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课件20张PPT。American English VS British EnglishLead-inEnglish is spoken in more than 40 countries in the world. Would you please list the countries which speaks English on the map?Where can you find the native speakers of English?A: United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand.Which countries use English as the language of the government?A: India , Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines… AmericanIndianAustralian World English (世界英语) ?EnglishI didn’t eat that tomato, eitherI am going there today.Please hand in your term paper.AMERICAN ENGLISHVSBRITISH ENGLISH Br.E and Am.E differ in the following ways: Grammar
Vocabulary
Spelling
pronunciationGrammarVocabularySpellingPronunciationSummaryWould you please sum up the difference between Am. English & Br. English?FormalInformal colloquialismEnglishSpoken English Written English1.Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a moment?
2.If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat.
3.I ‘ve never expected lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident.
4.All the family members come to persuade Jim to change his idea, but he is as stubborn as a mule.
5.As a green hand , Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside.
6.Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse when his father scolded him.It means: to listen and pay attention toIt means:You are 100 percent certain that something will happen.It means :very calm and controlled in difficult situations.It means : refusing to change one’s opinion It means: one who is new in a certain fieldIt means: making very little noiseExercisesFill in the blanks by using the following colloquialisms.lend me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket
pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs green hand
make a mountain out of a molehill as quiet as a mouse Kate, don't be_______________ at the party. Let's dance together.
2.Alice: Can you tell me what this sentence means?
Tim: This one? Oh, it is _________________. I can tell you.
3.Jim ,when I explain the language points ,you should _________________.
4.Rob is always late for school. If he can arrive at school on time today, I will________________.
5. Mum; Oh ,you got wet all over .How is it ,Daniel?
Daniel: Mum ,don’t you know it ___________________ on my way home?
a no-brainera wet blanketlend me an eareat my hatrained cats and dogslend me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket
pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs green hand
make a mountain out of a molehill as quiet as a mouse 6. Bob: Hey ! Ellen, you got an A for your history exam.
Ellen: Don’t _____________ . Are you serious?
7. Look at Mr. Smith’ garden. He has_____________.
Boss: Who is that dull boy? He even doesn’t know where
his office is.
Manager: This is his first day here. He is a _____________ .
9. Eric: Shall I stay in hospital for several days?
Doctor: Don’t _______________________________. You just got a fever.
10.Teacher:Boys and girls, when you are reading in the reading room ,you should remain____________________. Are you clear?
Students: Yes.pull my leggreen fingersgreen handmake a mountain out of a molehillas quiet as a mouse＊　Dog tired
＊　In the dog house
＊　A junkyard dog
＊　Raining cats and dogs　
＊　Every dog has its day
＊　Love me,love my dogs.
＊ Dog-eat-dog world　
＊ lucky dogPhrases about dogs.非常疲倦，累得象条狗似的不得宠，失去信任让人非常讨厌的人倾盆大雨人人都有得意时“爱我，就要爱我的狗”“竞争剧烈，弱肉强食的世界”“幸运儿”Anything wrong about the dialogue?Where is the restroom?
Here. I don’t mind.
toiletAnything wrong about the dialogue?(after climbing the mountain.)
I am beat today.
Who?
Me.
You're so strong that nobody can beat you.
tired