1、Unit 2 Growing pains,American English vs British English & Colloquialisms,Word power,Dictation game:,Please write down the following words: 假期 足球 垃圾 电影院 两周,holiday,vacation,football,soccer,rubbish,garbage,cinema,theater,fortnight,two weeks,1. Do you think there are some differences between American
2、English and British English? 2. In which aspects(方面) do the differences exist? spelling;(拼写) grammar;（语法） pronunciation;（发音） vocabulary.（词汇）,Brainstorming,color,traveler,program,organize,center,behavior,Sam just went home.,That skirt fit badly,Hello,is this Wang Li? (on the phone),I live on Zhenning
3、 Road,Call me at 5555 5678,dance /dns/,not /nat/,either /i/,candy,soccer,garbage,vacation,restroom/ bathroom,pants,Change the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English.,Answers: 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._,is that,fitted,programme,colour,toilet,on,Shes just gone home,
4、centre,Colloquialisms(俗语),You are telling me Im lazy. Ha, look what a mess your room is! That is like the pot（壶、罐） calling the kettle（壶） black （黑色的、邪恶的）!,This is a colloquialism. Do you know what does it mean?,A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are never
5、 used in formal English or in writing, but are often used in conversations.,What is a colloquialism?,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
6、leg.,joke with someone,1. a piece of cake 小菜一碟 容易的事 e.g. No problem. This project will be a piece of cake. 没问题，这项计划不费吹灰之力。 e.g：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，实际上很容易。,2. a wet blanket 令人扫兴的人 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。后用来指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人。如： Im s
7、orry to be such a wet blanket, but Im afraid I have to go home now.,3. all ears 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. 每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全神贯注。,4. to pull ones leg 逗别人，开别人玩笑Hey, stop pulling my leg,
8、 will you? I dont believe what you said. 喂，你别逗我行不行！我才不信你说的,Guess what the expressions mean.,1. Mrs Blacks garden is the best 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）,an important person in an organization,3.
9、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._,be not friendly to her,raining heavily (下倾盆大雨),not really to my taste,读句子 猜意思,1. Though you are
10、 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,2. I have never expected Lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident.as cool as a cucumber: very calm and in difficult situation. 像黄瓜一样凉爽 就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷静、很放松。,3. All the famil
11、y 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,4. As a green hand, Robert 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,5. Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse when his father punished him.as quiet as a mouse: making very little noise 非常安静，不声不响,P94 A1 用所给单词正确形式填空 A2 填合适的介词,Homework,
