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Ring Up or Call?
Lesson 39
Unit 7
Know our world
A story
当一个美国小伙子赞美英国MM “Nice Pants”,这时,杯具发生了.MM还以为他长了透视眼呢……
Trousers, Pants这两个单词的用法应特别留意.Pants在英国指内裤,但在美国却是长裤.在英国,长裤为 trousers.所以,当一位外国人说 Pants的时候,你要弄清楚他究竟是英国人还是美国人,不要把内裤变成了长裤哦.
Leading-in
British
washroom
bathroom
spell
pronunciation
grammar
translate
American
Australian
pronounce
adj. 不列颠的；英国的；英国人的；英国英语的
n. (总称)英国人；英国英语 【the British集体名词】
n. 盥洗室/C/
n. 浴室；盥洗室/C/
v. 拼写
n. 发音；读法/C//U/
n. 语法/U/;语法书/C/
v. 翻译
adj. 美国的n. 美国人/C/
adj. 澳大利亚(人)的n. 澳大利亚人/C/
v. 发音；读法
translate…into…把…译成…
translation n. 翻译，译本
translator n. 翻译，译员
New words
s
s
Britain 英国
spell-spelled/spelt-spelled/spelt
What differences between British English and American English are mentioned in the lesson? Tick the correct answers.
□In British English, people “ring up” someone, while in American English, people “call” someone.
□British people “post” things, while Americans “mail” things.
□British people use the “toilet”， while Americans go to the
“washroom” or “bathroom”．
□British people say “at the weekend” instead of “on the
weekend” like Americans.
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Task-reading
□In England，people use the word “lift” instead of
“elevator” like in America.
□British people spell “centre” instead of “center”．
□British people say “autumn”， while Americans say “fall”．
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1. 给……打电话_____________
2. 上升；升起___________
3. ..已经被要求做某事..._____________________
4.相当多的__________________
5. 用不同的方法______________
6. 在语法方面不同_______________
7. 美国/英国英语________________________
8.口语_________________
9. 在..的最后，末尾___________________
10. 当众，公开的_____________________
ring sb. up
go up
have been asked to do sth.
quite a few +/C/复数
in different ways
difference in grammar
American/British English
quite a little +/U/
spoken English
at the end of...(可表示时间/地点)
give sb a ring /give sb. A call /call sb. (up) telephone sb. /make a call to sb.
in public
1. ring up打电话
language points
若其宾语为代词，该代词必须放在ring和up之间；若其宾语为名词则可以放在up前也可以放在up后面。
eg：If you have any question to ask me，please ring me up.
如果你有任何问题要问我，请给我打电话。
He rang up the doctor.他给医生打了电话。
ring还可作名词，意为“铃声”，相关用法：give sb. a ring“给某人打电话”。
eg：She told me to give her a ring at nine this
evening.她让我今天晚上九点给她打电话。
【助记】ring的一词多义
典例
—Wish you a pleasant journey!
—Thanks！I’ll give you a________ as soon
as I arrive in Paris.(扬州)
A．ring B．hand
C．ride D．present
【点拨】give sb. a hand“给予某人帮助”；give sb. a
ride“让某人搭车”；give sb. a present“给某人礼物”。
句意“我一到巴黎就会给你打电话。”
A
2.quite a few=many, 后跟可数名词复数, 表示“许多, 相当多”;
quite a little= much, 后跟不可数名词, 也表示“许多, 相当多”。
肯定意义 否定意义 后接名词
a few一些, 几个 few几乎没有 可数名词复数
a little一点儿 little几乎没有 不可数名词
【助记】
【拓展】
(1)a few还可以等于several, 意为“几个; 若干”
(2)a little =a bit=a little bit=kind of 后面加形容词或者副词, 如: a little tall
(3)little还可以表示“小”, a little boy一个小男孩
1.选词填空 few a few little a little
a. There are _____apples on the desk. ?
b. He is new here. So he has ____friends.
c -Hurry up ! The movie is beginning.
-Don‘t worry. There is still _____ time left.
d. There is _____ news about this movie star in the newspaper. Where can I get some?
A
few
2. The problem is so hard that _____ students can work it out.
A a few B few C little D a little
3. The problem is so hard that only____ students can work it out.( 选项同上)
a little
little
B
a few
Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct
words.
Let's Do It !
A: Hello Tina! I don’t know how to (express/say/show)myself
well. Any advice?
B: Sure. Why not talk with others in public? I think that might help.
A: I know, but sometimes it’s hard for me to (pronounce/spell/say)
the words and sentences correctly. Instead, I need to (pronounce/
spell/write) them, which makes me feel embarrassed.
B: Oh! That’s the problem. Then try to improve your spoken
English first.
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A: Good idea! I’ll (phone/ring up/ask for) my foreign teacher
to make a plan. Thanks!
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Let's Do It !
Work in groups. Talk about the differences between
British English and American English and then fill in
the table.
toilet
washroom/
bathroom
metre
meter
21st October
October 21
pass/pɑ?s/,
clerk/klɑ?k/
pass/p?s/，
clerk/kl??k/
? British English American English
Vocabulary autumn, fall,
Spelling colour， color,
Expression ring up someone, call someone
on the phone,
Other differences
