1、Warming-upMeanings British English褲子 薯片 碳酸類飲料 電梯 看電影 人行道 trouserspantscrisps chipsfizzy drinksodaelevatorliftwatch a moviewatch a filmsidewalkpavementAmerican EnglishThere are many different kinds of English around the world.Complete the box.Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the differe

2、nt kinds of English mentioned? British English American English Australian EnglishListen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by? Tick them in the boxes.semester/term restroom/toilet gas/petrol subway/undergroundn. 汽油；氣味；燃?xì)鈔. 汽油n. 地鐵Look at the

3、 pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English? Try to think of more pairs of words like these.petrolgassweetcandytoiletrestroomhonourhonormummomflatapartmentBrEAmETalking Read and role-play the conversation. What misunderstanding has happened?Talking Martin: H

4、ey, Zhou Wei, do you want to go shopping? Theres a sale at my favourite store.Zhou Wei: Oh, yes! I really need to buy some pants.Martin: Pants? Thats funny. I dont usually go shopping with my friends for pants.Zhou Wei: You dont? Dont you like to have somebody tell you if the pants look good or not?

5、Martin: Er . Not really . Hey, wait, do you mean trouserswhat you and I are wearing on our legs right now?Zhou Wei: Oh, yes. Thats what I mean by pants! Thats American English, isnt it?Martin: Yes, it is! I knew what you meant, by the way. I was just joking with you. Did you know that in British Eng

6、lish, “pants” means something very different?Zhou Wei: Really? So what does it mean?Martin: In British English, the word “pants” means underwear. .Zhou Wei refers to pants, American English for trousers. Martin explains that pants refer to underwear in British English.Choose one or two pairs of word

7、s in Activity 3 and make a conversation. The expressions below may help you.Useful Expressions : Asking for clarificationDo you mean .? Does that mean .? Im sorry. What does . mean?Im sorry. Would you mind repeating .? I beg your pardon.So am I right in saying .? So what youre really saying is . Tal

8、kingSelf-evaluation各個(gè)擊破1. What kinds of English do you know?2. Can you tell the differences of different kinds of English?1There is a sale at my favourite store. 2I was just joking with you. 3by the way4ask for clarification5be confused by6Would you mind doing .?Language Points: Important phrases (P

9、65)我最喜歡的商店在搞促銷。我只是在和你開玩笑。順便說(shuō)要求澄清 / 請(qǐng)求解釋你介意做?被搞糊涂n. 斗爭(zhēng)；奮斗；努力；難事1. When I started studying German , it was a struggle.當(dāng)我開始學(xué)習(xí)德語(yǔ)時(shí)，那是一件很難的事。2. I think life is a struggle for survival. 我認(rèn)為生活就是一場(chǎng)奮力求生的斗爭(zhēng)。3. His sick mother was grateful for his struggle to support the family. 他的生病的媽媽很感激他為了支撐這個(gè)家庭所做的努力。1. stru

10、gglevi. 斗爭(zhēng)；奮斗；搏斗；努力1. She never gave up and struggled to live an active life. 她永不言棄，努力過(guò)著積極的生活。2. They were struggling for independence. =They were struggling to gain independence. 他們?cè)跒闋?zhēng)取獨(dú)立而奮斗。3. He struggled against/with cancer for two years.他同癌癥抗?fàn)幜藘赡辍?. She struggled to her feet. 她掙扎著站起來(lái)。struggle f

11、or 為爭(zhēng)取而奮斗struggle against/with. 與作斗爭(zhēng)struggle to ones feet 掙扎著站起來(lái)用struggle相關(guān)短語(yǔ)的正確形式填空 Unluckily, the farmers have suffered a heavy droughtthisyear.They have to 1. a living.They are 2. the bad weather for a better harvestAnyway, theyare 3. increasetheir income.However,thefinancialcrisis addsto their d

12、ifficulties.struggle for struggling with struggling to高考鏈接：1. Many students will struggle _ (find) a sense of belonging after entering college.（2016 北京改）2. Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle _ money.（2011 安徽）3. Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle _ debt an

13、d misfortune.（2019 天津）to findforagainst / with1. Life became _struggle for survival.2. Losing weight was _terrible struggle.3. He struggled _cancer for two years.4. The woman struggled and screamed _ help.5. The young lady struggled _(support) his poverty-stricken family aaagainst / withforto suppor

14、t2. tongue t : n.舌頭;語(yǔ)言(正式/文學(xué)) mother/native tongue: 母語(yǔ) mother/native language: 母語(yǔ)Her name was on the tip of my tongue, but for the life of me I couldnt recall it. 話到舌尖，呼之欲出，就在嘴邊3 . point of view: 觀點(diǎn);看法 from ones point of view in ones view/opinion as far as one is concerned 在某人看來(lái) in view of 鑒于，考慮到4. beg vt. 懇求；祈求；哀求beg your pardonbeg for mercy對(duì)不起，請(qǐng)?jiān)徴?qǐng)求寬恕，求饒（未聽清楚）請(qǐng)?jiān)僬f(shuō)一遍。beggar n.乞丐1. They begged him for help.= They begged h