1、,Advance with English,Unit 2 Growing pains,Students Book 1,Word power,Colloquialisms (口语/方言),American VS British English,pants,trousers,candy,sweets,(British English),(American English),(American English),(British English),toilet/WC,restroom/bathroom,(British English),(American English),soccer (ball
2、 ),football,(British English),(American English),living room,sitting room,(British English),(American English),vacation,holiday,(British English),(American English),There are some differences between American English and British English.,In which aspects do these differences exist?,British English V
3、S American English,Grammar,Spelling,Vocabulary,Pronunciation,American English VS British English Despite such differences, all English speakers, Americans or Englishmen, can understand each other. Besides language, can you name any other differences between the cultures of the USA and the UK?,Brain-
4、storm: 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 in _ people are a bit more formal or traditional.,America,right,left,Americans,Britain,Brain-s
5、torm: How much do you know? 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 popular as American football, or _.,president,King,Queen,Br
6、itain,soccer,rugby,Practice 1,Use the information from what you have learnt to change the underlined words 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: W
7、hat happened? Li Hua: I went to the shopping (2) center _near Huaihai,that,centre,Road, to change the new shoes 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
8、 me! Finally,fitted,toilet,programme,I got help, but they only had the shoes in a (6) color _I didnt like. I wanted 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 ?,colour,shes just gone home,Li Hua:
9、 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 dont have new shoes!,on,More examples:Ask Ss to 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 ap
10、artment in the city centre. 3. Do you have a walkman？ Have you (got) a walkman？,AE,BE,BE,AE,4. 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. He has gotten a new job.He has got a new job.,AE,AE,AE
11、,AE,BE,BE,BE,BE,Joe an American Nancy an Englishman,Tell a story,After the story, you are required to answer several questions:,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 tol
12、d him that the bathroom was upstairs. After a while, however, Joe didnt find the bathroom.,Question 2: Why cant he find it?,Joe is an American, he says bathroom and means a place where there is a toilet. But in Nancys eye, its a place where people can only have a bath. So because of this, they misun
13、derstood each other.,Question 1: What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom?,It is a toilet that Joe couldnt find.,ColloquialismsA colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are often used in conversations. In many cases, we can guess the meaning of the colloqu
14、ialisms through the words used.,What is a colloquialism?,Dont worry. Its a piece of cake!,Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun!,Go on, tell me. Im all ears.,Are you serious? Dont pull my leg.,Match the two columns:,1. Dont worry. Its apiece of cake! 2. Dont be a wet blanket.Have some fun! 3. Go on,
15、tell me. Im allears. 4. Are you serious? Dontpull my leg.,joke with someone something easy to do listening carefully boring/afraid to have fun,Guess the meaning of the underlined: Mrs. Blacks garden is the best in ourtown. She has real green fingers.,to be good at making plants grow 园艺能手,2. He just
16、cant do anything right. He is all thumbs.,to be unable to do something in which you have to make small careful movements with your fingers 笨手笨脚,3. You are telling me Im lazy. Ha, look what a mess your room is! Thats likethe pot calling the kettle black!,used humorously to say that you should not cri
17、ticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault 五十步笑百步,4. I wish I had brought my umbrella. Itsraining cats and dogs.,to rain heavily 倾盆大雨,5. Dont make a mountain out of a molehill.Its not that serious.,to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fa
18、ct it is not 小题大做,6. He makes every decision in our company.He is the top dog.,an important person in an organization 领袖人物,7. Why did you give her the cold shoulder?You are good friends, arent you?,be not friendly to somebody 冷落某人,8. Football is just not my cup of tea I likeplaying volleyball.,not r
19、eally to my taste 并非最爱,Hes in hot water.Its all Greek to me.Whats eating you?Its my cup of tea.I dont buy your story.That will be the day!,- Hes in deep trouble.,-I dont understand.,-Whats bothering you?,-It is my favourite.,-I dont believe you.,-It is impossible.,4.Guess the meanings of the colloquialisms:,1. Try to find more differences betweenthe USA and the UK, both in languageand in culture. 2. Find more colloquialisms if you like. 3. Revise the play and find the sentences with attributive clause.,The end !,Good staying with you!,Thank you,
