牛津高中英语模块一unit2 Word Power.ppt

American English American English vsvs British British English grammar; pronunciation; vocabulary. 3. Have you found any difference between American English and British English in the play? 4. Could you list the differences you know? Read the following story and answer.Read 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 Nancys 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 didnt find the bathroom. 1. What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom? 2. Why cant he find it? It is a toilet that Joe couldnt find. Joe is an American, he says bathroom and means a place where there is a toilet. But in Nancys eye, its a place where people can only have a bath. Because of this, they misunderstood each other. Its useful for us to know some differences between British English and American English. Look at the following tables: DifferencesBritish English American English Pronunciation dance /d:ns/ not /nt / either /ai / dance /dns/ not /nat/ either /i/ DifferencesBritish English American English Spelling colour travell programme favour centre color travel program favor center DifferencesBritish English American English Grammar learnt Vocabulary holiday post staircase petrol luggage learned vacation stairway mail gas baggage American or British English? (AE/BE)American or British English? (AE/BE) 1. Have you got any pets? Yes, Ive got three rabbits and a tortoise. 2. I have an apartment in the city centre. 3. Do you have a walkman？ Have you (got) a walkman？ AE BE BE AE 4. I dont have any ink. I havent (got) any ink. 5. She works nights as a janitor. She works at night as a janitor. 6. Lets stay home. Lets stay at home. 7. He has gotten a new job. He has got a new job. AE AE AE AE BE BE BE BE Can you name any other differences? How much do you know? (1)Thanksgiving is observed only in _. (2) People usually walk on the _ side in the USA while in the UK people usually walk on the _ side. (3) _ behave in a more casual way while in _ people are a bit more formal or traditional. America right left Americans Britain (4) Americans select _ as the top leader of the country, while in the UK, the _ or _ is always the representative of the country. (5) Football has its origin in _, but in America, where it is called _, it is not so popular as American football, or _. president King Queen Britain soccer rugby Read 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? BE AE BE Sam: 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. AE BE 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! AE BE BE AE Change the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English. Answers: 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ is that fitted programmecolour toilet onShes just gone home centre ColloquialismsColloquialisms You are telling me Im lazy. Ha, look what a mess your room is! That is like the pot calling the kettle black ! This is a colloquialism. Do you know what does it mean? 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?What is a colloquialism? Dont worry. Its a piece of cake! something easy to dosomething easy to do Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun! boring / afraid to have fun Go on, tell me. Im all ears. listening carefully Are you serious? Dont pull my leg. joke with someone 1. a piece of cake 1. a piece of cake 小菜一碟小菜一碟 容易的事容易的事 e.g. No sweat. This project will be a piece of cake. 没问题，这项计划不费吹灰之力。 We need not have worried about the math exam. It was a piece of cake. 我们本不必担心数学考试，实际上很 容易。 2. a wet blanket 令人扫兴的人 这一表达的来源是：当发生火灾的时候 ，为了扑火，把湿毛毯盖到火上。后用 来指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人 。如： Im sorry to be such a wet blanket, but Im afraid I have to go home now. I cant decide whether I should invite my girlfriends brother Tom to the party. After all he is her brother. But hes such a wet blanket. Im afraid hell spoil the party for all my other guests. throw a wet blanket on这个说法相当于 中文里的一句俗语： 给人当头泼凉水。 人们逐渐引伸了这个说法用a wet blanket来比喻把周围兴高采烈的人们都 弄得热情冷却的一个人。然而wet blanket并不只是用来说人，也可以指事 情。如： My friends and I were going to the beach this weekend for some sun and swimming. But the weather forecast threw a wet blanket on our plans it says itll be rainy and cold. 我和朋友们原来打算这个周末去海滨 晒太阳、游泳，但是天气预报却给我 们当头泼了一瓢凉水。据说天要下雨 而且很凉。 3. all ears 形容很专心地倾听，全神贯注 When someone is all ears, he or she is listening with complete attention e.g. Whenever you tell Johnny some gossip, hes all ears. 每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全 神贯注。 We kids probably make a lot of noise when we are playing, but we are all ears when Irma sits down and begins to read to us. 我们这些孩子去玩耍时也许是吵吵嚷嚷 的，可一当爱玛坐下来开始给我们讲故 事时，我们就聚精会神地专心倾听。 “I couldnt sleep a wink last night,” Andy said. “I was all ears listening to the sounds outside my tent in Country Park.” “昨晚我一点儿也没睡着，”安迪说，“我 专心听着帐篷外郊野公园的动静。 4. to pull ones leg 逗别人，开别人玩笑 e.g. My roommate said this girl had told him she wouldnt mind going out with me. But when I invited her to a movie, I learned he was just pulling my leg. 我的室友说，那个女孩愿意和我一起出去 玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候，我 才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩笑。 Hey, stop pulling my leg, will you? I dont believe that girl really said she likes me and would like me to take her out. 喂，你别逗我行不行！我才不信那个女 孩真的说了她喜欢我，还要我邀她出去 玩。 Read 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 (ones) 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 ones opinion 倔得像头骡子 5. As a green hand, Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside. green hand : one who is new in a certain field 生手，没有经验的人 6. Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse when his father scolded him. as quiet as a mouse: making very little noise 非常安静，不声不响 Guess what the expressions mean.Guess what the expressions mean. 1. Mrs Blacks 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 organization 3. Why did you give her the cold shoulder? You are good friends, arent you? _ 4. I wish I had brought my umbrella. Its raining cats and dogs. _ 5. Football is just not my cup of tea I like playing volleyball. _ be not friendly to herbe not friendly to her raining heavily (raining heavily (下倾盆大雨下倾盆大雨) ) not really to my tastenot really to my taste Fill in the blanks with the colloquialisms we have learned. 1. Kate, dont be_ at the party. Lets dance together. 2. Jim, when I explain the language points, you should _. a wet blanketa wet blanket lead me an earlead me an ea