1. 牛津高中英语牛津高中英语 ( 模块一 · 高一上学期 )

2. Word power 板块：教学设计 — 课件 Unit 2 American vs British English Colloquialisms

3. Unit 2 课件描述： 本课件旨在拓宽学生词汇接触面，提供 英美语言与文化差异的体会。作为一个整体 共有四个主题：（ 1 ） Introduction of a movie ；（ 2 ） Differences between American and British English ；（ 3 ） Differences between American and British cultures ； （ 4 ） Colloquialisms

4. The Parent Trap What’s the difference between the twins? Can you tell Annie from Hallie in the movie?

5. Chapter I Meeting

6. At Maine Summer Camp, eleven-year olds Californian Hallie Parker and Londoner Annie James meet each other. Though they look surprisingly ________ to one another, they develop a ________ for each other, and attempt to play tricks on one another in a series of childish competitions. alike dislike

7. Chapter II Realization

8. Finally, both girls are punished to stay together in an isolation cabin, where they learn that they have much in ________. They then realize that they are in fact ________ sisters that were separated at birth. They each have one half of the same photograph, a wedding picture that their _________ took eleven years and nine months ago. common twin parents

9. Chapter III Plan

10. Desperately wanting to meet the other parent they’ve never seen since ________, the sisters hatch a plan: Hallie will return to London ________ as Annie, and Annie will return to California as Hallie. Of course, the plan will eventually be __________, and the two girls imagine their parents having to meet after 11 years in order to change them back. birth acting discovered

11. Chapter IV Discovery

13. After some training lessons, where they each learn about one another, they head 'home' separately, and the plan begins. Due to their slightly different ________, and their greatly different manners, they are soon discovered one after another. With the help of others, they continue with their plan to bring their parents back together again. language

14. Chapter V Re-union In the end, of course, they _______ in bringing the whole family together as one. succeed

15. True or false: 1) Annie is from the USA while Hallie is from the UK. 2) They’ve never met each other before. 3) They recognize one another at the first sight. 4) They each have one half of the same picture. 5) According to their plan, Hallie will go to California, and Annie, London. 6) The language they speak is completely different.

16. The Parent Trap What’s the difference between the twins? Can you tell Annie from Hallie? ?

17. AnnieHallie from language examples London, UK British English give me a fright dizzy My God! [ɒ] California, USA American English scare me woozy My God! [ɑː]

18. British English VS American English Grammar Spelling Vocabulary Pronunciation

19. Grammar AmericanBritish Sam just went home.Sam’s just gone home. That skirt fit badly.That skirt fitted badly. Hello, is this Wang Li?Hello, is that Wang Li? I live on Zhenning Road.I live in Zhenning Road. Call me at 55555678.Call me on 55555678. Do you have a pen?Have you (got) a pen? I don’t have a pen.I haven’t (got) a pen.

20. Spelling AmericanBritish centercentre colorcolour travelertraveller tiretyre organizeorganise/organize programprogramme

21. Vocabulary AmericanBritish candysweets living roomsitting room soccerfootbal vacationholiday organizeorganise/organize restroom/bathroomtoilet/WC

22. Vocabulary AmericanBritish semesterterm storeshop drug storechemist’s shop gaspetrol moviefilm mailpost

23. Vocabulary AmericanBritish first floorground floor second floorfirst floor scheduletimetable dateengagement apartmentflat subwayunderground

24. Pronunciation AmericanBritish answer [æ] answer [ɑ:] Of course. [kɔːrs] Of course. [kɔːs] box [bɑːks] box [bɒks]

25. American English VS British English Despite such differences, all English speakers, Americans or Englishmen, can understand each other, just like the twins, Hallie and Annie. Besides language, can you name any other differences between the cultures of the USA and the UK?

26. Brain-storm: How much do you know? 1) 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. America right left Americans Britain

27. Brain-storm: How much do you know? 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 ______. president King Queen Britain soccer rugby

28. Colloquialisms A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing, but are often used in conversations. In many cases, we can guess the meaning of the colloquialisms through the words used.

29. Match the two columns: I can tell you that. It’s a no-brainer! Don’t be a wet blanket. Have some fun! Go on, tell me. I’m all ears. Are you serious? Don’t pull my leg. joke with someone sth easy to understand listening carefully boring/afraid to have fun

30. Guess the meaning of the underlined: Mrs Black’s garden is the best in our town. She has real green fingers. to be good at making plants grow

31. Guess the meaning of the underlined: He just can’t do anything right. He is all thumbs. to be unable to do something in which you have to make small careful movements with your fingers 笨手笨脚

32. Guess the meaning of the underlined: You are telling me I’m lazy. Ha, look what a mess your room is! That’s like the pot calling the kettle black! used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault 五十步笑百步

33. Guess the meaning of the underlined: I wish I had brought my umbrella. It’s raining cats and dogs. to rain heavily 倾盆大雨

34. Guess the meaning of the underlined: Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. It’s not that serious. to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not 小题大做

35. Assignments: Try to find more differences between the USA and the UK, both in language and in culture. Try to find more colloquialisms by referring to the dictionary.