英语周报高中英语 Unit2 Growing pains Word Power教案 牛津译林版必修1.doc

unit 2 growing painsperiod 3 word power teaching aims:1. make sure students can identify the difference between american english and british english.2. enable students to identify and learn about the different expressions.3. to develop the ability of understanding words in context.4. make sure students expand their prior knowledge and apply it practically.important and difficult points:1. make students know some differences between american english and british english?2. make students know the meaning of some more colloquialisms and their usage.teaching methods: 1. individual work2. pair or group discussion3. comparisons teaching procedures:step one: warming up talk about the differences and answer questions:1.do you think there are some differences between american english and british english?2.if there are some, in which aspects do they exist?3. have you found any difference between american english and british english in the play?4. could you list the differences you know?differencespronunciationspellinggrammarvocabularybritish englishdancenoteitherneithercolour travelledprogrammefavourcentrehave got .holiday poststaircasepetrolluggageamerican englishdance/noteithercolor traveledprogramfavorcenterhavevacationstairwaymail gasbaggagestep two: dialogue reading and making comparisonslet students read the dialogue and find out “ is it 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? sam:excellent, during my summer vacation i joined a soccer ball club and i can play it better now.david: good! 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! step three: vocabulary learning 1. ask students to go through the examples listed in their books first, then get them to compare what they know with these examples. 2. if possible, invite some students to summarize the differences between american english and british english.step four: colloquialismsi. warming upread the sentences and express what the colloquialisms mean.1. though you 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. i have 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 stubborn 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.lend me an ear : to listen and pay attention to(倾听：注意；仔细地听)eat my hat: you are 100 percent certain that something will happen.eat (ones) words: to retract something that one has said.(食言：对自己说的话又反悔)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。这是美国人经常用的一个习惯用语。)as stubborn as a mule: refusing to change ones opinion(倔得像头骡子)green hand : one who is new in a certain field (生手, 没有经验的人)as quiet as a mouse : making very little noise(非常安静, 不声不响)ii. vocabulary extension i. get students to do part a and part b in class and check the answers togetherii. check answersa). a piece of cake: very easy (小菜一碟，容易的事)a wet blanket: boring or afraid to have fun (扫兴的人或物)be all ears: listening carefully(全神贯注地倾听)pull my leg: joke with someone (愚弄某人)b). 1.green fingers(绿手指，园艺能手):she is good at gardening2. the top dog(重要的人)：an important person in an organization3. give her the cold shoulder: be not friendly to her4.rain cats and dogs(下倾盆大雨): raining heavily.5. not my cup of tea: not really to my tasteadd: 1. its really simple. / its very easy. 很简单。 2. its a piece of cake. 小事一桩。 3. its easy as pie. / its easy as abc. 真是易如反掌。 4. its no big deal! 没什么大不了的！（很简单） 5. its a no-brainer! 这很简单，不用花什么脑筋的！6. i can do it with my eyes closed! 我眼睛闭起来都能做！ 7. thats no sweat at all! 那一点都不难！ 8. nothing to it! 没什么难的！ 9. its a joke. anyone can do it. 这很简单。谁都可以做。 10. its a cinch! (容易做的事情) 简单的很！ green hand n. 生手, 没有经验的人a molehill: (由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的)鼹鼠丘, 无意义的事, 小困难(或障碍)make a mountain out of a molehill :to exaggerate a minor problem.小题大做：夸张一个小困难iii. exercisesi. fill in the blanks by using the following colloquialisms.lend me an ear eat my hat a wet blanket pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs green hand as quiet as a mouse 1. kate, dont be_ at the party. lets dance together. 2. jim, when i explain the language points, you should _. 3. rob is always late for school. if he can arrive at school on time today, i will_.4. mum: oh, you got wet all over .how is it, daniel? daniel: mum, dont you know it _ on my way home?5. bob: hey! ellen, you got an a for your history exam. ellen: dont _. are you serious?6. look at mr. smith garden. he has_.7. boss: who is that dull boy? he even doesnt know where his office is. manager: this is his first day here. he is a _.8. boys and girls, when you are reading in the reading room, you should remain_. are you clear?ii. answers: 1. a wet blanket 2. lend me an ear 3. eat my hat 4. rained cats and dog