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 與。。不同 grammar 語法 vocabulary 詞匯

pant 褲子 tire 輪胎 tyre 輪胎

organize/orgainse 組織 phrase 短語 counter 計算器/柜臺

colloquialism 口語 expression 表達，表情 blanket 毯子

italicize 斜體 thumb 大拇指

molehill n.(由鼴鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的)鼴鼠丘, 無意義的事, 小困難(或障礙)

colony 殖民地 Virginia n.維吉尼亞 Influence 影響

similarity 類似 相似 system 制度 powerful 強大的

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 (課時訓練) 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 (俗話,白話, 口語)

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.

生活而無目標，猶如航海之無指南針。-- J. Ruskin 魯斯金

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

手中的一只鳥勝于林中的兩只鳥。-- Heywood 希伍德

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.

一個人可以把馬帶到河邊，但他不能令它飲水。 -- Heywood 希伍德

Time is money. 時間就是金錢。-- Benjamin Franklin富蘭克林

Time and tide wait for no man. 時間不等人。-- Scott 斯科特

There is no rose without a thorn. 沒有玫瑰花是不長刺的。--　Ray 雷

Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。--　Smedley 斯密萊

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能將它實現。 -- Jules Verne 凡爾納

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聰明。-- Benjamin Franklin 富蘭克林

Goals determine what you are going to be. 目標決定你將成為為什么樣的人。- Julius Erving歐文

All human wisdom is summed up in two words ? wait and hope.

人類所有的智慧可以歸結為兩個詞 - 等待和希望。- Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲馬（法國作家）

It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?

光勤勞是不夠的，螞蟻也是勤勞的。要看你為什么而勤勞。-- H. D. Thoreau梭羅

You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.

人必須相信自己，這是成功的秘訣。-- Charles Chaplin卓別林

Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.

沒有什么比獨立自由更可寶貴的了。-- [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.

我們要盡可能為生活增加一些東西，而不是從中索取什么。-- William Osler 奧斯勒

A cat has 9 lives. 貓有九條命。

Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹，長一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性難移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。

A good beginning is half done. 良好的開端是成功的一半。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。

All rivers run into sea. 海納百川。

All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。

All that ends well is well. 結果好，就一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的不一定都是金子。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一蘋果，不用請醫生。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。

As a man sows, so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不補，大洞吃苦。 （一針頂九針）

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，駟馬難追。

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

Bad news has wings. 好事不出門，壞事傳千里。

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，單怕站。

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。

Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，繩鋸木斷。

Count one's chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵先數雛。

Creep before you walk. 循序漸進。

Diamond cuts diamond. 強中自有強中手。

Do as the Romans do. 入鄉隨俗。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小題大做。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日畢。

Don't put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。

Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻煩。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班門弄斧。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身體好。

Easier said than done. 說得容易，做得難。

Easy come, easy go. 來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。

Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man has his faults. 金無足赤，人無完人。

Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸。

Experience must be bought. 吃一塹，長一智。

Fact speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。

Failure is the mother of success. 失敗是成功之母。

First come, first served. 先來后到。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良藥苦口利于病。

Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。

He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑到最后，誰笑得最好。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后諸葛亮好當。

It is hard to please all. 眾口難調。

It is never too old to learn. 活到老，學到老。

It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年樹木，百年樹人。

Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙雕。

Let sleeping dogs lie. 別惹麻煩。

Let the cat out of the bag. 泄漏天機。

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. 摸清情況再行動。

Lookers-on see more than players. 當局者迷，旁觀者清。

Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏。

Make hay while the sun shines. 良機勿失。

Many hands make light work. 眾人拾柴火焰高。

Many heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮。

Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊補牢，為時未晚。

No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。

No pains, no gains. 沒有付出就沒有收獲。

No smoke without fire. 無風不起浪。

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. 世上無難事，只怕有心人。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見，心為靜。

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 驕傲使人落后。

Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。

Rome is not built in a day. 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。

Seeing is believing. 眼見為實。

Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是銀，沉默是金。

Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁熱打鐵。

Take things as they come. 既來之，則安之。

Tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風。

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。

The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。

The grass is greener on the other side. 這山望著那山高。

The leopard cannot change its spots. 本性難移。

The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

There is no royal road to learning. 書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。

Time and tide wait for no man. 時不我待。

Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。

Walls have ears. 小心隔墻有耳。

Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。

Well begun is half done. 好的開始，是成功的一半。

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入鄉隨俗。

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，不怕沒柴燒。

You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 強扭的瓜不甜。

You may know by a handful the whole sack. 由一斑可知全貌。