1、Unit 2 1.American English vs British English2.ColloquialismsGood,during my summer vacation I joined a soccerball club.How is your summerholiday,David?Good!I also playedfootball this summer.Jack is from BritainDavid is from AmericaPronunciationAmericanBritishanswer answer:either.i(r)either a(r)danced
2、nsdancedns 1.In which aspects(方面)do the differences exist?Pronunciation,spelling,grammar,and vocabulary.Self-study p26 GrammarAmericanBritishSam just went home.Sams just gone home.Hello,is this Wang Li?Hello,is that Wang Li?I live on Zhenning Road.I live in Zhenning Road.Call me at 55555678.Call me
3、on 55555678._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SpellingAmericanBritishcentercentercolorcolourtravelertravellerbehaviorbehaviourorganizeorganise/organizedialogdialogueprogramprogramme_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ VocabularyAmericanBritishpantscandygarbagesoccervacationrestroom/bathroomtrousersrubbishsweetsfootballholidayto
4、ilet/WCUse the information from above to change the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English.Then practice thenew dialogue with a partner(p26).Li Hua:Hello,is this _ _ Dai Jun?Dai Jun:Yes.Hi,Li Hua,how are you?Li Hua:Im OK now,but I just had the worst morning ever!Dai Ju
5、n:What happened?Li Hua:I went to the shopping center _ near Huaihai Road,to change the new shoes I bought,the ones that fit_ badly,for bigger ones.One saleswoman was in the bathroom _ and the other was watching a TV program _.Neither of them would help me!Finally,I got help,but they only had the sho
6、es in color_ I didnt like.When I asked to see the manager,they told me,“Oh,sorry,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 at_,so I called when I got home.Now I feel a bit better,but I still dont have new shoes!is thatcen
7、trefittedprogrammetoiletcolourshes just gone homeon Mrs.black has four sons and one daughter.The girl is The youngest and the apple of her mothers eye.apple of ones eye掌上明珠What is colloquialism?Colloquialismis an informal expression used in spoken English.Colloquialism are often used in conversation
8、s.klkwilzmA.joke with someone B.something easy to understandC.boring/afraid to have fun D.listening carefully Read these colloquialisms and look at the matching pictures.Choose the correct meaning for each one from the box below.Dont worry.Its a piece of cake.Dont be a wet blanket.Have some fun!Go o
9、n,tell me.Im all ears.Are you serious?Dont pull my leg.DBCA1.a piece of cake小菜一碟容易的事e.g.We need not have worried about the math exam.It was a piece of cake.我们本不必担心数学考试,实际上很容易。2.a wet blanket 扫兴的人或物e.g.Im sorry to be such _,but Im afraid I have to go home now.a wet blanket3.all ears形容很专心地倾听,全神贯注When
10、someone is all ears,he or she is listening with complete attentione.g.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。4.to pull ones leg逗别人，开别人玩笑e.g.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 ju
11、st_.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。to pull ones legPart B Do you know the meaning of the colloquialisms in the sentences?What makes you have the idea?Lets have a try!Finish Part B on page 271.Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town.She really has green fingers._2.He makes eve
12、ry decision in our company.He is the top dog._be good at gardening A person who is in charge园艺能手领袖；老板3.Why did you give her cold shoulder?You are good friends,arent you._4.I wish I had brought my umbrella.Its raining cats and dogs._be not friendly with herraining heavily.冷落某人下倾盆大雨5.Football is just
13、not my cup of tea.I like playing volleyball._not really to my taste.喜欢的人或事物Lets see more examplesto follow your noseto shake a lega church mousea lion in the waythe pot calling the kettle(水壶)blackas cool as a cucumber(黄瓜)kjukmb(r)a willing horsea whale of a victory You cant use any word in the collo
14、quialism!to follow your nose 跟着直觉走，按感觉行事to shake a leg 赶快行动a church mouse 非常贫穷的人a lion in the way 拦路虎the pot calling the kettle(水壶)black五十步笑百步as cool as a cucumber(黄瓜)碰到困难和麻烦时很冷静很放松 a willing horse 积极工作的人a whale of a victory 巨大的胜利Homework Please find more colloquialism to share with us.Try to memorize the colloquialisms in this class and use them in daily life.Thank you!
