Unit2GrowingpainsWordpowerAmericanvsBritishEnglishcolloquialismsBrainstorming1.DoyouthinktherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Iftherearesome,inwhichaspectdotheyexist?4.Couldyoulistthedifferencesyouknow?3.HaveyoufoundanydifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishintheplay?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!Letstudentsreadthedialogueandfindout“IsitinAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish?”.PresentationAm.Br.gaspetrolbaggageluggagemailpoststairwaystaircasevocabularyAm.Br.colorcolourfavorfavourcentercentretravelingtravellingspellingpronunciationAm.Br.again[ә’gein][ә’gen]clerk[klә:k][klα:k]dance[dæns][dα:ns]grammarAm.Br.ShehasaninterestingbookShehasgotaninterestingbook.VocabularylearningAskstudentstogothroughtheexampleslistedintheirbooksfirst,thengetthemtocomparewhattheyknowwiththeseexamples.Ifpossible,invitesomestudentstosummarizethedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Gotothiswebsitehttp://www.4english.com.cn/listen/ncebooks/index.htmtogivestudentsachancetoenjoyandcomparetheAmericanaccentwiththeBritishaccent.Lead-in1.Thoughyouarebusy,couldyoujustlendmeanearforamoment?2.IfHustonrocketscanwinthisbasketballgamebytwentypoints,Iwilleatmyhat.3.I‘veneverexpectedlilytoactascoolasacucumberinthetrafficaccident.4.AllthefamilymemberscometopersuadeJimtochangehisidea,butheisasstubbornasamule.5.Asagreenhand,Robertnearlydroveintothegroceryonroadside.6.BecauseTodfailedinhismathsexam,hewasasquietasamousewhenhisfatherscoldedhim.Itmeans:tolistenandpayattentiontoItmeans:Youare100percentcertainthatsomethingwillhappen.Itmeans:verycalmandcontrolledindifficultsituations.Itmeans:refusingtochangeone’sopinionItmeans:onewhoisnewinacertainfieldItmeans:makingverylittlenoiseVocabularyextensionGetstudentstodopartAandPartBinclassandchecktheanswerstogether.AnswersforPartB:1.Sheisgoodatgardening.2.Heisveryclumsy.3.Thatislikecriticizingsomeoneelseforafaultyouhaveyourself.4.Itisrainingheavily.5.Don’texaggeratesomething.ExercisesFillintheblanksbyusingthefollowingcolloquialisms.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?ano-brainerawetblanketlendmeaneareatmyhatrainedcatsanddogslendmeaneareatmyhatano-brainerawetblanketpullmyleggreenfingersraincatsanddogsgreenhandmakeamountainoutofamolehillasquietasamouse6.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.pullmyleggreenfingersgreenhandmakeamountainoutofamolehillasquietasamouseHomework1.TrytheirbesttokeeptheexamplesofAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishintheirmind.2.Tofindmorecolloquialismsiftheylike.3.Torevisetheplayandfindthesentenceswithattributiveclause.
