(
课件网) Unit 2 Unit 2 Exploring English Learn some expressions that may cause misunderstandings. Understand the reasons that cause. misunderstandings in specific situations. Retell the situations in the posts. Read the following expressions and guess their meanings. What’s up ring a bell. small potatoes toilet water at sixes and sevens green fingers put up one’s socks -- What’s up -- Nothing much. -- How’s everything -- Not much, same old. What’s up What’s going on / How’s everything 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 small potatoes. In the long river of history, we are all unimportant people. small potatoes Something unimportant or insignificant In summer, mothers like to put Six God toilet water in the bath basin. In summer, mothers like to put some perfumed(有香味的) liquid(液体) named Six God in the bath basin. toilet water A light perfume that does not have a very strong smell When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was at sixes and sevens. When we entered the classroom after a long holiday, everything was in a mess. at sixes and sevens in a mess In a confused, badly-organised, or difficult situation If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have green fingers. If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you have to have ability in growing plants. green fingers natural ability in growing plants We need to pull up our socks to struggle with difficulties. We need to strengthen ourselves to struggle with difficulties. pull up one’s socks to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings. green hand couch potato horse sense rest room the Yellow Pages A book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area A room with a toilet A person without rich experience in a certain field Someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television Common sense had a frog in her throat the first floor wicked Not bad. Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings. Do you know the following signs’ meaning approve comment share favorite a (British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level (American English) the floor of a building at ground level b pretty good, better than you expected Read the definitions of the words and expressions that caused the misunderstandings. c unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked d morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal ) very good, fantastic Match the definitions to the posts. a–Sophie’s post b–Zheng Xu’s post c–Yancy’s post d–Julien’s post 1. Not only can you post specific questions, but you can a ... ...
