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1、 There are differences between British English and American English.Its important to have a goodknowledge of English. The differences between British English and American English. British EnglishAmerican English & Question: In what aspects are these differences, pronunciation, spelling, grammar or v

2、ocabulary? Can you say them in American English and British English? fall (AmE)autumn (BrE)pants (AmE)trousers (BrE) fries (AmE)chips (BrE)soccer (AmE)football(BrE) So they are different in ?vocabulary 电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假日两星期British English American EnglishVocabularies lift elevatorpetrol gasflat apa

3、rtmentautumn fallunderground subwayuniversity collegerubbish garbagedustbin trash canholiday vacationfortnight two weeks American British centercolortravelertireorganizeprogram centrecolourtravellertyreorganiseprogramme So they are different in ?Spelling British English: kl:k American English: kl:rk

4、 clerk British English: ht American English: h:thot British English American Englishdance /d:ns/not /nt / either /ai / dance /dns/not /nat/either /i/ So they are different in ?Pronunciation British English:fill in a formAmerican English: fill out a form填表 So they are different in ?Grammar 1. Have yo

5、u got any pets? Yes, Ive got three rabbits and a tortoise. 2. I have an apartment in the city centre. 3. Do you have a walkman？ Have you (got) a walkman？AEBEBEAE 4. 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

6、 stay at home. 7. He has gotten a new job. He has got a new job. AE AEAE AEBE BEBE BE Can you name any other differences?How much do you know?(1)Thanksgiving is observed only in _.(2) People usually walk on the _ side in the USA while in the UK people usually walk on the _ side.(3) _ behave in a mor

7、e casual way while in _ people are a bit more formal or traditional.America rightleftAmericans Britain (4) Americans select _ as the top leader of the country, while in the UK, the _ or _ is always the representative of the country.(5) Football has its origin in _, but in America, where it is called

8、 _, it is not so popular as American football, or _.presidentKing Queen Britain soccerrugby Change the underlined words and phrases from American English to British English.Answers:1._ 2._3._ 4._5._ 6._7._ 8._is thatfittedprogramme colourtoiletonShes just gone home centre Language Points请翻开步步高differ

9、change A _B?ones ColloquialismsYou are telling me Im lazy. Ha, look what a mess your room is! That is like the pot calling the kettle black !This is a colloquialism. Do you know what does it mean? 锅嫌壶黑(五十步笑百步) A word spoken is past recalling撤销一 言 既 出 ， 驷 马 难 追 A fox may grow gray, but never good 江山易

10、改，本性难移 Speak of the devil and he appearsDevil:魔 鬼 ,恶 魔 说曹操，曹操到 When pig can fly 猴 年 马 月 The issue became a hot potato for the government. 难题；棘手的问题All things in the dream have gone up in smoke when he wakes up.变成泡影He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz.诸如此类；等等 Dont worry. Its a

11、piece of cake!something easy to do Dont be a wet blanket. Have some fun!boring / afraid to have fun Go on, tell me. Im all ears.listening carefully Are you serious? Dont pull my leg.joke with someone 1. a piece of cake 小菜一碟 容易的事e.g. This project will be a piece of cake. 这项计划不费吹灰之力。 We need not have

12、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 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. 我让大家扫兴,实在太对不起了。不过,我现在必须回家啦。 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

13、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 were 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. 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

14、且很凉。 3. all ears 形容很专心地倾听，全神贯注When someone is all ears, he or she is listening with complete attention e.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Hey, stop pulling my leg, will you? 喂，你别逗我行不行！ Guess what the expressions mean.1. Mrs Bl

15、acks 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 organization 3. Why did you give her the cold shoulder? You are good friends, arent you? _4. I wish I had brought my

16、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 taste There are meaningful proverbs in English1. When in Rome ,do as Roman do -入 乡 随 俗2.Love me ,love my dog-爱 屋 及 乌 3.Two heads are

17、better than one Mean:三 个 臭 皮 匠 ， 顶 个 诸 葛 亮 4.Dont teach fish to swim 不要班门弄斧 5.One mans meat is another mans poisonExplanation:every one has his own taste 萝卜青菜，各有所爱 Read the sentences and express what the colloquialisms under-lined mean. 1. Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a mom

18、ent? lend me an ear : to listen and pay attention to 倾听；注意；仔细地听 2. If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat. eat my hat: You are 100 percent certain that something will happen. 拓展：eat (ones) words: to retract something that one has said. 食言：对自己说的话又反悔 3. I ha

19、ve never expected Lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident. as cool as a cucumber: very calm and controlled in difficult situations. 像黄瓜一样凉爽 就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷 静、很放松。 4. All the family members come to persuade Jim to change his idea, but he is as stubborn as a mule. as stubborn as a m

20、ule: refusing to change ones opinion 倔得像头骡子 5. As a green hand, Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside. green hand : one who is new in a certain field 生手，没有经验的人 6. Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse when his father scolded him. as quiet as a mouse: making very

21、 little noise 非常安静，不声不响 Fill in the blanks with the colloquialisms we have learned.1. Kate, dont be_ at the party. Lets dance together. 2. Jim, when I explain the language points, you should _. a wet blanketlead me an ear 3. Rob is always late for school. If he can arrive at school on time today, I

22、will_. 4. Oh, you got wet all over. How is it, Daniel? Mum, dont you know it _ _ on my way home?eat my hatdogs rains 5. Hey! Ellen, you got an A for your history exam. Dont _. Are you serious?6. Look at Mr. Smith garden. He has_.pullfingers 7. Who is that dull boy? He even doesnt know where his offi

23、ce is. This is his first day here. He is a _.8. Boys and girls, when you are reading in the reading room, you should remain _. Are you clear?handas quiet as a mouse Ill back you up all the way.= I will support you from beginning to end. More Examples Why dont you get off my back?= Dont disturb me. I dont buy your story.= I dont believe you. Its my cup of tea. = Its my favorite.(这很合我胃口。) Lets call it quits. = Lets forget it.(算了吧！) Its a lot of chicken feed. = Its nothing.(这是小意思，不算什么。) Homework1. unit2 所有单词和Reading 部分重点句子背记，周一默写。2. 完成第5期报纸。（四版）3. 总结月考中出现问题，完成步步高的全部纠错任务。