牛津版高一英语第一模块第二单元wordpower .

1、American vs British EnglishUnit 2 Growing PainsWord powerLead-in 1. Do you know there are some differences between American English and British English?2. In which aspects do these differences exist, pronunciation, spelling, grammar and vocabulary?3. Can you give me some examples that youve learnt r

2、ecently?differencespronun-ciationspellinggrammarvocabularyBEdancenoteithercolourtravelledprogrammefavourcentre have gotholiday postpetrolluggageAEdancenoteither colortraveledprogramfavorcenter havevacationmail gasbaggage American English vs British EnglishGrammarBE (British English)AE (American Engl

3、ish)Sams just gone home.The uniform fitted badly.Hello, is that Mr. He? (on the phone)I live in Xingtian Road.Call me at 5555 5678.at the weekend / in a teamPlease write to me soon.Have you got a pen?I live on Xingtian Road.Sam just went home.The uniform fit badly.Hello, is this Mr. He? (on the phon

4、e)Call me on 5555 5678.Tip: (just, already, yet) BE-Present Perfect AE-Simple Pasteg, Ive already seen that film.I already saw that film.on the weekend / on a teamPlease write me soon.Do you have a pen?VocabularyBEAEtrouserssweetssitting roomfootballholiday toilet/WCsoccer ballpantscandyliving roomv

5、acation restroom/bathroomVocabularyBEAErubbishfilmpostmanpetrolautumnangrytrashmoviemailmangasfallmadSpellingBEAERulesExamplescentrecolourtravellerorganise/organizetyreprogrammecentercolortravelerorganizeprogram-re vs -ermetre/meter-our vs -orhumour/humor-ll vs -lskillful/skilful-se vs -zerealise/re

6、alizetireTip: AE has the shorter and phonetic( ( 语音的）语音的） spelling.Tell if they are 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 center. 3. Do you have a walkman？ Have you (got) a walkman？AEBEBEAE4. I don

7、t 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. AEAEAEAEBEBEBEBEPracticePage 26. Use the information from what you have learnt to change the underlined w

8、ords and phrases from American to British English.Li Hua: Hello, (1) Is this _ Dai Jun?Dai Jun: Yes. Hi, Li Hua, how are you?Li Hua: Im okay now, but I just had the worst morning ever!Dai Jun: What happened?Li Hua: I went to the shopping (2) center _near HuaihaithatcentreRoad, to change the new shoe

9、s I bought, the ones that (3) fit _badly, for bigger ones. One saleswoman was in the (4) bathroom _and the other was watching a TV (5) program _behind the counter. Neither of them would help me! Finally, fittedtoiletprogrammeI got help, but they only had the shoes in a (6) color _I didnt like. I wan

10、ted to complain , but when I asked to see the manager, they told me, oh, sorry, (7) she just went home_.Dai Jun: What a terrible shop! What did you do ?colourshes just gone homeLi Hua: They gave a number to phone the manager(8) at_, so I called when I got home. Now I feel a bit better, but I still d

11、ont have new shoes!onA 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?I can tell you that. Thats a no-brainer!something easy to understandPart A1. no-brainer 不必

12、花脑筋的事物不必花脑筋的事物A: How do you use this program? It looks quite complicated.你怎么用这个软件呢你怎么用这个软件呢? 看起来蛮复杂的。看起来蛮复杂的。 B: No. Looks can be deceiving. This thing is actually a no-brainer. Let me show you.不会不会! 外表有时是会骗人的。这个东西外表有时是会骗人的。这个东西其实很容易其实很容易(不必花脑筋的不必花脑筋的)。我玩给你看。我玩给你看!Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fu

13、n!boring / afraid to have fun2. a wet blanket 令人扫兴的人。令人扫兴的人。这一表达的来源是：当发生火灾的时候，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。指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人。如：如：Im sorry to be such a wet blanket, but Im afraid I have to go home now. throw a wet blanket on这个说法相当于这个说法相当于中文里的一句俗语：中文里的一句俗语： 给人当头泼

14、凉水。给人当头泼凉水。人们逐渐引伸了这个说法用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，也可以指事并不只是用来说人，也可以指事情情.如：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

15、be rainy and cold. 他说：我和朋友们原来打算这个周末他说：我和朋友们原来打算这个周末去海滨晒太阳、游泳，但是天气预报去海滨晒太阳、游泳，但是天气预报却给我们却给我们当头泼了一瓢凉水当头泼了一瓢凉水。据说天。据说天要下雨而且很凉。要下雨而且很凉。Go on, tell me. Im all ears.listening carefully3. all ears 形容很专心地倾听形容很专心地倾听,全神贯注。全神贯注。When someone is all ears, he or she is listening with complete attention Whenever y

16、ou tell Johnny some gossip, hes all ears.每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全神贯注。神贯注。Are you serious? Dont pull my leg.joke with someone4. to pull ones leg意思是逗别人，开别人意思是逗别人，开别人玩笑。玩笑。 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

17、 he was just pulling my leg.我的室友说，那个女孩愿意和我一起出我的室友说，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，去玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候，我才发现我那同学是我才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩逗我，开我的玩笑笑。”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，你别喂，你别逗逗我行不行！我才不信那个女我行不行！我才不信那个女孩真的说了她喜欢我，还

18、要我邀她出去孩真的说了她喜欢我，还要我邀她出去玩。玩。Part B1.Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town. She has real green fingers._2. He just cant do anything right. He is all thumbs._She is good at gardening.(园艺能手）园艺能手） He is very clumsy and cant do things skillfully.（笨拙（笨拙 ）3. You are telling me Im lazy. Ha, look what a m

19、ess your room is! That is like the pot calling the kettle black!_.4. I wish I had brought my umbrella. Its raining cats and dogs._That is like criticizing someone else for a fault you have yourself. （五十步笑百步）（五十步笑百步） It is raining heavily. (下倾盆大雨下倾盆大雨) 5. Dont make a mountain out of a molehill. Its n

20、ot that serious._Dont exaggerated something. (小题小题大做大做) Alex has four sons and one daughter. She is theyoungest and the apple of her daddys eye.apple of ones eye-You see, Bill spends most of the money we give him on computer games.-He is the black sheep of the family.black sheep- English is very dif

21、ficult for me.- But its a piece of cake for me.a piece of cakeOther examples: Great minds think alike. 2. You are singing my song. 3. She is my ball and chain.4. He is beaten by the ugly stick.5. The plan cost me an arm and a leg. ( 英雄所见略同。）英雄所见略同。）（不谋而合）（不谋而合）（老婆）（老婆）（长得难看）（长得难看）(代价昂贵）代价昂贵）Other examples:6. Dont think about that girl. There is plenty of other fish