牛津高中英语模块一unit2-Power

Unit2Growingpains第1页AmericanEnglishvsBritishEnglish&ColloquialismsWordpower第2页Dictationgame:Pleasewritedownthefollowingwords:假期足球垃圾电影院两周holidayvacationfootballsoccerrubbishgarbagecinematheaterfortnighttwoweeks第3页1.DoyouthinktherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Inwhichaspects(方面)dothedifferencesexist?spelling;(拼写)grammar;（语法）pronunciation;（发音）vocabulary.（词汇）Brainstorming第4页Differences（区分）BritishEnglish（英式）AmericanEnglish（美式）Spelling（拼写）colourtravellerprogrammeorganisecentrebehaviourcolortravelerprogramorganizecenterbehavior第5页

Grammar

BritishAmericanSam'sjustgonehome.Thatskirtfittedbadly.Hello,isthatWangLi?(onthephone)IliveinzhenningRoadCallme55555678Samjustwenthome.ThatskirtfitbadlyHello,isthisWangLi?(onthephone)IliveonZhenningRoadCallmeat55555678第6页Differences(区分)BritishEnglish（英式）AmericanEnglish（美式）Pronunciation（发音）dance/dα:ns/not/nɔt

/either/aiðə/dance/dæns/not/nat/either/iðɚ/第7页DifferencesBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishVocabulary（词汇）trouserssweetsrubbishfootballholidaytoilet/WCcandysoccergarbagevacationrestroom/bathroompants第8页ChangetheunderlinedwordsandphrasesfromAmericanEnglishtoBritishEnglish.Answers:1.__________2.___________3.__________4.___________5.__________6.___________7.___________________8._____isthatfittedprogrammecolourtoiletonShe’sjustgonehomecentre第9页Colloquialisms(俗语)YouaretellingmeI’mlazy.Ha,lookwhatamessyourroomis!Thatislikethepot（壶、罐）callingthekettle（壶）black（黑色、邪恶）!Thisisacolloquialism.Doyouknowwhatdoesitmean?第10页AcolloquialismisaninformalexpressionusedinspokenEnglish.ColloquialismsareneverusedinformalEnglishorinwriting,butareoftenusedinconversations.Whatisacolloquialism?第11页Don’tworry.It’sapieceofcake!somethingeasytodo第12页Don’tbeawetblanket.Havesomefun!boring/afraidtohavefun第13页Goon,tellme.I’mallears.listeningcarefully第14页Areyouserious?Don’tpullmyleg.jokewithsomeone第15页1.apieceofcake小菜一碟轻易事e.g.Noproblem.Thisprojectwillbeapieceofcake.没问题，这项计划不费吹灰之力。e.g：Weneednothaveworriedaboutthemathexam.Itwasapieceofcake.我们本无须担心数学考试，实际上很轻易。第16页2.

awetblanket令人扫兴人这一表示起源是：当发生火灾时候，为了扑火，把湿毛毯盖到火上。后用来指在社交场所泼冷水，令人扫兴人。如：I’msorrytobesuchawetblanket,butI’mafraidIhavetogohomenow.第17页3.allears形容很专心地倾听，全神贯注Whensomeoneisallears,

heorsheislisteningwithcompleteattention．

e.g.WheneveryoutellJohnnysomegossip,he’s

allears.每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全神贯注。第18页4.topullone’sleg逗他人，开他人玩笑Hey,stop

pullingmyleg,willyou?Idon’tbelievewhatyousaid.

喂，你别逗我行不行！我才不信你说第19页Guesswhattheexpressionsmean.1.MrsBlack’sgardenisthebestinourtown.Shehasrealgreenfingers._____________________________2.Hemakeseverydecisioninourcompany.Heisthetopdog._________________________________begoodatgardening(园艺能手）

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

notreallytomytaste第21页读句子猜意思1.Thoughyouarebusy,couldyoujust

lendmeanear

foramoment?

lendmean

ear:to

listenandpayattentionto倾听；注意；仔细地听

第22页2.IhaveneverexpectedLilytoact

as

coolasacucumber

inthetrafficaccident.

ascoolasacucumber:verycalmandindifficultsituation.

像黄瓜一样清凉就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷静、很放松。第23页3.AllthefamilymemberscometopersuadeJimtochangehisidea,but

heis

asstubbornasamule.

asstubbornasamule:refusingtochangeone’sopinion

倔得像头骡子第24页4.As

agreenhand,

Robertnearlydroveintothegroceryonroadside.

greenhand:onewhoisnewinacertainfield

生手，没有经验人第25页5.BecauseTodfailedinhismaths

ex