(
课件网) Unit 2 Exploring English -- What's up --Nothing much. -- How's everything --Not much,same old. What's up What's going on /How's everything to sound familiarlevoke your memory at sixes and sevens small potatoes what's going on toilet water sth./sb.unimportant or insignificant pull up one's socks to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not enough. natural ability in growing plants. green fingers There are many English expressions that may cause misunderstandings. 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. ring a bell to sound familiar In the long river of history,we are all unimportant people. small potatoes Something unimportant or insignificant In the long river of histo y,we are all small potatoes. toilet water A light perfume that does not have a very strong smell In summer,mothers like to put some perfumed(有香味的) liquid(液体)named Six God in the bath basin. In summer,mothers like to put Six God toilet water in the bath basin. Read the following expressions and guess their meaning. Ring a bell what’s up Small potatoes Toilet water At six and seven Green fingers Pull up one’s socks to sound familiar what is going on something unimportant or insignificant a light perfume that does not have a very strong smell in a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation natural ability in growing plants to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough. Misadventures in English Misunderstandings in English Read the first part and answer the questions. 1.Where is the passage taken from Forum/The Internet 2.Why do we have misunderstandings Some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world. FORUM: a website or web page where users can post comments about a topic and reply to other users' posts. □ 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. 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 135 comments 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 wro ... ...
