Unit2GrowingpainsPeriod3WordPowerTeachingaims:1.MakesurestudentscanidentifythedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.2.Enablestudentstoidentifyandlearnaboutthedifferentexpressions.3.Todeveloptheabilityofunderstandingwordsincontext.4.Makesurestudentsexpandtheirpriorknowledgeandapplyitpractically.Importantanddifficultpoints:1.MakestudentsknowsomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Makestudentsknowthemeaningofsomemorecolloquialismsandtheirusage.Teachingmethods:1.Individualwork2.Pairorgroupdiscussion3.ComparisonsTeachingprocedures:StepOne:WarmingupTalkaboutthedifferencesandanswerquestions:1.DoyouthinktherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Iftherearesome,inwhichaspectsdotheyexist?3.HaveyoufoundanydifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishintheplay?4.Couldyoulistthedifferencesyouknow?DifferencesPronunciationSpellingGrammarVocabularyBritishEnglishDanceNotEitherneitherColourtravelledprogrammefavourcentreHavegot..HolidaypoststaircasepetrolluggageAmericanDance/ColortraveledHave…vacationEnglishNotEitherprogramfavorcenterstairwaymailgasbaggageStepTwo:DialoguereadingandmakingcomparisonsLetstudentsreadthedialogueandfindout“IsitinAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish?”SamwentbacktoLondontogoonwithhisstudyinCMHS.HemetDavidontheschoolcampus.Sam:HiDavid.Howareyou?David:Fine,haveyoujustgonebackfromNewYork?Sam:Yeah,IwentbackherelastMonday.David:Howisyoursummerholiday,Sam?Sam:Excellent,duringmysummervacationIjoinedasoccerballclubandIcanplayitbetternow.David:Good!Ialsopractisedplayingfootballthissummertoo.Sam:Ok.Pleasecallmeat33543165ifthestudents’unionorganizeasoccerballmatch.David:Goodidea!Youmaycallmeon25682275.Sam:Seeyou!David:Goodbye!StepThree:Vocabularylearning1.Askstudentstogothroughtheexampleslistedintheirbooksfirst,thengetthemtocomparewhattheyknowwiththeseexamples.2.Ifpossible,invitesomestudentstosummarizethedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.StepFour:ColloquialismsI.WarmingupReadthesentencesandexpresswhatthecolloquialismsmean.1.Thoughyouarebusy,couldyoujustlendmeanearforamoment?2.IfHustonrocketscanwinthisbasketballgamebytwentypoints,Iwilleatmyhat.3.Ihaveneverexpectedlilytoactascoolasacucumberinthetrafficaccident.4.AllthefamilymemberscometopersuadeJimtochangehisidea,butheisasstubbornasamule.5.Asagreenhand,Robertnearlydroveintothegroceryonroadside.6.BecauseTodfailedinhismathsexam,hewasasquietasamousewhenhisfatherscoldedhim.lendmeanear:tolistenandpayattentionto(倾听：注意；仔细地听)eatmyhat:Youare100percentcertainthatsomethingwillhappen.eat(one's)words:toretractsomethingthatonehassaid.(食言：对自己说的话又反悔)ascoolasacucumber:verycalmandcontrolledindifficultsituations.(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。这是美国人经常用的一个习惯用语。)asstubbornasamule:refusingtochangeone’sopinion(倔得像头骡子)greenhand:onewhoisnewinacertainfield(生手,没有经验的人)asquietasamouse:makingverylittlenoise(非常安静,不声不响)II.Vocabularyextensioni.GetstudentstodopartAandPartBinclassandchecktheanswerstogetherii.CheckanswersA).apieceofcake:veryeasy(小菜一碟，容易的事)awetblanket:boringorafraidtohavefun(扫兴的人或物)beallears:listeningcarefully(全神贯注地倾听)pullmyleg:jokewithsomeone(愚弄某人)B).1.greenfingers(绿手指，园艺能手):Sheisgoodatgardening2.thetopdog(重要的人)：animportantpersoninanorganization3.g...
