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1、American vs British EnglishUnit 2 Growing Pains Word powerLead-in 1. Do you know there are some differences between American English and British English? 2. In which aspects do these differences exist, pronunciation, spelling, grammar and vocabulary? 3. Can you give me some examples that youve learn
2、t recently?differencespronun- ciationspellinggrammarvocabularyBEdance not eithercolour travelled programme favour centre have gotholiday post petrol luggageAEdance not either color traveled program favor center havevacation mail gas baggage American English vs British EnglishGrammar BE (British Engl
3、ish)AE (American English) Sams just gone home. The uniform fitted badly. Hello, is that Mr. He? (on the phone) I live in Xingtian Road. Call me at 5555 5678. at the weekend / in a team Please write to me soon. Have you got a pen?I live on Xingtian Road.Sam just went home. The uniform fit badly. Hell
4、o, is this Mr. He?(on the phone)Call me on 5555 5678.Tip: (just, already, yet) BE-Present Perfect AE-Simple Past eg, Ive already seen that film.I already saw that film.on the weekend / on a team Please write me soon. Do you have a pen?VocabularyBEAEtrouserssweetssitting roomfootballholidaytoilet/WCs
5、occer ballpantscandyliving roomvacation restroom/ bathroomVocabulary BEAErubbishfilmpostmanpetrolautumnangrytrashmoviemailmangasfallmadSpellingBEAERulesExamplescentrecolourtravellerorganise/ organizetyreprogrammecentercolortravelerorganizeprogram-re vs -ermetre/meter-our vs -orhumour/humor-ll vs -ls
6、killful/skilful-se vs -zerealise/realizetireTip: AE has the shorter and phonetic( 语音的） spelling.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 apartment in the city center. 3. Do you have a walkman？ Have you (got)
7、 a walkman？AEBEBEAE4. 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. AEAEAEAEBEBEBEBEPracticePage 26. Use the information from what you have learnt to
8、 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: What happened?Li Hua: I went to the shopping (2) center _near HuaihaithatcentreRoad
9、, 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 me! Finally, fittedtoiletprogrammeI got help, but they only had the shoes in a (6) co
10、lor _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 ?colourshes just gone homeLi Hua: They gave a number to phone the manager(8) at_, so I called when I got home. Now I feel a
11、bit better, but I still dont have new shoes!onA colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing, but are often used in conversations.What is a colloquialism?I can tell you that. Thats a no-brainer!something easy to underst
12、andPart A1. no-brainer 不必花脑筋的事物 A: How do you use this program? It looks quite complicated. 你怎么用这个软件呢? 看起来蛮复杂的。 B: No. Looks can be deceiving. This thing is actually a no-brainer. Let me show you. 不会! 外表有时是会骗人的。这个东西 其实很容易(不必花脑筋的)。我玩给你看!Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun! boring / afraid to have fu
13、n2. 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 sorry to be such a wet blanket, but Im afraid I have to go home now. throw a wet blanket on这个说法相当于中文里的一句俗语： 给人当头泼凉水。 人们逐渐引伸了这个说法用a wet blanket来比喻把周围兴高采烈的人们都弄得热情冷却的一个人。然而wet blanket并不只是用来说人，也可以指事情.如：My friends and I we
14、re going to the beach this weekend for some sun and swimming. But the weather forecast threw a wet blanket on our plans it says itll be rainy and cold. 他说：我和朋友们原来打算这个周末 去海滨晒太阳、游泳，但是天气预报 却给我们当头泼了一瓢凉水。据说天 要下雨而且很凉。Go on, tell me. Im all ears. listening carefully3. all ears 形容很专心地倾听,全神贯注。 When someone i
15、s all ears, he or she is listening with complete attention 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。Are you serious? Dont pull my leg. joke with someone4. to pull ones leg意思是逗别人，开别人 玩笑。 My roommate said this girl had told him she wouldnt mind going out with me. But when I invited her to a movie, I learned he was just pulling my leg. 我的室友说，那个女孩愿意和我一起出 去玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候 ，我才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩 笑。”Hey, stop pulling my leg, will you? I dont believe
