M1Unit2 Word power公开课课件.pptVIP

Meaning: Pull my leg: to fool someone; to joke with someone * Finish part A on page 27 Don’t worry. It’s a piece of cake! _______________________________________________________ something easy to do Don’t be a wet blanket. Have some fun! ____________________________________________ boring/ afraid to have fun Unit 2 1. American English vs British English 2. Colloquialisms Read a dialogue Jane is an American who has come to Britain for the first time. Read the dialogue and answer the questions: Lily : Oh, there you are. Did you have a good flight? Jane : Sure. We flew all the way . Lily: You must be very tired. Jane: Yes. Could I use your bathroom? Lily: Sure, just make yourself at home. It is on the first floor. Let me give you a clean towel.(毛巾) Jane: A Towel? ( after a while) Lily: Have you found it? Jane: Well, I mean no. I can’t find it. Is it on the first floor? Lily: Yes. It’s the second door on the left. Look, it is there. Jane: Oh, it is here. (2 minutes later) Jane: I find the bathroom, but I can’t find what I’ m looking for. Questions: Why can’t Jane find the bathroom at first? What can’t Jane find in the bathroom? Why? Questions: Why can’t Jane find the bathroom at first? first floor second floor first floor ground floor American English British English (2)What can’t Jane find in the bathroom? Jane can’t find the toilet. She wants to go to the toilet, but Lily thinks she wants to take a shower. bathroom (AmE) a toliet (BrE) a bath or shower One more question: In which aspect does American English differ from British English from the dialogue above? In vocabulary 1. In what ways does American English differ from British English? Vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, spelling 2. Can you list some examples? pants AmE trousers BrE candy AmE sweets BrE toilet/WC BrE restroo