牛津高中英语模块一unit2WordPower

1、Please write down the following words:假期假期足球足球垃圾垃圾起居室起居室行为、举止行为、举止1. Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English?2. In which aspects(方面方面) do the differences exist?spelling;grammar;pronunciation;vocabulary.3. Have you found any difference between American Eng

2、lish and British English in the play?4. Could you list the differences you know?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 tha

3、t 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

4、 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 EnglishAmerican EnglishPronunciationdance /d:ns/not /nt / either /ai /dance /dns

5、/not /nat/either /i/ DifferencesBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishSpellingcolourtravellprogrammefavourcentre colortravelprogramfavorcenterDifferencesBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishGrammar learntVocabulary holiday post staircase petrol luggagelearnedvacationstairwaymailgasbaggage 1. Have you got any pet

6、s? 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？AEBEBEAE4. 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、 7. He has gotten a new job. He has got a new job. AEAEAEAEBEBEBEBECan 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

8、in _ people are a bit more formal or traditional.AmericarightleftAmericans 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 pop

9、ular as American football, or _.presidentKing Queen Britain soccerrugbyRead 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 jus

10、t gone back from New York? Sam: Yeah, I went back here last Monday.David: How is your summer holiday, Sam?BEAEBESam: 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.AEBESam: OK. Please call m

11、e 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! AEBEBEAEChange the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English.Answers:1._ 2._3._ 4._5._ 6._7._ 8._is thatfittedprogrammecolourtoileto

12、nShes just gone homecentreYou 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 Eng

13、lish or in writing, but are often used in conversations.Dont worry. Its a piece of cake!Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun!boring / afraid to have funGo on, tell me. Im all ears.listening carefullyAre you serious? Dont pull my leg.joke with someonee.g. No sweat. This project will be a piece of cak

14、e. 没问题，这项计划不费吹灰之力。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，实际上很我们本不必担心数学考试，实际上很 容易。容易。2. 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

15、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

16、当头泼凉水。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。如：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 i

17、tll be rainy and cold. 我和朋友们原来打算这个周末去海滨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晒太阳、游泳，但是天气预报却给我们们当头泼了一瓢凉水当头泼了一瓢凉水。据说天要下雨。据说天要下雨而且很凉。而且很凉。3. all ears 形容很专心地倾听，全神贯注形容很专心地倾听，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

18、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。 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我们这些孩子去玩耍时也许是吵吵嚷嚷的的，可一当爱玛坐下来开始给我们讲故可一当爱玛坐下来开始给我们讲故事时，我们就事时，我们就聚精会神地聚精会神地专心倾听。专心倾听。 “I couldnt sleep a wink last night,”

19、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，昨晚我一点儿也没睡着，”安迪说，安迪说，“我我专心专心听着帐篷外郊野公园的动静。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 movi

20、e, 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，我玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候，我才发现我那同学是才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩笑逗我，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

21、孩真的说了她喜欢我，还要我邀她出去孩真的说了她喜欢我，还要我邀她出去玩。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；仔细地听倾听；注意；仔细地听 2. If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by

22、 twenty points, I will eat my hat. eat my hat: You are 100 percent certain that something will happen.拓展：拓展：eat (ones) words: to retract something that one has said. 食言：对自己说的话又反悔食言：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: ver

23、y calm and controlled in difficult situations. 像黄瓜一样凉爽像黄瓜一样凉爽 就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷 静、很放松。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 倔得像头骡子倔得像头骡子5. As a green hand, Rober

24、t 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，不声不响非常安静，不声不响1. Mrs Blacks garden is the b

25、est 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）园艺能手） an important person in an organization3. 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. _Fill in the blan