1、Word powerAmerican vs British English1.Do you agree there are some differences between American English and British English?2.In which aspects do these differences exist?Lead-in3.Can you give me some examples that youve learnt?pronunciation,spelling,grammar,vocabularypantsAm.Etrousers Bri.Ecandy Am.
2、Esweets Bri.Etoilet/WC Bri.Erestroom/bathroom Am.Esoccer(ball)Am.Efootball Bri.Eliving room Am.Esitting room Bri.Evacation Am.Eholiday Bri.EDo you want to know more differencesbetween British English and AmericanEnglish?Please read the forms on page 26.GrammarBE(British English)AE(American English)S
3、ams 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 teamPlease write to me soon.Have you got a pen?I live on Xingtian Road.Sam just went home.The uniform fit badly.Hello,is this Mr.He?(on the phone)Call me on
4、5555 5678.Tip:(just,already,yet)BE-Present Perfect AE-Simple Paston the weekend/on a teamPlease write me soon.Do you have a pen?DifferencesBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishPronunciationdance/d:ns/not/nt/either/ai/dance/dns/not/nat/either/i/VocabularyBEAEtrouserssweetssitting roomfootballholiday toilet
5、/WCrubbishsoccer ballpantscandyliving roomvacationrestroom/bathroomgarbageSpellingBEAERulesExamplescentrecolourtravellerorganise/organizebehaviourprogrammecentercolortravelerorganizeprogram-re vs-ermetre/meter-our vs-orhumour/humor-ll vs-lskillful/skilful-se vs-zerealise/realizebehaviorTip:AE has th
6、e shorter and phonetic(语音的）spelling.Practice 1Use 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
7、:What happened?Li Hua:I went to the shopping(2)center _near HuaihaithatcentreRoad,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,/fit
8、tedtoiletprogrammeI 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?colourshes just gone homeLi Hua:They gave a number to phone the manag
9、er(8)at_,so I called when I got home.Now I feel a bit better,but I still dont have new shoes!on 1.To get to the eleventh floor,Americans will look for the elevator(电梯),while the British ask for the_.2.In Britain,cars run on petrol(汽油),but the same stuff iscalled _ in America.填入与蓝色单词意义相同的单词liftgas3.W
10、hen the British invite you to their flat(公寓),the Americans will ask you to come around to their _.4.In America,the season after summer is called fall,but theEnglish say _.apartmentautumn5.When Americans buy a ticket for the subway(地铁),Englishmen would buy it for the _.6.In America,high school studen
11、ts go on to college,while in Britain they would go to_.undergrounduniversity7.In America you would say garbagefor all the things you no longer want,but English people all that _.8.Englishmen will empty their waste paper baskets into thedustbin,while Americans will take them to the _.rubbishtrashcan9
12、.When the British go on a holiday,the Americans will take a _.10.A period of _ in America is what the British mean when they talk about a fortnight.vacationtwo weeksA colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English.Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing,but are
13、often used in conversations.What is a colloquialism?Dont worry.Its a piece of cake!something easy to do小菜一碟 容易的事Dont be a wet blanket.Have some fun!_boring/afraid to have funGo on,tell me.Im all ears._listening carefully专心听/洗耳恭听Are you serious?Dont pull my leg._joke with someoneGuess what the expres
14、sions mean.1.Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town.She has real green fingers._2.He makes every decision in our company.He is the top dog._be good at gardening(园艺能手）an important person in an organization3.Why did you give her the cold shoulder?You are good friends,arent you?_4.I wish I had broug
15、ht my umbrella.Its raining cats and dogs._5.Football is just not my cup of tea I like playing volleyball._be not friendly to herraining heavily (下倾盆大雨)not really to my tasteas cool as a cucumber 碰到困难和麻烦时很冷静、很放松。a green hand生手,没有经验的人as quiet as a mouse非常安静,不声不响Homework1.Try your best to keep the examples of American English and British English in your mind.2.Find more colloquialisms if you like.3.Preview the Grammar and usage
