Unit2+Word+power课件

1、Unit 2 1. American English vs British English 2. Colloquialisms The Parent Trap Whats the difference between the twins? Can you tell Annie from Hallie in the movie? Chapter II Realization AnnieHallie from language examples London, UK British English give me a fright dizzy My God! California, USA Ame

2、rican English scare me woozy My God! Grammar Spelling Vocabulary Pronunciation 1.In what ways does American English differ from British English? 2. Can you list some examples? pants Trousers candy sweets AmE BrE AmE BrE toilet/WC restroom/bathroom soccer (ball ) Football AmE BrE BrE AmE living room

3、sitting room BrE AmE vacationholiday AmEBrE Difference in vocabulary Differences in Vocabulary fall autumn elevator(电梯电梯) lift rubber eraser movie film American English British English garbage candustbin garbagerubbish A game: Do you have a good memory? toilet/bathroom vacation/ holiday pants/trouse

4、rs living room/ sitting room soccer ball/ football movie/ film program/ programme garbage can/ dustbin eraser/ rubber elevator/lift garbage can/ dustbin A game: Do you have a good memory? toilet/bathroom vacation/ holiday pants/trousers living room/ sitting room soccer ball/ football movie/ film pro

5、gram/ programme garbage/ dustbin eraser/ rubber elevator/lift elevator/lift A game: Do you have a good memory? toilet/bathroom vacation/ holiday pants/trousers living room/ sitting room soccer ball/ football movie/ film program/ programme garbage/ dustbin eraser/ rubber elevator/lift vacation/ holid

6、ay Differences in Spelling center-centre theater-theatre centimeter-centimetre Kilometer-kilometre -er vs -re color-colour humor-humour behavior-behaviour neighbor-neighbour honor-honour favorite-favourite -or vs -our traveler-traveller woolen-woollen jeweler-jeweller organize-organise realize-reali

7、se -l- vs -ll- -ze vs -se program-programme kilogram-kilogramme -gram vs -gramme Differences in Grammar the differences in tense Do you have a book? _ Have you (got) a book? _ Sam just went home. _ Sam has just gone home._ Am.E Am.E Br.E Br.E the differences in preposition I live in Zhengning Road.

8、_ I live on Zhengning Road. _ Ill see you Sunday. _ Ill see you on Sunday. _ Call me at 5555 5678. _ Call me on 5555 5678 . _ Am.E Am.E Am.E Br.E Br.E Br.E Differences in Pronunciation Am.EBr.E car krk hot htht dancedns d:ns Brain-storm: How much do you know? 1) Thanksgiving is observed only in _. 2

9、) 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 （随意（随意 的）的）way while in _ people are a bit more formal or traditional. America right left Americans Britain colloquialisms Whats a colloquialism? A colloquialism is an infor

10、mal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing, but are often used in conversations. Guess the meaning of cost an arm and a leg Bai: Your new car is really nice. Kevin: It should be. It cost me an arm and a leg. Bai: Really? Im sorry to hear that

11、. When did the car accident happen? Kevin: Come on, friend. Im fine. I mean the car costs a lot of money. This is an early 19th-century expression.（词语） Native（本地的） Americans and others often put out their campfires(营火，营火会) with blankets they had dipped(浸、泡) in the nearest river. If fire represents(代

12、 表) excitement and joy, then the wet blanket that puts out the fire stands for（代表） a person who always expects bad things will happen. 27 ： a person who spoils(损坏、破坏) other peoples fun by being boring Boring/ afraid to have fun 28 This expression has been used for three centuries. The ear is the org

13、an(器官) by which a person hears. So, if we say you are all ears, it means that at that moment youre carefully listening to whatever is being said. It is as if no other organs of your body mattered(要紧、有关系 v.) except your ears. 29 : All ears: eager to listen; listening carefully 30 By the late 1800s pe

14、ople sometimes tripped(绊倒) other people by catching their legs with a cane(拐杖、 藤条) or running a string(绳子) across the sidewalk. Sometimes it was just for fun; at other times robbers(强盗) did it to steal from the victim(受害者) after he or she had fallen. 31 : Pull my leg: to fool someone; to joke with s

15、omeone 32 Dont worry. Its a piece of cake! _ something 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. lend me an ear Origin(起源起源): In William Shakespeares time,

16、 around 1600, it was a common way of asking other person to listen to you carefully. Shakespeare used this expression in his play “Julius Caesar”. Meaning: to listen and pay attention to Example: I know you are busy, but could you just lend me an ear for a minute? 37 2. eat my hat Origin: Many great

17、 writers, including Charles Dickens, have this expression. Meaning: a saying used when you are 100 percent certain that something will happen Example: If we dont win this basketball game , I will eat my hat. 38 3. Plug ones ears while stealing a bell In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stol

18、en a bell and wanted to carry it away, but the bell was too huge and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer(锤子) to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone. His

19、fright（害怕） made him plug his own ears, while hitting the bell with the hammer. What does plug mean here? 掩耳盗铃掩耳盗铃 39 a busy bee 忙碌的人 an early bird 早起的人 a home bird 爱在家里的人 lead a cat-and-dog life 过着吵吵闹闹的生活 top dog 处支配地位者 40 monkey business 耍花招，搞鬼 a snake in the grass 潜伏的敌人 do the donkey work 呆板的例常工作 a cold fish 冷酷无情的人 a dark horse 实力难猜的竞争者 41 Finish Part B on page 27 1. Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town. She really has green