牛津英语模块一word power unit2 module 1全面版

1、WORD POWER UNIT TWO MODULE ONE Lead inLead inStep 1Reading a dialogueJane is an American who has come to Britain for the first time. Read the dialogue and answer the questions:Lily : Oh, there you are. Now did you have a good flight Jane : Sure. We flew all the way .Lily: You must be very tired. Jan

2、e: Yes. Could I use your bathroom? Lily: Sure, just make yourself at home. It is on the first floor. Let me give you a clean towel.Jane: A Towel?( after a while)Lily: Have you found it?Jane: Well, I mean no. I cant find it. Is it on the first floor?Lily: Yes. Its the second door on the left. Look, i

3、t is there.Jane: Oh, it is here.(2 minutes later)Jane: I find the bathroom, but I cant find what I m looking for.Questions: Why cant Jane find the bathroom at first? What cant Jane find in the bathroom? Why?Questions:Why cant Jane find the bathroom at first? first floorsecond floorfirst floorground

4、floorAmerican English British English(2)What cant Jane find in the bathroom? Jane cant find the toilet. She wants to go to the toilet, but Lily thinks she wants to take a shower. bathroom(AmE) a toliet (BrE) a bath or showerOne more question:In which aspect does American English differ from British

5、English from the dialogue above? In vocabularyStep 2 Word power1. Discussion: In what ways does American English differ from British English? Vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, spelling 2. American vs British EnglishpronunciationcolourcolorspellingsweetcandyvocabularycentervacationThat skirt fit ba

6、dly.Is this Lily? (on the phone) AmericancentreThat skirt fitted badly.Is that Lily? (on the phone)grammarholiday Britishdancedns d:nsagaingeingen Match the word in column A with another word meaning the same as the word in column B A (American English) Can Garbage Candy Honor Tire Elevator program

7、First floor B (British English ) Dustbin Honour Tyre Tin Sweets Programme Lift Ground floorMatch the word in column A with another word meaning the same as the word in column BA game: Do you have a good memory?Can/tinvacation/holidayPants/trousersTraveler/travellerSoccer ball/footballTire/TyreLabor/

8、labourGarbage/dustbinCenter/centreElevator/liftA game: Do you have a good memory?Can/tinvacation/holidayPants/trousersTraveler/travellerSoccer ball/footballLabor/labourGarbage/dustbinCenter/centreElevator/lift tire/tyreA game: Do you have a good memory?Can/tinvacation/holidayPants/trousersTraveler/t

9、ravellerSoccer ball/footballTire/TyreLabor/labourGarbage/dustbinCenter/centreElevator/liftA game: Do you have a good memory?Can/tinvacation/holidayPants/trousersTraveler/travellerSoccer ball/footballTire/TyreLabor/labourGarbage/dustbinCenter/centre elevator/liftA game: Do you have a good memory?Can/

10、tinvacation/holidayPants/trousersTraveler/travellerSoccer ball/footballTire/TyreLabor/labourGarbage/dustbinCenter/centreElevator/liftA game: Do you have a good memory?Can/tinvacation/holidayTraveler/travellerSoccer ball/footballTire/TyreLabor/labourGarbage/dustbinCenter/centreElevator/liftpants/trou

11、sers3. Use the information from above to change the underlined words and phrases from American to British English. Then, practise the new dialogue with a partner. Li Hua: Hello, (1)is this _ Dai Jun?Dai Jun: Yes, Hi, Li Hua, how are you?Li Hua: I m okey now, but I just had the worst morning ever!Dai

12、 Jun: What happened?Li Hua: I went to the shopping (2)center _near Huaihai 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 Other was watching a TV (5)program _ behind the counter. Neither of them woud help me! Finally,

13、 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?Li Hua: They gave me a number to phone the manager (8)at _,so I called whe

14、n I got home. Now I feel a bit better, but I still dont have new shoes!is thatcentrefittedtoiletprogrammecolourshes just gone homeonThoughts after reading Thoughts after reading 1. Whats Li Huas feeling?.Guess the meaning of cost an arm and a leg Bai: your new car is really nice. Kevin: It should be

15、. It cost me an arm and a leg. Bai: Really? Im sorry to hear that when did the car accident happen?Kevin: Come on, friend. Im fine. I mean the car costs a lot of money.Colloquialism A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or i

16、n writing, but are often used in conversations. Read these colloquialisms and look at the matching pictures. Choose the correct meaning for each one from the box below. joke with someone something easy to understand listening carefully boring/ afraid to have fun1.2.I can tell you that. Thats a no-br

17、ainer!Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun! something easy to understandboring/ afraid to have fun joke with someone something easy to understand listening carefully boring/ afraid to have fun3.4.Go on, tell me. Im all ears.Are you serious? Dont pull my leg.listening carefullyjoke with someoneGuess

18、what the following italicized expressions mean and then look them up in a dictionary.1 Mrs blacks garden is the best in our town. She has real green fingers.2 He just cant do anything right. He is all thumbs.3 You are telling me Im lazy. Ha,look what a mess your room is! That is like the pot calling

19、 the kettle black!4 I wish I had brought my umbrella. Its raining cats and dogs. 5 Dont make a mountain out of a molehill. Its not that serious.6.Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a moment?7.As a green hand , Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside8.Because Tod failed i

20、n his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse .skill in gardeningbe very clumsy, esp when handing thingscriticizing someone else for a fault you have yourselfrain very heavilymake a trivial matter seem important to listen and pay attention to new hand,a person without much experience making very litt

21、le sound6123451. Because Tod failed in his maths exams, he was as quiet as mouse when his father scolded him.2.When the British invite you to their flat(公寓), the Americans will ask you to come around to their _apartmentWhen Americans buy a ticket for the subway（地铁),Englishmen would buy it for the_un

22、derground2.Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a moment?1. In Britain, cars run on petrol(汽油),but the same thing is called _ in American.2. All the family members come to persuade Jim to change his idea, but he is as stubborn as a mule.gas1. In American, high school students go on

23、 to college. While in Britain they would go to _2. How many times have I told you to work on time. But my words just go in one ear and out the other, so I dont have any choice but to fire you.university 1. Joe is really in hot water now - his girl friend just found out hes seeing another woman2. Tha

24、t excuse simply doesnt hold water.1. As a green hand , Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside2. I have never expected lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident.2. Try to make a short dialogue or a short story with the colloquialisms learned today.a no-brainer, a wet blanket

25、, be all ears, pull my leg, green fingers,all thumbs, the cattle calling the kettle black, rain cats and dogs, make a mountain out of a molehill, as cool as a cucumberStep 5 Homework1.Try your best to keep the examples of American English and British English in your mind.2. Write the dialogue or sto

26、ry in your exercise-book, using as many colloquialisms as you can.只要我们坚持了，就没有克服不了的困难。或许，为了将来，为了自己的发展，我们会把一件事情想得非常透彻，对自己越来越严，要求越来越高，对任何机会都不曾错过，其目的也只不过是不让自己随时陷入逆境与失去那种面对困难不曾屈服的精神。但有时，“千里之行，始于足下。”我们更需要用时间持久的用心去做一件事情，让自己其中那小小的浅浅的进步，来击破打破突破自己那本以为可以高枕无忧十分舒适的区域，强迫逼迫自己一刻不停的马不停蹄的一直向前走，向前看，向前进。所有的未来，都是靠脚步去丈量。

27、没有走，怎么知道，不可能；没有去努力，又怎么知道不能实现？幸福都是奋斗出来的。那不如，生活中、工作中，就让这“幸福都是奋斗出来的”完完全全彻彻底底的渗入我们的心灵，着心、心平气和的去体验、去察觉这一种灵魂深处的安详，侧耳聆听这仅属于我们自己生命最原始最动人的节奏。但，这种聆听，它绝不是仅限于、执着于“我”，而是观察一种生命状态能够扩展和超脱到什么程度，也就是那“幸福都是奋斗出来的”深处又会是如何？生命不止，奋斗不息！又或者，对于很多优秀的人来说，我们奋斗了一辈子，拼搏了一辈子，也只是人家的起点。可是，这微不足道的进步，对于我们来说，却是幸福的，也是知足的，因为我们清清楚楚的知道自己需要的是什么

28、，隐隐约约的感觉到自己的人生正把握在自己手中，并且这一切还是通过我们自己勤勤恳恳努力，去积极争取的!“宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来。”当我们坦然接受这人生的终局，或许，这无所皈依的心灵就有了归宿，这生命中觅寻处那真正的幸福、真正的清香也就从此真正的灿烂了我们的人生。一生有多少属于我们的时光？陌上的花，落了又开了，开了又落了。无数个岁月就这样在悄无声息的时光里静静的流逝。童年的玩伴，曾经的天真，只能在梦里回味，每回梦醒时分，总是多了很多伤感。不知不觉中，走过了青春年少，走过了人世间风风雨雨。爱过了，恨过了，哭过了，笑过了，才渐渐明白，酸甜苦辣咸才是人生的真味！生老病死是自然规律。所以，面对生活

29、中经历的一切顺境和逆境都学会了坦然承受，面对突然而至的灾难多了一份从容和冷静。这世上没有什么不能承受的，只要你有足够的坚强！这世上没有什么不能放下的，只要你有足够的胸襟！一生有多少属于我们的时光？当你为今天的落日而感伤流泪的时候，你也将错过了明日的旭日东升；当你为过去的遗憾郁郁寡欢，患得患失的时候，你也将忽略了沿途美丽的风景，淡漠了对未来美好生活的憧憬。没有十全十美的生活，没有一帆风顺的旅途。波平浪静的人生太乏味，抑郁忧伤的人生少欢乐，风雨过后的彩虹最绚丽，历经磨砺的生命才丰盈而深刻。见过了各样的人生：有的轻浮，有的踏实；有的喧哗，有的落寞；有的激扬，有的低回。肉体凡胎的我们之所以苦恼或喜悦，

30、大都是缘于生活里的际遇沉浮，走不出个人心里的藩篱。也许我们能挺得过物质生活的匮乏，却不能抵挡住内心的种种纠结。其实幸福和欢乐大多时候是对人对事对生活的一种态度，一花一世界，一树一菩提，就是一粒小小的沙子，也有自己精彩的乾坤。如果想到我们终有一天会灰飞烟灭，一切象风一样无影亦无踪，还去争个什么？还去抱怨什么？还要烦恼什么？未曾生我谁是我？生我之时我是谁？长大成人方是我，合眼朦胧又是谁？一生真的没有多少时光，何必要和生活过不去，和自己过不去呢。你在与不在，太阳每天都会照常升起；你愁与不愁，生活都将要继续。时光不会因你而停留，你却会随着光阴而老去。有些事情注定会发生，有的结局早已就预见，那么就改变你

31、可以改变的，适应你必须去适应的。面对幸与不幸，换一个角度，改变一种思维，也许心空就不再布满阴霾，头上就是一片蔚蓝的天。一生能有多少属于我们的时光，很多事情，很多人已经渐渐模糊。而能随着岁月积淀下来，在心中无法忘却的，一定是触动心灵，甚至是刻骨铭心的，无论是伤痛是欢愉。人生无论是得意还是失意，都不要错过了清早的晨曦，正午的骄阳，夕阳的绚烂，暮色中的朦胧。经历过很多世态炎凉之后，你终于能懂得：谁会在乎你？你又何必要别人去在乎？生于斯世，赤条条的来，也将身无长物的离开，你在世上得到的，失去的，最终都会化作尘埃。原本就不曾带来什么，所以也谈不到失去什么，因此，对自己经历的幸与不幸都应怀有一颗平常心有一颗平常心，面对人生小小的不如意或是飞来横祸就能坦然接受，知道人有旦夕祸福，这和命运没什么关系；有一颗平常心，面对台下的鲜花掌声和头上的光环，身上的浮名都能清醒看待。花不常开，人不常在。再热闹华美的舞台也有谢幕的