模块1 Unit 2 Growing pains Word power课件（35PPT）

课件35张PPT。Unit 2Word power
Unit2American vs British English
ColloquialismsDictation game:Please write down the following words:
假期
足球
秋天
行为、举止vacation / holidayfootball /soccerautumn / fallbehaviour / behavior1. Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English?
2. In which aspects(方面) do the differences exist?
spelling;
vocabulary;
grammar;
pronunciation;American English and British EnglishRead the following story and answer.Joe (an American) Nancy (an Englishman)
Once Joe came to Britain for the first time by air. When he arrived at Nancy’s home. He asked, “ Could I use your bathroom?” Nancy said ok and gave him a clean towel and told him that the bathroom was upstairs. After a while, however, Joe didn’t find the bathroom.1. Does Joe find the bathroom?
2. Why can’t he find it?No, he doesn't.Joe is an American, he says bathroom and means a place where there is a toilet. But in Nancy’s eye, it’s a place where people can only have a bath. Because of this, they misunderstood each other.It’s useful for us to know some differences
between British English and American
English. Look at the following tables:dance /d?ns/not /nat/either /ie?/ colortravelprogramfavorcenterhavevacationflatmailgasbaggageAmerican or British English? (AE/BE) 1. —Have you got any pets?
—Yes, I’ve got three rabbits and a
dog.

2. I have an apartment in the city centre.
BEBE3. Do you have a walkman？
Have you (got) a walkman？
4. She lives in zhenning Road.
She lives on zhenning Road AEBEAEBERead the dialogue and find out whether it is in American English or British English.Sam went back to London to go on with his study in CMHS. He met David on the school campus.Sam: Hi, David. How are you?
David: Fine, have you just gone back
from New York?
Sam: Yeah, I went back here last
Monday.
David: How is your summer holiday,
Sam?BEAEBESam: Excellent, during my summer
vacation I joined a soccer ball
club and I can play it better now.
David: Good! I also practiced playing
football this summer too.AEBESam: OK. Please call me at 33543165 if
the students’ union organize a
soccer ball match.
David: Good idea! You may call me on
25682275.
Sam: See you!
David: Goodbye! AEBEBEAEChange the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English.Answers:
1.__________ 2.___________
3.__________ 4.___________
5.__________ 6.___________
7.___________________ 8._____is thatfittedprogrammecolourtoiletonShe’s just gone homecentreColloquialismsYou have learnt something about the differences between AE and BE, the exercise above is a piece of cake for you, right?
A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English.
Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing, but are often used in conversations.What is a colloquialism?Don’t worry. It’s a piece of cake!something easy to doDon’t be a wet blanket. Have some fun!boring / afraid to have funGo on, tell me. I’m all ears.listening carefullyAre you serious? Don’t pull my leg.joke with someoneRead the sentences and express what the colloquialisms under-lined mean. 1. Though you are busy, could you just
lend me an ear for a moment?
lend me an ear : to listen and pay
attention to 倾听；注意；仔细地听 2. If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat.
eat my hat: You are 100 percent
certain that something will happen.
拓展：eat (one’s) words: to retract
something that one has said.
食言：对自己说的话又反悔3. I have never expected Lily to act as
cool as a cucumber in the traffic
accident.
as cool as a cucumber: very calm and
controlled in difficult situations.
像黄瓜一样凉爽
就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷
静、很放松。 4. All the family members come to
persuade Jim to change his idea, but
he is as stubborn as a mule.
as stubborn as a mule: refusing to
change one’s opinion
倔得像头骡子Guess what the expressions mean.1. Mrs Black’s garden is the best in our town. She has real green fingers.
_____________________________
2. He makes every decision in our company. He is the top dog.
_________________________________be good at gardening (园艺能手） an important person in an organization3. Why did you give her the cold shoulder? You are good friends, aren’t you?
_____________________
4. I wish I had brought my umbrella. It’s raining cats and dogs.
__________________________
5. Football is just not my cup of tea —I like playing volleyball.
____________________be not friendly to herraining heavily (下倾盆大雨) not really to my tasteFill in the blanks with the colloquialisms we have learned.1. Kate, don’t be_____________ at the party. Let’s dance together.
2. Jim, when I explain the language points, you should _____________. a wet blanketlead me an ear3. Rob is always late for school. If he can
arrive at school on time today, I
will____________.
4. ----Oh, you got wet all over. How
is it, Daniel?
----Mum, don’t you know it _________
__________ on my way home?eat my hatand dogsrains cats5. ----Hey! Ellen, you got an A for
your history exam.
---- Don’t __________.
Are you serious?
6. Look at Mr. Smith’ garden. He
has______________.pull my leggreen fingers1. Try your best to keep the examples of
American English and British English
in your mind.
2. Find more colloquialisms if you like.
3. Revise the play and find the sentences with attributive clause.HomeworkThank you for listening！