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课件网) Unit 2 Exploring English Period 4 Developing ideas & Writing a story about a misunderstanding in English Content Lesson objectives Lead- in Pre-reading task While-reading Post- reading Extension Homework Understand the main idea and details of the reading. Analyse cultural misunderstandings in language use. Share your own experience of misunderstanding in English. Lesson objectives Have you misunderstood someone because of language differences Can you think of an example from movies or real life Lead- in Have you ever been “lost in translation” Predict the story： What do you think might happen in the story Why Pre-reading task Misadventures in English Read the following expressions and guess their meanings. Pre-reading task What’ s up ring a bell small potatoes at sixes and sevens toilet water green fingers pull up one’s socks What’ s going on to sound familiar 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 Now think about more English expressions that may cause misunderstandings. Pre-reading task green hand a person without rich experience in a certain field couch potato someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television horse sense rest room the Yellow Pages common sense a room with a toilet a book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organisations in an area While-reading Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings. Last week, our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English. … Have you ever misunderstood an English word or expression Can you think of a Chinese expression that could confuse foreigners Story 1: Frog in one’s throat Maggie didn’t come to class “coz she had a frog in her throat”. 她吃了一只青蛙？ 嗓子沙哑，说不出话 COZ = because “frog in one’s throat” = a sore throat / voice problem Why did the student think Maggie “ate a frog” Story 2: First floor In New York, asked for “shoe section”, was told “first floor” → went upstairs but found nothing. British English： first floor = 一楼上面 （相当于二楼） American English： first floor = 一楼 （ground floor） How can the same word mean two different things in the UK and US Story 3: Wicked Pen pal said grandpa was "really wicked", and grandpa turned out to be very nice. 字面意思：邪恶的，坏的 俚语意思（informal slang）：棒极了，酷，very good Why did the student feel confused when hearing “wicked” Story 4: Not bad The British teacher corrected the composition to write "Not bad", and the students thought it was "not good". 英国人说“Not bad” = pretty good，相当于正面评价。 Why do you think the British teacher didn’t just say “very good” Post- reading Match the story with the type of misun ... ...
