Unit 2Unit 2 Word Word powerpower

American EnglishAmerican English

British EnglishBritish English VSVS

Brainstorming1.Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English?

2.If there are any, in which aspects do they exist?

3.Could you list the differences you know?

Vocabulary ; spelling; pronunciation; Vocabulary ; spelling; pronunciation; grammar.grammar.

Am. Br.

pants

candies

living room

soccer ball

vacation

restroom/ bathroom

lift

vocabulvocabularyary

Am. Br.

color/

behavior

favor

center

traveling

traveler

tire

organize

program

spellinspellingg

trousers

sweets

sitting room

football

colourbehaviour

favour

centre

travelling

tyreholiday

toilet / WC organise/ organizeprogramme

elevator

traveller

pronunciapronunciationtion Am. Br.

again [ә’gein] [ә’gen ]

clerk [klə:k] [klα:k ]

dance [dæns ] [ dα:ns]

Am. Br.

She has an interesting book

Sam just went home

That skirt fit badly

Hello, is this Wang Li(on the phone).

I live on Zhenning Road.

Call me at 5555 5678

She has got an interesting book.

Sam’s just gone home.That skirt fitted badly.

Hello, is that Wang LI?

I live in Zhenning Road.

Call me on 5555 5678.

GrammarGrammar

Sam: Hi David .How are you? David: Fine, have you just gone back from N.Y? 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!

Sam: David:Sam: David: BritainBritain AmericaAmerica

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.

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.

Colloquialisms( 俗语 )

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 : refusing to change one’s opinion

It means: one who is new in a certain field

It means: making very little noise

1.She is good at gardening. （有园艺才能）

2. He is very clumsy. ( 笨手笨脚 )

3. That is like criticizing someone else

for a fault you have yourself. (( 五十步笑百五十步笑百步步 ))

4. It is raining heavily. （倾盆大雨）

5. Don’t exaggerate ( 夸张 )something.

( 小题大做 )

Answers for Part B:Answers for Part B:

lend me an ear / eat my hat / a no-brainer a wet blanket / pull my leg / make a mountain out of a molehill / rain cats and dogs / green hand / as quiet as a mouse / green fingers 1.Kate, don't be_______________ at the party.

Let's 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 ,don’t you know it

___________________ on my way home?

a no-brainera no-brainer

a wet blanketa wet blanket

lend me an earlend me an ear

eat my hateat my hat

rained cats and dogsrained cats and dogs

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: Don’t _____________ . Are you serious?7. Mr. Smith’ garden is the best. He has_____________.8. Boss: Who is that dull boy? He even doesn’t 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: Don’t _______________________________. 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 legpull my leggreen fingersgreen fingers

green handgreen hand

make a mountain out of a molehillmake a mountain out of a molehill

as quiet as a mouseas quiet as a mouse