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1、Unit 2 Growing pains Word powerAmerican English vs British Englishcolloquialismsvacationholiday假期假期candysweets糖果糖果 soccer ballfootball足球足球 restroomtoilet厕所厕所 Am.Br.Chinese vocabularyfall autumn 秋天秋天 sidewalk pavement 人行道人行道 store shop 商店商店 freshman the first year student 大学一年级新生大学一年级新生 corn maize 玉米
2、玉米 automobile motor(car)汽车汽车 spellingBr.Am.colour color tyretireprogramme program centrecentermemorise memorize analyseanalyze realise realize dialogue dialog neighbourneighbor traveller traveler pronunciation Am.Br.dance dns dns cantkntkntTurn to P26,look at the differences in grammar,then finish t
3、he exercise below.Colloquialism1.What is a colloquialism?A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English.2.How is it used?Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing,but are often used in conversations.Get the meaning of the blue words in each sentence.Dont worry.I
4、ts a piece of cake!something easy to doDont be a wet blanket.Have some fun!boring/afraid to have funGo on,tell me.Im all ears.listening carefullyAre you serious?Dont pull my leg.joke with someoneMatch the following colloquialisms with its real meaning.1.has green fingers2.all thumbs3.the pot calling
5、 the kettle back4.rain cats and dogs5.make a mountain out of a molehillA.very clumsy(笨拙笨拙)B.rain heavilyC.exaggerate(夸张夸张)sth D.criticizing someone else for a fault you have yourselfE.be good at gardeningEADBC园艺能手园艺能手 笨手笨脚笨手笨脚 五十步笑百步五十步笑百步 倾盆大雨倾盆大雨 小题大做小题大做 选一选选一选1.Hearing that his son was in troubl
6、e,Mr.Smith sat there with a heavy heart.A.精神错乱精神错乱 B.心脏病发作心脏病发作C.心情沉重心情沉重 D.冥思苦想冥思苦想2.The medicine is of good quality(质量质量).And it comes into place soon.A.起作用起作用 B.起副作用起副作用C.进入状态进入状态 D.作用消失作用消失3.Every time he works at his lessons,he always pulls a long face.A.拉长着脸拉长着脸 B.兴致勃勃兴致勃勃C.愁眉苦脸愁眉苦脸 D.心情沉重心情沉重
7、4.There is a bit of blue sky.I think youd better go on with your research work.A.雨过天晴雨过天晴 B.希望渺茫希望渺茫C.万里无云万里无云 D.还有一线希望还有一线希望5.Look at that young man going around giving everybody orders.Hes too big for his boots,thats his trouble.A.衣不合体衣不合体 B.谈论吃穿谈论吃穿C.目中无人目中无人 D.大手大脚大手大脚6.She let sleeping dogs lie
8、 though she knew what was going on in Janes family.A.躺下睡觉躺下睡觉 B.让狗卧下让狗卧下C.好吃懒做好吃懒做 D.息事宁人息事宁人7.You are joining the factory.You will find it will give you a good run for your money.A.花钱如水花钱如水 B.为钱奔波为钱奔波C.不断浪费不断浪费 D.不白花钱不白花钱8.The house you intend(打算打算)to buy is large,costly,poorly built;in fine,it is
9、not suitable for you.A.总而言之总而言之 B.精彩无比精彩无比C.价格昂贵价格昂贵 D.不易售出不易售出1.Mr.Zhang is now one of the richest man in town.But you cant imagine that he was a church mouse when he first came to Hong Kong.穷小子穷小子 a person who is very poor猜一猜猜一猜2.Because Robert is a green hand,he nearly drove into the store on roa
10、dside.3.Because Tod failed in his maths exam,he was as quiet as a mouse when his father scolded(责骂责骂)him.one who is new in a certain fieldmaking very little noise新手新手非常安静，非常安静，不声不响不声不响4.We used to be close friends but since the quarrel(吵架吵架),he always gives me the cold shoulder.be unfriendly to sb.5.The doctor knew that James was very ill.However,to make him feel better,he told him a white lie.a lie considered to be harmless冷淡冷淡善意的谎言善意的谎言