M1U2wordpower.ppt

Word power,American English,British English,vs,centre,colour,traveller,behaviour,organise / organize,programme,Differences in spelling,pants Am. E,trousers Bri. E,candy Am.E,sweets Bri. E,Differences in vocabulary,living room Am.E,sitting room Bri.E,Differences in vocabulary,soccer (ball) Am.E,football Bri.E,Differences in vocabulary,vacation Am.E,holiday Bri.E,Differences in vocabulary,Toilet / WC Bri.E,restroom / bathroom Am.E,Differences in vocabulary,has just gone home,fitted,Is that?,live in Wuyi R.,Call sb. on 12345,Differences in Grammar,Differences in Pronunciation,American English vs British English,Change the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English.,Exercise on P26.,Colloquialisms,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 it means?,Colloquialisms,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.,Dont worry. Its a piece of cake!,something easy to do,Colloquialisms,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,I dont believe you. Oh, God! Its my favorite. Relax. Its really funny. Give me a chance. Its free.,Oh, my aching back. I dont buy your story. Give me a break. Its my cup of tea. Take it easy. Oh! you are killing me. Its on the house.,Match the following sentences:,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. _,be not friendly to her,raining heavily,5. Football is just not my cup of tea I like playing volleyball. _ 6. As a green hand, Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside. _,not really to my taste,one who is new in a certain field 生手, 没有经验的人,7. Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a moment? _ 8. If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat. _,listen and pay attention to,eat my hat: You are 100 percent certain that something will happen.,9. I have never expected Lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident. _ 10. All the