(共24张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Starting out &
Understanding ideas
Comprehension
Part One
Learning aims
1. To get listening skills improved.
2. To get talking ability promoted.
3. To consolidate words and expressions.
4. To enable students to speak out bravely.
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
1. According to Chart 1, which language has the largest
number of native speakers
2. According to Chart 2, which language has the largest
number of learners
3. What can you learn from Chart 3 Why do you think
many people in China learn English
Lead-in
Read the sentences in the passage and determine the Chinese meaning of the underlined words according to the context.
1. Little Tom felt sick because he travelled by car. Poor boy, he got carsick.
________
2. If you are homesick, you feel unhappy because you are away from home
and are missing your family, friends, and home very much. ________
5. Water is the opposing force to fire. ________
3. Everyone is unique; you are the only one in the world. ________
4. Please capitalize the names. e.g. Judy—JUDY ________
晕车的
想家的
独特的
大写
相反的
Build Vocabulary
Read and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. There is a ham in a hamburger so hamburger gets its name. ( )
2. Homework and housework are different kinds of things. ( )
3. Harmless actions and harmful ones are the same. ( )
4. Shameless behaviors are the same as shameful behaviors. ( )
5. It is wrong for people to say “It’s sunshining”. ( )
6. When something burns up, it is destroyed completely. ( )
7. Only when an alarm goes off can people hear it. ( )
8. You need to wind up a watch to keep it going. ( )
F
T
F
T
T
T
T
T
Fast Reading
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1. What is the passage talking about
2. What made the author realize that there’s no egg in eggplant
3. Is shameless the opposite of shameful
English can be a crazy language to learn.
His five-year-old son asked him whether there was a ham in a hamburger.
No, shameless is not the opposite of shameful. They have similar meanings.
Careful Reading
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
4. Do burn up and burn down have the same meanings
5. Why do the author mention WTO, IT and US in the passage
6. What is the main idea of the last paragraph
Yes, they have almost the same meaning.
He wants to tell us that even the smallest words can be confusing.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race.
Careful Reading
Read the passage again and finish the chart.
English is a crazy language. no…in… no ham in 1.__________
no egg in 2. _________
no pine or apple in 3. _________
same structure, different words sculpt a 4._________ and paint a painting, but
5._____ a photo
in the car or the taxi, but 6.____ the train or bus
same form, different meaning (pronunciation) seasick, airsick, carsick ≠ 7._________
hard soft ≠ hardly 8.________
harmless harmful, but shameless =
9.________
WHO ≠ who
IT ≠ it
US ≠ us
hamburger
eggplant
pineapple
sculpture
take
on
homesick
softly
shameful
Detailed Reading
English is a crazy language. opposite words, same meaning burn up = 10.__________
fill in = fill 11.______
same words, opposite meaning The stars are out (visible).
The lights are out (12.________).
Wind up the watch. (It starts.)
Wind up this passage. (It 13._____)
burn down
out
invisible
ends
Detailed Reading
Read the passage again and finish the chart.
Have you ever asked ________(you) why people often have trouble ________(learn) English Neither is there pine ______ apple in pineapple. This got me _______(think) how English can be a crazy language _______(learn).
_________(speak) of home, why aren’t homework and housework _____ same thing
If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an ________(oppose) pair If harmless actions are the opposite of ________(harm) actions, why are shameless and shameful _________(behave) the same
Work with your partners and fill in the blanks.
yourself
learning
nor
thinking
to learn
Speaking
the
opposing
harmful
behaviors
Post Reading(Group Work)
Even the smallest words can be _________(confuse). When you see the capitalized “WHO” in a medical report, do you read it _____ the “who” in “Who’s that ”
You also have to wonder _____ the unique _________(mad) of a language in which you fill in a form by _______(fill) it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it ______(go) off!
English ____________(invent) by people, not computers, and it reflects the _________(create) of the human race. That is why when the ______(star) are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are ________(visible). And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, ______ when I wind up this passage, it ends.
confusing
as
at
madness
filling
goes
was invented
creativity
stars
invisible
but
Post Reading(Group Work)
Language Points
Part Two
1. _________ v. 雕刻，雕塑→ __________ n. 雕像，雕刻品
2. __________ adj. 相反的→ __________ v. 反对
3. __________ n. 举止，行为 → __________ v. 表现，举动
4. __________ adj. 令人困惑的→ _________ adj. 困惑的→
________ v. 使困惑→ _________ n. 困惑
5. __________ adj. 大写的→ __________ v. 使大写
6. ________ v. 显示，反映→ _________ n. 反映，反射
7. _________ n. 创造性，创造力→ _______ v. 创造
→ ________ n. 创造，创造物→ ________ adj. 创造性的
8. ________ adj. 看得见的→ _________ adj. 看不见的
sculpt
sculpture
opposing
oppose
behavior
behave
confusing
confused
confuse
confusion
capitalized
capitalize
reflect
reflection
creativity
create
creation
visible
invisible
creative
Words
1. ________ n. 题目，标题
2. ________ n. 火腿
3. _________ n. 茄子
4. _________ n. 松树
5. _________ n. 菠萝
6. ________ adj. 晕船的
7. ________ adj. 晕机的
8. _________ adj. 晕车的
9. _________ adj. 想家的
10. ________ adj. 独一无二的
11. ________ n. 警报器，闹钟
title
ham
eggplant
pine
pineapple
seasick
airsick
carsick
homesick
unique
alarm
Words
1. 做某事有困难__________________
2. 在某人的空闲时间________________
3. 拍照__________
4. 使……做某事__________
5. 谈到，说到___________
6. 疑惑__________
7. 烧毁 ___________
8. 填表_____________
9. 发出声响,离开_______
10. 上发条，使结束_______
have trouble doing sth.
in one’s free time
take a photo
get…doing
speaking of
wonder at
burn up/down
fill in/out a form
go off
wind up
Phrases
1. oppose/opposing/opposition/opposite
adj. 相反的，对面的
prep. 在……对面
adv. 在对面
n. 对立面，对立的人
be opposite to 与……相反，在……对面
oppose doing sth. 反对干某事
be opposed to sth. 反对干某事
as opposed to sth. 与……相反
Key words
用oppose的适当形式及短语填空
1.One third of the class are in favour of the plan, while others
____________ it.
2.We wanted to travel abroad but had to drop the idea because of our
parents’ _________.
3.The result was far from satisfactory, ___________ what we had expected.
4.The car crashed into a truck coming from the _______ direction.
5.Most villagers opposed _______(build) a chemical plant near the village.
are opposed to
opposition
as opposed to
opposite
building
Key words
2. behavior n.行为，举止 behave v. 表现，举止
well-behaved adj. 表现好的
badly-behaved adj.表现差的
mind one’s behavior 注意言行举止
good/bad behavior 良好/恶劣行为
behave well/badly 举止得当/不得当
behave oneself 守规矩，行为检点
Key words
单句语法填空
1.I was deeply impressed with the guests’ elegant ________ at the party.
2.The little boy was scolded because he didn’t behave _______(him).
3.Let’s help those who behave ______(bad) in school.
behavior
himself
badly
Key words
3.confuse/confusing/confused/confusion
confuse A with/and B 把A和B混淆
be confused about 对……感到困惑
in confusion 困惑地，困窘地
Key words
单句语法填空
His ________ look suggests that this is really a _________ problem for him.
I often confuse abroad ______ aboard. They are very similar.
Little Tom just looked at me in _________, not knowing what to do.
If you are confused ______ some words, you can refer to the dictionary.
confused
confusing
with
confusion
about
Key words
You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in
which a house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form
by filling it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off.
3个并列的in which引导的定语从句修饰 a language
as引导的时间状语从句
once引导的条件状语从句
Sentence patterns
单句语法填空
1. Once ______(see), the film will never be forgotten.
2. ______ China develops, Chinese is becoming more and more
important.
单句改错
3. With the average age of the population increases, there are more
and more old people to care for.
seen
As
With改为As或者increase改为increasing
Sentence patterns(共35张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Developing ideas &
Presenting ideas
Learning aims
to get to know some English idioms;
to guess their meanings in proper contexts;
to retell the story and write a short passage according to some key points;
to cultivate cross-cultural communication awareness.
to talk about creative ways to learn English.
Comprehension
Part One
try your best
Give it your best shot this class!
Lead-in
Read the expressions on Page 20 and guess their meanings.
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
pull up one’s socks
What’s up
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
Warming Up
Justin told me that I have met his sister before, but her name doesn’t ring a bell.
He is very lazy so his room is always at sixes and sevens.
We are only small potatoes. The manager won’t listen to us.
sound familiar to you
disorganized; in disagreement
unimportant people or things
Warming Up
I am not good at taking care of flowers and plants, but my wife has very green fingers.
Remember not to tell people that I used six God toilet water.
If you don’t pull your socks up, you’ll fail the exam.
work hard to improve one’s performance
a kind of perfume that has water added to it
be good at making plants grow
Warming Up
Did you guess correctly What’s your opinion about these expressions
In order to get the correct meanings of these expressions, we need to analyze(分析) the context(语境) where they are used.
Context is important in English idioms learning!
Warming Up
Look at the title of the passage and guess what the passage is about.
(mis- is a prefix(前缀) and misadventure means “something bad that happens to you”)
Misadventures in English
Prediction
Read the passage and underline the expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
Tips
When you are reading, don’t ignore the pictures, because it is not only a very important part of the passage, but also gives you some information and helps you understand.)
Words for reference
play safe with: be careful about sth.
negative: the opposite of positive
odd: very strange
errors: mistakes
Fast Reading
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Fast Reading
1. (BE) the floor of a building above the one at the bottom
level; (AE) the floor of a building at the bottom level.
2. fairly good, better than you expected.
3. Be unable to speak clearly for a short time because
your throat is dry or blocked.
4. Morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal)
very good, fantastic.
Post 2: the first floor
Post 4: not bad
Post 1: have a frog in one’s throat
Post 3: wicked
Fast Reading
Think and share
1. Which post do you find most interesting Why
2. What examples of Internet language are used in the passage
What do they mean
3. Do you know any Chinese expressions that often cause
misunderstanding
4. What can you do to avoid misunderstandings in English
Careful Reading
1. Which post do you find most interesting Why
real meaning ≠ literal(字面的) meaning
a vivid(生动的) picture
easy to understand in the right context
have butterflies in one’s stomach
I have butterflies in my stomach because I have to give a speech in a big lecture hall.
very nervous; uneasy
Careful Reading
2. What examples of Internet language are used in the passage
What do they mean
COZ
Х-(
:-(
because
angry
confused
sad, unhappy
Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man
Careful Reading
3. Do you know any Chinese expressions that often cause
misunderstanding for people from other countries
八卦
我也想过过杨过过的生活。
下雨天路很滑，我一把把住了车把。
eight trigrams
be too curious about others’ life
Careful Reading
4. What can you do to avoid misunderstandings in English
understand their real meanings in the certain context
know more information about foreign culture (e.g. English idioms)
create more chances to communicate with foreigners
Careful Reading
Work with your group members and retell the situations in the four posts.
Post Reading(Group Work)
What do the posts on Page 21 tell us
Some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different form the English in the outside world.
Summary
Language Points
Part Two
1. ____________ n. 事故，灾难→ _________ n. 冒险
2. ________ adv. 实际上，事实上→ ______ adj. 实际的，真实的
3. _________ adj. 消极的，负面的 → _______ adj. 积极的，正面的
4. ______ v. 计划，打算 → _________ n. 意图，目的
5. _________ v. 认出，辨认出→ __________ n. 认出，识别
6. ________ adj. 非正式的→ ______ adj. 正式的
7. _______ adj. 意识到的，明白的 → __________ n. 认识，意识
misadventure
adventure
actually
actual
negative
positive
intend
intension
recognize
recognition
informal
aware
formal
awareness
Words
8. ________ n. 论坛，讨论区 9.________ n. 资料，（教学）资源
10. _______ v. 提醒，使……提醒 11. _______ adv. 相当，颇 12. _________ n. 评论 13. _____ n. 青蛙
14. _______ n. 喉咙，咽喉 15. __________ adj. 在闹市区的
16. _______ n. 靴子 17. ________ n. 大门（口），入口（处）
18. _______ n. 出口 19. __________ adv. 在楼下
20. _______ adj. 缺德的，极好的 21. ______ adj. 奇怪的，古怪的 22. _______ n. 错误，谬误 22. _______ v. 以……为基础
throat
downtown
boot
entrance
exit
downstairs
wicked
odd
error
base
elevator
resource
remind
rather
comment
frog
Words
1. ______________________ 说话困难
2. ______________ 在入口处
3. _______________ 决定干某事
4. ________ 寻找
5. ______________________ 花费时间干某事
6. ______________ 期盼，盼望
have a frog in one’s throat
at the entrance
decide to do sth.
look for
spend time (in) doing sth.
look forward to
Phrases
1. remind v. 提醒，使想起
提醒某人某事
提醒某人做某事
remind sb. of sth.
remind sb. to do sth.
to write
of
that
单句语法填空
He reminded me _______(write) down his phone number for future preference.
The picture reminds me _____ the days when I lived with my grandparents in the countryside.
The teacher reminded me _____ I should be careful in the exam.
Key Words
2. exchange v./n. 交流，交换，互换
交换生 作为交换
和某人交换某物 用某物交换某物
an exchange student
in exchange for
exchange sth. with sb.
exchange sth. for sth.
an
单句语法填空
She is _____ exchange student from Ireland who has been studying in my school for two months.
I offered to paint the house in exchange _____ a week’s accommodation.
My teachers often encourage us to exchange ideas _____ each other in class.
You can go to the bank to exchange dollars _____ pounds.
for
with
for
Key Words
完成句子
I came across an interesting book __________________________(专为英语初学者设计) in the bookstore the other day.
__________________________(你打算干什么) this weekend？
My parents _________________________(想让我成为一名律师) in the future.
3. intend v. 计划，打算，想要 intention n. 目的，意图
打算干某事
想要某人干某事
专为……而设计
intend to do/doing
intend sb. to do sth.
be intended for
designed for English beginners
What do you intend to do/doing
intend me to become a lawyer
Key Words
Part Three Presenting Ideas
Presenting Ideas
Part Three
Brainstorming
Talk about creative ways to learn English.
List your ideas on a piece of paper.
Changing your mobile phone language into English
Doing a voice-over for English language films
...
Presenting Ideas
playing English drama adapted from classic English novels
taking online English-learning courses
immitating(模仿) classic English speeches
(eg. President Obama, TED)
Registering(注册) English-learning forums(论坛)
Presenting Ideas
Brainstorming
Choose the most creative idea and write a short passage (50 words), using the expressions in the box to help you.
I think ____________________ is the most creative idea, because it can help us in many aspects. Not only can it help us to ______________________, but we can also ____________________. I hold a strong belief that we can ______________________.
Presenting Ideas
I think online English-learning forums is the most creative idea, because it can help us in many aspects. Not only can it help us to post specific questions, but we can also broaden your knowledge by reading posts from other English learners around the world. I hold a strong belief that we can learn English well with the help of online English-learning forums.
Presenting Ideas(共17张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Writing
Learning aims
1. to get to know an English expression
toad-in-the-hole;
2. to look at the pictures and analyze them;
3. to learn to write a passage according to
pictures given;
4. to practise writing a passage using the
skills learned.
Warming Up
Part One
Do you know what toad-in-the-hole is
British food
pancake
sausages
Lead-in
Warming Up
1. Who were the people in the story
2. Where did the story take place
3. What happened
4. What caused the misunderstanding
Warming Up
Useful expressions
I was really surprised when…
I wasn’t sure whether…
To my astonishment, …
It turned out that…
Write a paragraph to tell the story, using the expressions to help you.
Warming Up
Last summer, I stayed with a British family. They were kind and helpful to me. They had a boy of my age with the name Tom. One day, I was really surprised when Tom told me that we would have toad-in-the-hole for dinner. A toad in a hole ! I wasn’t sure whether we would go outside to look for a toad. To my astonishment, Tom took some sausages to the kitchen where his mother was busy preparing dinner. It turned out that toad-in-the-hole, which is traditional British food, was made of a pancake and sausages. It was really delicious.
Warming Up
Writing
Part Two
图画类记叙文
图画类记叙文通常是给出一幅或多幅图片，要求我们仔细分析图片内容，并通过文字将图中所包含的内容及思想准确地表达出来。所给图片一般都是我们熟悉的场景，画面生动形象，具有趣味性。以图为载体，附带少量文字提示或说明，要求我们从观察图画入手，通过对画面的理解，发挥想象力，按照一定的要求把图画内容准确、生动地加工成书面语言。
写作指导
1.浏览图画，细致审题
确定人称与时态。如果是写日记、周记等，一般采用第一人称；如果是讲故事，一般采用第三人称，时态通常是以一般过去时为主。
确定主题。要认真分析图画的表层含义以及深层含义，领会出题人的意图，分析图画真正要说明的问题是什么，确定文章的主题。
写作步骤
2.研读图画，图文转换
读图时要特别注意图画中人或物的特点、背景、关系等，从整体上把握图画内容，正确理解图画传达的信息，然后把图画传达的信息进行整合，并用文字表达出来。
3.罗列要点，草拟提纲
根据图画的数目和内容，对事件的发生、发展进行描述，把关键词或短语罗列出来。
写作步骤
4.连词成句，初具雏形
选择合适的句型句式，把所列的关键词、短语连成一个完整的句子，表达完整的意义。
5.斟词酌句，连句成篇
根据图画所表达的内容，选择恰当的词语或固定结构充当过渡词来连接句子，使其语义通顺，衔接自然。
6.添加细节，句式升级
添加合乎情理的细节，使文章内容更加丰满生动，逻辑关系更加通顺。适当使用高级句式，提升文章档次。
写作步骤
(2019·北京)
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你们班上周组织了一次以“劳动最光荣”为主题的社会实践活动。
请根据右边四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述整个过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
提示词：西瓜 watermelon
写作训练
Picture 3: on the farm/ pick up watermelons under the sun
Picture 4: at home/ share the experience with parents
写作训练
Picture 1: in the classroom/ Labour is the most glorious
Picture 2: at home/ pack up the luggage for the trip
Last week I took part in a farmwork program in the suburbs.
At the class meeting, our teacher told us about the program with the theme “Labor is the most glorious”. And he stressed the importance of working with our own hands.
When I got home, I packed up my luggage for the trip.
On the farm, we helped pick watermelons. While working, I realized how hard it was to work in the fields under a hot sun.
When I came back home, I shared my experiences with my parents. And they were very proud of me.
范文展示
Last week I took part in a farmwork program in the suburbs.
At the class meeting, our teacher called on us to join in the program whose theme was “Labor is the most glorious”. And he stressed the importance of working with our own hands.
Immediately I got home, I packed up my luggage for the trip.
On the farm, we helped pick watermelons. Only then did I realize how hard it was to work in the fields under a hot sun.
Coming back home, I shared my experiences with my parents, who were very proud of me.
范文升级(共25张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
Using Language
Learning aims
1. To learn about four ways of word formation.
2. To sum up some prefixes and suffixes.
3. To deal with the words and phrases.
4. To deal with the listening part and
encourage the students to speak out.
Grammar
Part One
Read the sentences in the passage and pay attention to the red words.
While we’re doing all this traveling, we can get seasick at sea, airsick in the
air and carsick in a car, but we don’t get homesick when we get back home.
If harmless actions are the opposite of harmful actions, why are shameless
and shameful behaviors the same
When you see the capitalized “WHO” in a medical report, do you read it as
the “who” in “Who’s that ” What about “IT” and “US”
In our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting, but we
take a photo.
Warming Up
Prefixes and suffixes often have fixed meanings. If you add un- or in- to a word, the new word usually means the opposite. For example, if something isn’t correct it’s ________, and if someone isn’t happy they’re _________. Words with the suffixes -ment and -ness are often nouns. For example, if somebody has improved a lot, they have made great ____________.
incorrect
unhappy
adding a prefix or suffix—derivation
派生词
improvement
Word Formation
Some nouns and adjectives can be used as verbs, or the other way round. When we calm someone down, they become ______. And we can give someone a present by _________ it.
calm
presenting
changing the part of speech—conversion
词类转换
And sometimes a word is made up of the first letters of several words: “World Trade Organization” can be referred to as ______, and ______ is short for “as soon as possible”.
WHO
ASAP
abbreviating
缩略词
Word Formation
Compounding
合成法
Word Formation
sun
flower
sunflower
football
foot
ball
mooncake
moon
cake
Word Formation
Brain storm
sun
sunglasses
sunlight
sunrise
sunshine
sunburnt
sunset
sunflower
sunbath
suncream
…
Word Formation
restroom
A restroom is not a room
for rest but a toilet.
There is neither pine nor
apple in a pineapple.
pineapple
Word Formation
Derivation
派生法
派生词一般有前缀(prefix)+单词 或 单词+后缀(suffix)构成。
unhappy careless
Word Formation
prefix(前缀)
suffix(后缀)
表示否定意义: un-, dis-, mis-, il-, im-, in-, non-, ir-
2. 表示其它意义: a-, en-, re-, under-, inter-
1. 名词后缀: -ment, -tion, -ness, -ist, -ian, -er, …
2. 动词后缀: -en, -fy, -ise, …
3. 形容词后缀: -ous, -ful, -less, -al, -able, -ive, …
4. 副词后缀: -ly, -ward(s)
Word Formation
I’m not quite calm so I need to calm down.
2. Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
3. It had rained for two days, but fortunately it cleared up this morning.
Conversion 词类转换
adj.
v.
v.
n.
n.
v.
v.
v.
Word Formation
1. The different pronunciation of the same word.
2. Tenses and voices of verbs.
Here is my record. [ rek d]
I’ll record this for you.[r k d]
Word Formation
Very Important Person
Chief Executive Officer
China Central Television
World Trade Organization
Virtual Reality
Photoshop
VIP
CEO
CCTV
WTO
VR
PS
Word Formation
Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1. After I had pictured it over and over again in my mind, the big day finally
arrived.
2. We want some volunteers to help paint the house. Who wants to volunteer
3. I love this type of books. I’ll type the beautiful sentences into the computer.
在我反复在脑海中想象这个大日子会是怎样的之后，它终于如期而至。
我们需要一些志愿者来帮忙粉刷房子，谁自愿帮忙？
我喜欢这一类的书籍，我要把这些好句子打到电脑里。
Word Formation
单句语法填空
1. They also shared with us many __________(tradition) stories about Hawaii that were ________(huge) popular with tourists.
2. We are so proud of her. It’s _________(wonder).
3. All the football _______(play) on the playground cheered loudly.
4. Then, handle the most important task first so you’ll feel a real sense of ____________(achieve).
5. His _______(lazy) makes it _________(possible) for him to succeed.
hugely
wonderful
players
traditional
achievement
laziness
impossible
Word Formation
Words
Part Two
1. _________ adj. 不熟悉的→ ________ adj. 熟悉的
2. ___________ n. 组织，团体→ _________ v. 组织
3. ________ n. 增加物 → _____ v. 增加，增添
4. ______ n. 类型，种类 5. _______ v. 联络，联系
6. ______ adj. 可能的 7. _______ n. 地铁
8. ________ n. 公路 9. _________ n. 高速公路
10. _________ n. 汽油 11._____________ n. 一套住房
12. ________ n. 电梯 13._______ n. 上下文，语境
unfamiliar
familiar
organization
organize
addition
add
type
contact
likely
subway
highway
gas/petrol
motorway
elevator
context
apartment/flat
Words
subway / underground
highway / motorway
theater / theatre
gas / petrol
apartment / flat
elevator / lift
American English and British English
Today, American English is in common international use. It is different from British English in several ways, mostly in spelling and vocabulary. Some American spellings were created by Noah Webster, who made one of American’s first dictionaries. He changed “-re” spellings to “-er”, which is why _______ is spelt _______ in American English.
Please complete the passage with the words above.
theatre
theater
American English and British English
The Americans and the British also use different words for everyday things. For example, Americans talk about putting ______ in their cars and driving along the ________, whereas in the UK, people put ________ in their cars and drive along the _________. Americans take the ________ to the top floor of a building, but the British use the _____. In the US, they take the ________, but in the UK, people travel on the ____________. Americans live in a(n) _________, while the British live in a(n) _____.
gas
highway
petrol
motorway
elevator
lift
subway
underground
apartment
flat
American English and British English
Please complete the passage with the words above.
Part Three Listening
Listening
Part Three
Words Meaning Origin
dim sum a kind of traditional 1.____________ from 2. ________________
3.______ using a cellphone without caring about others a combination of the words 4.________ and 5.______
6.______ a shorter way of saying 7.____________ from the Internet
Chinese food
Guangdong dialect
cellfish
cellphone
selfish
LOL
laugh out loud
Listening
