1、madeofcanruohanxingUnit 2 Word power1.American English vs British English2.ColloquialismsBrainstorming1.Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English?2.If there are some,in which aspect do they exist?3.Could you list the differences you know?Lead-in1.Though you
2、 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.Ive 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 stubbo
3、rn 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.to listen and pay attention toYou are 100%sure that something will not happen.very calm and controlled in difficult situations
4、refusing to change ones opinion one who is new in a certain fieldmaking very little noiseVocabulary extensionGet students to do part A and Part B in class and check the answers together.Answers for Part B:1.She is good at gardening.2.He is very clumsy(笨拙的笨拙的).3.That is like criticizing someone else
5、for a fault you have yourself.4.It is raining heavily.5.Dont exaggerate(夸大，夸张夸大，夸张)something.“All my friends said that I have_”.They keep on asking me what I do to the plants at home as they look so shining and healthy.To tell you the truth,the only thing I do is watering them once a week.Its amazin
6、g you can knit(编织编织)so fast and finish a sweater in a week.Have you seen the way Julie knits?Shes_,Im afraid its going to take her years to finish a sweater.a green thumb(finger),all thumbsa green thumball thumbsFill in the blanks,using the following colloquialisms.lend me an ear eat my hat a no-bra
7、iner a wet blanket pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs as quiet as a mouse make a mountain out of a molehill green hand1.Kate,dont be _ at the party.Lets dance together.2.2.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 languag
8、e points,you should _.4.Rob is always late for school.If he can arrive at school on time today,I will _.a no-brainera wet blanketlend me an eareat my hatlend me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs as quiet as a mouse make a mountain out of a mole
9、hill green hand5.Mum:Oh,you got wet all over.How is it,Daniel?Daniel:Mum,dont you know it _ on my way home?6.Bob:Hey!Ellen,you got an A for your history exam.Ellen:Dont _.Are you serious?7.Look at Mr.Smith garden.He has _.8.When you are reading in the reading room,you should remain _.rained cats and
10、 dogspull my leggreen fingersas quiet as a mouse9.Boss:Who is that dull boy?He even doesnt know where his office is.1.Manager:This is his first day here.He is a _.2.10.Eric:Shall I stay in hospital for several days?3.Doctor:Dont _.You just got a fever.green handmake a mountain out of a molehilllend
11、me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs as quiet as a mouse make a mountain out of a molehill green handPhrases(word power)1.在某方面不同在某方面不同2.了解一些差异了解一些差异3.打电话给我打电话给我4.与某人开玩笑与某人开玩笑5.下大雨下大雨6.倾听倾听7.扫兴扫兴8.更换更换9.给给打某人电话的号打某人电话的号码码differ in know about som
12、e of the differencescall me on/atjoke with sb./pull ones legrain cats and dogsbe all earsbe a wet blanketchange forgive a number to phone sb.on/atPhrases(word power)11.很不合身很不合身12.觉得好了点觉得好了点13.搭配的插图搭配的插图14.有园艺才能有园艺才能15.小题大做小题大做16.在柜台里在柜台里17.笨手笨脚笨手笨脚fit badlyfeel a bit betterthe matching pictureshave
13、green fingersmake a mountain out of a molehillbehind the counterbe all thumbsHomework1.Try their best to keep the examples of American English and British English in their mind.2.To find more colloquialisms if they like.3.To revise the play and find the sentences with attributive clause.Who can be A
14、merican?Who can be British?How do you know?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?Sam:Excellent,during my summer vacation I joined a soccer ball club and I can play it better now.David:Good!
15、I also practised playing football this summer too.Sam: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!Read the dialogue and find out“Is it in American English or British English?”.From the way they
16、 speakPresentation Am.Br.gaspetrolbaggage luggagemailpostMovie filmStairway staircasevocabularyAm.Br.colorcolourfavorfavourcentercentretravelingtravellingspellingpronunciationAm.Br.againgein gen clerkkl:kkl:k dance dns d:nsgrammarAm.Br.She has an interesting bookShe has got an interesting book.Sugge
17、sted answers.Chinese电梯电梯汽油汽油公寓公寓秋天秋天地铁地铁大学大学垃圾垃圾垃圾箱垃圾箱假期假期两星期两星期Am EBr Eelevator liftgas petrolapartmentflatfall autumnsubwayundergroundcollege universitygarbage rubbishtrash candustbinvacation holidaytwo weeksfortnightReplace the underlined word to express the same meaning.1.to get to the eleventh
18、floor,Americans will look for the elevator(电梯电梯),while the British ask for the _.2.In Britain,cars run on petrol(汽油汽油),but the same stuff is called _ in America.3.When the British invite you to their flat(公寓公寓),the Americans will ask you to come around to their _.4.In America,the season after summer
19、 is called fall,but the English say _.5.When Americans buy a ticket for the subway(地铁地铁),English would buy it for the _.liftgasapartmentautumnunderground6.In America,high school students go on to college,while in Britain they would go to _.7.In America you would say garbage(垃圾垃圾)for all the things y
20、ou no longer want,but English people call that _.8.Englishmen will empty their waste paper baskets into the dustbin,while Americans will take them to the _.9.When the British go on a holiday,the Americans will take _.10.A period of _ in America is what the British mean when they talk about a fortnight.universityrubbishtrash canvacationtwo weeks
