牛津高中英語模塊一unit2-Power

Unit2Growingpains第1頁AmericanEnglishvsBritishEnglish&ColloquialismsWordpower第2頁Dictationgame:Pleasewritedownthefollowingwords:假期足球垃圾電影院兩周holidayvacationfootballsoccerrubbishgarbagecinematheaterfortnighttwoweeks第3頁1.DoyouthinktherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Inwhichaspects(方面)dothedifferencesexist?spelling;(拼寫)grammar;（語法）pronunciation;（發(fā)音）vocabulary.（詞匯）Brainstorming第4頁Differences（區(qū)分）BritishEnglish（英式）AmericanEnglish（美式）Spelling（拼寫）colourtravellerprogrammeorganisecentrebehaviourcolortravelerprogramorganizecenterbehavior第5頁

Grammar

BritishAmericanSam'sjustgonehome.Thatskirtfittedbadly.Hello,isthatWangLi?(onthephone)IliveinzhenningRoadCallme55555678Samjustwenthome.ThatskirtfitbadlyHello,isthisWangLi?(onthephone)IliveonZhenningRoadCallmeat55555678第6頁Differences(區(qū)分)BritishEnglish（英式）AmericanEnglish（美式）Pronunciation（發(fā)音）dance/dα:ns/not/n?t

/either/aie?/dance/d?ns/not/nat/either/ie?/第7頁DifferencesBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishVocabulary（詞匯）trouserssweetsrubbishfootballholidaytoilet/WCcandysoccergarbagevacationrestroom/bathroompants第8頁ChangetheunderlinedwordsandphrasesfromAmericanEnglishtoBritishEnglish.Answers:1.__________2.___________3.__________4.___________5.__________6.___________7.___________________8._____isthatfittedprogrammecolourtoiletonShe’sjustgonehomecentre第9頁Colloquialisms(俗語)YouaretellingmeI’mlazy.Ha,lookwhatamessyourroomis!Thatislikethepot（壺、罐）callingthekettle（壺）black（黑色、邪惡）!Thisisacolloquialism.Doyouknowwhatdoesitmean?第10頁AcolloquialismisaninformalexpressionusedinspokenEnglish.ColloquialismsareneverusedinformalEnglishorinwriting,butareoftenusedinconversations.Whatisacolloquialism?第11頁Don’tworry.It’sapieceofcake!somethingeasytodo第12頁Don’tbeawetblanket.Havesomefun!boring/afraidtohavefun第13頁Goon,tellme.I’mallears.listeningcarefully第14頁Areyouserious?Don’tpullmyleg.jokewithsomeone第15頁1.apieceofcake小菜一碟輕易事e.g.Noproblem.Thisprojectwillbeapieceofcake.沒問題，這項計劃不費吹灰之力。e.g：Weneednothaveworriedaboutthemathexam.Itwasapieceofcake.我們本無須擔心數(shù)學(xué)考試，實際上很輕易。第16頁2.

awetblanket令人掃興人這一表示起源是：當發(fā)生火災(zāi)時候，為了撲火，把濕毛毯蓋到火上。后用來指在社交場所潑冷水，令人掃興人。如：I’msorrytobesuchawetblanket,butI’mafraidIhavetogohomenow.第17頁3.allears形容很專心地傾聽，全神貫注Whensomeoneisallears,

heorsheislisteningwithcompleteattention．

e.g.WheneveryoutellJohnnysomegossip,he’s

allears.每當你說閑話給約翰尼聽時，他總是全神貫注。第18頁4.topullone’sleg逗他人，開他人玩笑Hey,stop

pullingmyleg,willyou?Idon’tbelievewhatyousaid.

喂，你別逗我行不行！我才不信你說第19頁Guesswhattheexpressionsmean.1.MrsBlack’sgardenisthebestinourtown.Shehasrealgreenfingers._____________________________2.Hemakeseverydecisioninourcompany.Heisthetopdog._________________________________begoodatgardening(園藝能手）

animportantpersoninanorganization第20頁3.Whydidyougiveherthecoldshoulder?Youaregoodfriends,aren’tyou?_____________________4.IwishIhadbroughtmyumbrella.It’srainingcatsanddogs.__________________________5.Footballisjustnotmycupoftea—Ilikeplayingvolleyball.____________________benotfriendlytoherrainingheavily(下傾盆大雨)

notreallytomytaste第21頁讀句子猜意思1.Thoughyouarebusy,couldyoujust

lendmeanear

foramoment?

lendmean

ear:to

listenandpayattentionto傾聽；注意；仔細地聽

第22頁2.IhaveneverexpectedLilytoact

as

coolasacucumber

inthetrafficaccident.

ascoolasacucumber:verycalmandindifficultsituation.

像黃瓜一樣清涼就是當一個人碰到困難和麻煩時很冷靜、很放松。第23頁3.AllthefamilymemberscometopersuadeJimtochangehisidea,but

heis

asstubbornasamule.

asstubbornasamule:refusingtochangeone’sopinion

倔得像頭騾子第24頁4.As

agreenhand,

Robertnearlydroveintothegroceryonroadside.

greenhand:onewhoisnewinacertainfield

生手，沒有經(jīng)驗人第25頁5.BecauseTodfailedinhismaths

ex