD)
I must write to Mother — will you remind me? (DCE)
When I reminded her, she shook her head. (Snow)
3)...remind that...
4)不跟特别结构或用在插入语中:
language points
2. rather 相当，颇
Which would you rather have, tea or coffee? (ALD)
I’ll never be dependent on anyone again. I’d rather starve. (Walpole)
I would much rather it was forgotten. (Du Maurier)
I’d rather you didn’t do it. (Ball)
I’d rather you told me the truth. (Eckersley)
1) would rather 宁愿(formal) = had rather (informal)
would/had rather + do (动词原形)
would rather + 从句 （虚拟语气）
would rather = would sooner 宁愿
They were rather old-fashioned people.
language points
2. rather 相当，颇
I rather deserve a promotion than he does.
This is rather for father to decide than for you.
Choose a wife rather by your eye than your ear.
The colour seems green rather than blue.
He ran rather than walked.
It was what he meant rather than what he said.
Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.
2) rather ... than 是...而不是; 与其说... 不如说
3) rather than 而不是；与其...宁愿
language points
3. negative adj & n
His answer was negative. (Thorndike)
I have a negative opinion of the value of this idea. (DCE)
To say “no news is good news” is a negative sort of comfort.
You can’t learn anything with a negative attitude. (FWF)
If X is positive then -X is negative. (DCE)
the negative image on a photographic plate (Thorndike)
1) 负的（与正‘positive’相对）；
2) 消极的（与积极‘positive’相对）；
3) 否定的（与肯定‘affirmative’相对）
language points
4. exchange v & n 交换
Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds? (DCE)
I’d like to exchange my pen for you knife. (Neal)
Mary exchanged seats with Anne. (ALD)
Will you exchange pencils with me? (McMordie)
1) exchange ... for 交换 ...
You two boys exchange places. (Thorndike)
We shall have an opportunity to exchange views tomorrow. (Snow)
There was an exchange of greetings among the old friends.(FWF)
2) exchange .. with 和...交换
language points
5. intend v 想要、计划、意欲
My father intends to return home after his careful decision.
I fully intended to pay for the damage.
intend to do sth
sth. be intended for ... 某物被用于... ;目的是为了...
The money is intended for market promotion.
The Luck Money was intended for New Year Festival.
intention n. 意图，打算
intended adj. 有意的，预期的
language points
6. hurt v & n
It hurts the eyes to read in such poor light.
The boy went home with a hurt knee.
It hurts me when you talk like that.
The insult hurt her deeply.
My head hurts.
My feet hurt.
伤害、受伤（身&心）；疼

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