牛津高中英语模块一unit2 Word Power课件.ppt

Unit 2;Unit 2;American English vs British English Colloquialisms;Dictation game:;1. Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English? 2. In which aspects(方面) do the differences exist? spelling; grammar; pronunciation; vocabulary.;3. Have you found any difference between American English and British English in the play? 4. Could you list the differences you know?;Joe (an American) Nancy (an Englishman) Once Joe came to Britain for the first time by air. When he arrived at Nancy’s home. He asked, “ Could I use your bathroom?” Nancy said ok and gave him a clean towel and told him that the bathroom was upstairs. After a while, however, Joe didn’t find the bathroom.;1. What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom? 2. Why can’t he find it?;It’s useful for us to know some differences between British English and American English. Look at the following tables:;Differences;Differences;Differences;American or British English? (AE/BE);4. I don’t have any ink. I haven’t (got) any ink. 5. She works nights as a janitor. She works at night as a janitor.　 6. Let’s stay home. Let’s stay at home. 7. He has gotten a new job. He has got a new job. 　;Can you name any other differences? How much do you know? Thanksgiving is observed only in ________. (2) People usually walk on the ______ side in the USA while in the UK people usually walk on the _____ side. (3) ___________ behave in a more casual way while in _______ people are a bit more formal or traditional.;(4) Americans select _________ as the top leader of the country, while in the UK, the ______ or ______ is always the representative of the country. (5) Football has its origin in ______, but in America, where it is called ______, it is not so popular as American football, or _______.;Read the dialogue and find out whether it is in American English or British English.;Sam: Hi, David. How are you? David: