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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 2 Growing pains,Word power,American vs British English,colloquialisms,1,Brainstorming,1.Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English?,2.If there are some,in which aspect do they exist?,4.Could you list the differences you know?,3.Have you found any difference between American English and British English in the play?,2,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!,Let students read the dialogue and find out“Is it in American English or British English?”.,3,Presentation,Am.,Br.,gas,petrol,baggage,luggage,mail,post,stairway,staircase,vocabulary,Am.,Br.,color,colour,favor,favour,center,centre,traveling,travelling,spelling,4,pronunciation,Am.,Br.,again,gein,gen,clerk,kl:k,kl,:k,dance,dns,d,:ns,grammar,Am.,Br.,She has an interesting book,She has got an interesting book.,5,Vocabulary learning,Ask students to go through the examples listed in their books first,then get them to compare what they know with these examples.,If possible,invite some students to summarize the differences between American English and British English.,Go to this website,to give students a chance to enjoy and compare the American accent with the British accent.,6,Lead-in,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 ve 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.,It means:to listen and pay attention to,It means:You are 100 percent certain that something will happen.,It means:very calm and controlled in difficult situations.,It means:refusing to change ones opinion,It means:one who is new in a certain field,It means:making very little noise,7,Vocabulary extension,Get students to do part A and Part B in class and check the answers together.,Answers for Part B:,1.She is good at gardening.,2.He is very clumsy.,3.That is like criticizing someone else for a fault you have yourself.,4.It is raining heavily.,5.Dont exaggerate something.,8,Exercises,Fill in the blanks by using the following colloquialisms.,lend me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket,pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs green hand,make a mountain out of a molehill as quiet as a mouse,Kate,dont be_ at the party.Lets dance together.,2.Alice:Can you tell me what this sentence means?,Tim:This one?Oh,it is _.I can tell you.,3.Jim,when I explain the language points,you should _.,4.Rob is always late for school.If he can arrive at school on time today,I will_.,5.Mum;Oh,you got wet all over.How is it,Daniel?,Daniel:Mum,dont you know it _ on my way home?,a no-brainer,a wet blanket,lend me an ear,eat my hat,rained cats and dogs,9,lend me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket,pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs green hand,make a mountain out of a molehill as quiet as a mouse,6.Bob:Hey!Ellen,you got an A for your history exam.,Ellen:Dont _.Are you serious?,7.Look at Mr.Smith garden.He has_.,Boss:Who is that dull boy?He even doesnt know where,his office is.,Manager:This is his first day here.He is a _.,9.Eric:Shall I stay in hospital for several days?,Doctor:Dont _.You just got a fever.,10.Teacher:Boys and girls,when you are reading in the reading room,you should remain_.Are you clear?,Students:Yes.,pull my leg,green fingers,green hand,make a mountain out of a molehill,as quiet as a mouse,10,Homework,1.Try their best to keep the examples of American English and British English in their mind.,2.To find more colloquialisms if they like.,3.To revise the play and find the sentences with attributive clause.,11,
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