Unit2Growingpains-Period4WordPowerTeachingobjectives:ToidentifythedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish;Todeveloptheabilityofunderstandingwordsincontext.Importantanddifficultpoints:somedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?Themeaningofsomemorecolloquialismsandtheirusage.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Lead-in:Getstudentstoanswer:1.DoyouthinktherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Iftherearesome,inwhichaspectdotheyexist?3.HaveyoufoundanydifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishintheplay?4.Couldyoulistthedifferencesyouknow?Step2.dialoguereadingSamwentbacktoLondontogoonwithhisstudyinCMHS.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!Step3.makingcomparisonsvocabularyAm.Br.gaspetrolbaggageluggagemailpoststairwaystaircasespelling用心爱心专心116号编辑Am.Br.colorcolourfavorfavourcentercentretravelingtravellingpronunciationAm.Br.again[ә’gein][ә’gen]clerk[klә:k][klα:k]dance[dæns][dα:ns]grammarAm.Br.ShehasaninterestingbookShehasgotaninterestingbook.Step4.VocabularylearningAskstudentstogothroughtheexampleslistedintheirbooksfirst,thengetthemtocomparewhattheyknowwiththeseexamples.Ifpossible,invitesomestudentstosummarizethedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Gotothiswebsitehttp://www.4english.com.cn/listen/ncebooks/index.htmandgivestudentsachancetoenjoyandcomparetheAmericanaccentandBritishaccent.Step5.colloquialismsLead–inReadthesentencesandexpresswhatthecolloquialismsmean.1.Thoughyouarebusy,couldyoujustlendmeanearforamoment?用心爱心专心116号编辑2.IfHustonrocketscanwinthisbasketballgamebytwentypoints,Iwilleatmyhat.3.Ihaveneverexpectedlilytoactascoolasacucumberinthetrafficaccident.4.AllthefamilymemberscometopersuadeJimtochangehisidea,butheisasstubbornasamule.5.Asagreenhand,Robertnearlydroveintothegroceryonroadside.6.BecauseTodfailedinhismathsexam,hewasasquietasamousewhenhisfatherscoldedhim.VocabularyextensionGetstudentstodopartAandPartBinclassandchecktheanswerstogetherExercisesFillintheblanksbyusingthefollowingcolloquialisms.lendmeaneareatmyhatano-brainerawetblanketpullmyleggreenfingersraincatsanddogsgreenhandmakeamountainoutofamolehillasquietasamouse1.Kate,don'tbe_______________attheparty.Let'sdancetogether.2.Alice:Canyoutellmewhatthissentencemeans?Tim:Thisone?Oh,itis_________________.Icantellyou.3.Jim,whenIexplainthelanguagepoints,youshould_________________.4.Robisalwayslateforschool.Ifhecanarriveatschoolontimetoday,Iwill________________.5.Mum;Oh,yougotwetallover.Howisit,Daniel?Daniel:Mum,don’tyouknowit___________________onmywayhome?Bob:Hey!Ellen,yougotanAforyourhistoryexam.Ellen:Don’t_____________.Areyouserious?7.LookatMr.Smith’garden.Hehas_____________.8.Boss:Whoisthatdullboy?Heevendoesn’tknowwherehisofficeis.Manager:Thisishisfirstdayhere.Heisa_____________.9.Eric:ShallIstayinhospitalforseveraldays?Doctor:Don’t_______________________________.Youjustgotafever.10.Teacher:Boysandgirls,whenyouarereadinginthereadingroom,youshouldremain____________________.Areyouclear?Students:Yes.Homework1.TrytheirbesttokeeptheexamplesofAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishintheirmind.2.Tofindmorecolloquialismsiftheylike.3.Torevisetheplayandfindthesentenceswithattributiveclause.用心爱心专心116号编辑