Senior1 Unit2 Word power
Teaching objectives:
To identify the difference between American English and British English;
To develop the ability of understanding words in context.
Important and difficult points:
some differences between American English and British English?
The meaning of some more colloquialisms and their usage.
Teaching procedures:
1. New words list
differ from 与。。不同 grammar 语法 vocabulary 词汇
pant 裤子 tire 轮胎 tyre 轮胎
organize/orgainse 组织 phrase 短语 counter 计算器/柜台
colloquialism 口语 expression 表达，表情 blanket 毯子
italicize 斜体 thumb 大拇指
molehill n.(由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的)鼹鼠丘, 无意义的事, 小困难(或障碍)
colony 殖民地 Virginia n.维吉尼亚 Influence 影响
similarity 类似 相似 system 制度 powerful 强大的
accent 口音
2. Presentation
As you know English is very important in modern society .It’s widely used all over the world. As one of the UN official languages ,English is spoken by thousands of people .But sometimes you may find people don’t always speak English in the same way .Different people from different places have their own way of speaking English .That seems strange ,but it’s true .Usually there are two types of spoken English .They’re American English and British English.
3. Introduction:
(1) Why are there differences? Read the passage on page 34 (课时训练) Find out the reason and some differences
(2) Find out differences
Differences American English British English
Spelling color colour
Grammar I have(有) a book . I have got (有) a book .
Vocabulary gas petrol
pronunciation Am. Br.
again [’gein] [’gen ]
clerk [kl:k] [klα:k ]
dance [dns ] [ dα:ns]
4. making comparisons
(1 )vocabulary
Am. Br.
gas
baggage Luggage (行李)
Mail post
stairway staircase
pants
Living room
WC
soccer ball
vacation
sweet
bill note
last name surname
(2 )spelling
Am. Br.
color
favour
center
traveling travelling
tire
organise
program
(3) grammar
Am. Br.
She has an interesting book She has got an interesting book.
That skirt fit badly.
Is this Wang Li?
Call me at 555 5678.
5 Exercises:
Finish the dialogue on page 26.
Colloquialisms (俗话,白话, 口语)
Step 1 Presentation
What is a colloquialism ?
A colloquialism is a word or speech that is for normal conversation but not for formal speech or writing.
It is an informal _______ used in ________ English. Colloquialisms are never used in _______ English or in __________,but are often used in __________.
Step 2 Reading
Do Part A on page 27
Part B on page 27
Find out what the expressions mean.
Step 3 Exercises:
一 Read the sentences and express what the colloquialisms mean.
1.Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a moment?
2.If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat.
3.I have never expected lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident.
4.All the family members come to persuade Jim to change his idea, but he is as stubborn as a mule.
5.As a green hand , Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside.
6.Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse when his father scolded him.
二、Fill in the blanks by using the following colloquialisms.
lend me an ear eat my hat a no-brainer a wet blanket
pull my leg green fingers rain cats and dogs green hand
make a mountain out of a molehill as quiet as a mouse
1.Kate, don't be_______________ at the party. Let's dance together.
2. Alice: Can you tell me what this sentence means?
Tim: This one? Oh, it is _________________. I can tell you.
3. Jim, when I explain the language points ,you should _________________.
4. Rob is always late for school. If he can arrive at school on time today, I will________________.
5. Mum; Oh ,you got wet all over .How is it ,Daniel?
Daniel: Mum, don’t you know it ___________________ on my way home?
Bob: Hey ! Ellen, you got an A for your history exam.
Ellen: Don’t _____________ . Are you serious?
7. Look at Mr. Smith’ garden. He has_____________.
8. Boss: Who is that dull boy? He even doesn’t know where his office is.
Manager: This is his first day here. He is a _____________ .
9. Eric: Shall I stay in hospital for several days?
Doctor: Don’t _______________________________. You just got a fever.
10.Teacher: Boys and girls, when you are reading in the reading room ,you should remain____________________. Are you clear?
Students: Yes.
Homework
1.Try their best to keep the examples of American English and British English in their mind.
2. To find more colloquialisms .
Proverbs
Easy come, easy go. 易得者亦易失。 -- Hazlitt赫斯特
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。-- J. Ruskin 鲁斯金
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。-- Heywood 希伍德
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.
一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 -- Heywood 希伍德
Time is money. 时间就是金钱。-- Benjamin Franklin富兰克林
Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人。-- Scott 斯科特
There is no rose without a thorn. 没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。-- Ray 雷
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。-- Smedley 斯密莱
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 -- Jules Verne 凡尔纳
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。-- Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林
Goals determine what you are going to be. 目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。- Julius Erving欧文
All human wisdom is summed up in two words ? wait and hope.
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 - 等待和希望。- Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家）
It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?
光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。-- H. D. Thoreau梭罗
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。-- Charles Chaplin卓别林
Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.
没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。-- [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。-- William Osler 奥斯勒
A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well. 结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 （一针顶九针）
A wise head makes a close mouth. 真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵先数雏。
Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。
Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。
Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
First come, first served. 先来后到。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮好当。
It is hard to please all. 众口难调。
It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。
Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag. 泄漏天机。
Like author, like book. 文如其人。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
Look before you leap. 摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷，旁观者清。
Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines. 良机勿失。
Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。
No smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心为静。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。
Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。
Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。
Take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。
The grass is greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高。
The leopard cannot change its spots. 本性难移。
The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Walls have ears. 小心隔墙有耳。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。
Well begun is half done. 好的开始，是成功的一半。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack. 由一斑可知全貌。