M1Unit2GrowingpainsWordpowerLearningaims:uTodevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingtheBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish;uToknowaboutcolloquialismsandtheusageofthem;uToformapositiveattitudetowardslearningEnglishwell.Learningimportantanddifficultpoints:LearntotellthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishandlearnmorecolloquialisms.Previewingcase(预先案)Task1:Self-regulatedlearning①Thanksgivingisobservedonlyin_______.(theUSA,theUK)②Peopleusuallywalkonthe_____sideintheUSAwhileintheUKpeopleusuallywalkonthe____side.(right,left)③__________behaveinamorecasualwaywhilein_______peopleareabitmoreformalortraditional.(Americans,Britain)④Americansselect________asthetopleaderofthecountry,whileintheUK,the_____or______isalwaystherepresentativeofthecountry.(president,King,Queen)⑤Footballhasitsoriginin______,butinAmerica,whereitiscalled______,itisnotsopopularasAmericanfootball,or______.(Britain,soccer,rugby),Exploringcase(探究案)StepOneLead-inLet’sreadadialoguebetweenBeckhamandArnold·Schwarzenegger.CharacterintroductionBeckham:Doyouwanttocometomyflat?Schwarzenegger:Whereisyourapartment?Beckham:Wow,IwantatinofCokoandsomesweets.Whataboutyou?Schwarzenegger:Well,Iwantacanofmilkteaandsomecandies.Beckham:Shallwegotothepubtocelebrateyourbirthday?Schwarzenegger:Wow,thebarisaniceplace.Beckham:Great.Ilikefootballmatchtoo.Schwarzenegger:Hey,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Beckham:Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.Schwarzenegger:Timetogohome.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.David·BeckhamFrom:theUKLanguage:BritishEnglishCareer:FootballplayerArnold·SchwarzeneggerFrom:theUSALanguage:AmericanEnglishCareer:MovieactorStepTwoGettoknowthedifferencesandfillintheblanks.BritishEnglishVSAmericanEnglish,GrammarAmericanBritishSamjustwenthome.Sam’sjustgonehome.Thatskirtfitbadly.Thatskirtfittedbadly.Hello,isthisWangLi?Hello,isthatWangLi?IliveonZhenningRoad.IliveinZhenningRoad.Callmeat55555678.Callmeon55555678.Doyouhaveapen?Haveyou(got)apen?Idon’thaveapen.Ihaven’t(got)apen.SpellingAmericanBritishcentrecolourtravellerbehaviourorganise/organizeprogramme(节目)VocabularyAmericanBritishsweetssittingroom（客厅）footballholidayorganise/organizetoilet/WC,term(学期)shopchemist’sshop（药店）petrol（汽油）filmpost（邮件）groundfloor（一楼）firstfloor（二楼）timetable（时间表）engagement（约会）flat（公寓）underground（地铁）PronunciationAmericanBritishanswer[æ]answer[ɑ:]Ofcourse.[kɔːrs]Ofcourse.[kɔːs]box[bɑːks]box[bɒks]StepThreePracticeTask2Choosethecorrectmeaningforeachonefromtheboxabove.somethingeasytodoboring/afraidtohavefunlisteningcarefullyjokewithsomeonesomethingeasytodoboring/afraidtohavefunlisteningcarefullyjokewithsomeone1.Don’tworry.It’sapieceofcake!,2.Don’tbeawetblanket.Havesomefun!3.Goon,tellme.I’mallears.4.Areyouserious?Don’tpullmyleg.tobegoodatmakingplantsgrowthepersonwhohasthemostpowerinagroup,especiallyafterastrugglebenotfriendlytohertorainheavilynotbethetypeofthingthatIlikeTask3Choosethecorrectmeaningforeachonefromtheboxabove.1.MrsBlack’sgardenisthebestinourtown.Shehasrealgreenfingers.2.Hemakeseverydecisioninourcompany.Heisthetopdog.3.Whydidyougiveherthecoldshoulder?Youaregoodfriends,aren’tyou?4.IwishIhadbroughtmyumbrella.It’srainingcatsanddogs.5.Footballisjustnotmycupoftea-Ilikeplayingvolleyball.,Task4Payattentiontotheitalicizedexpressions(黑体字)andtranslatethesentencesintoChinese.1.Don’tbenervous.I’llbackyouupalltheway.2.Iambusynow.Whydon’tyougetoffmyback?3.Youdidn’ttellthetruth.Idon’tbuyyourstory.4.I’vedonethisbefore.It’smycupoftea.5.Don’tbeangry.Hedidn’tmeanit.Let’scallitquits.StepFourHomework1.TrybesttokeeptheexamplesofAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishinmind.2.Tofindmorecolloquialisms.
