Lesson2LanguageLearningTipsPeriod2Unit9LearningRecallingWhatdifficultiesdopeoplehaveinlearningEnglish?WhataretheeffectivewaysoflearningEnglish?DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish(e.g.spelling,pronunciation,vocabulary,etc.)?Givespecificexamplesundercorrespondingcategories.Warming-upBrainstorm&DiscusscolourfavouritesummarisecolorfavoritesummarizeWarming-upSpelling:Canyoutellthetypicaldifferences?Pronunciation:ReadaloudandfeelthedifferencesBritishAccentAmericanAccenttomato/təˈmɑːtəu//təˈmeɪtəu/mobile/ˈməubaɪl//ˈməubiːl/fertile/ˈfɜːtaɪl//ˈfɜːrtl/garage/ˈgærɑːʒ//gəˈrɑːʒ/brochure/ˈbrəuʃə(r)//brəuˈʃuər/vaccine/ˈvæksiːn//vækˈsiːn/hospitable/hɔˈspɪtəbl//hɑˋspɪtəbl/advertisement/ədˈvəːtɪsmənt//ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/Warming-uppantstrouserscrispchipschipsFrenchfriesfizzydrinksodaliftelevatorfilmmoviepavementsidewalkWatchthevideoandwritedownthewordsmentioned.Warming-upWarming-upMywifeandIweresoexcitedtofinallygoonvacation!Wewerecarefultoarriveearlytotheairportsothatwewouldhaveplentyoftime.Therewasalreadyalotofpeoplewaitingtocheck-in,sowegotinline.Aftertwentyminutes,wemadeittothefront.Whenwewalkuptotheairlinecounter,wehandoverourpassportsandwait.Wearealmostfinished,whenheasks,“doyouhaveanyluggagetocheck-in?”Ireplythat“yes,wedohavesuitcasestocheck.”Iturnmyheadtograbmybag,andImakethehorriblerealization.Ileftmysuitcaseinthetrunkofthetaxi!Pre-listeningReadandtellifthewriterisusingAmericanorBritishEnglish.AspectsExampleswaysofpronouncingwater,tomato…usesofwordssubway,underground,tubeexample,dancingintheclassroomListeningListentotheprogram.Completethenotesinthetable–Wehavedifferentwaysofpronouncingwords.Forexample,…–That’sodd!__________________________!Dotheystillmeanthesamething?–Isay“example”and“dancingintheclassroom”,butRobert…–__________!Howdopeople…?–Wesay“lift”,butAmericanssay“elevator”.–__________!–TheAmerican“subway”iscalledthe“underground”intheUK,orthe“tube”inLondon.–__________!Ineverrealised…WowTheysoundsodifferentAhInterestingTheysoundsodifferentAh/WowInterestingWow/AhListeningListenandimitate.CompletethesentencesintheTalkBuilder.NormalresponseUh-huh.Oh,Isee.Right.StrongerresponseReally?Ohreally?Wow!That’samazing!That’sincredible/unbelievable!Noway!You’rejoking!Canyouaddmoreexpressionsforshowinginterest?Post-listeningA:IwenttoFijionvacationlastyear.Itreallychangedmyperspectiveonlife.B:________________(Showinterest.)A:Yeah,mostofthenativeFijianslivetogetherinsmallvillages.B:________________(Showinterest.)A:Yeah,andmostofthemdon’twork.Instead,theyjustsitaroundandtalkmostoftheday.B:________________(Showinterestorsurprise.)A:It’strue.Theygetfruitandvegetablesfromthevillagegarden,andtheygetfishfromthesea.Theysaytheydon’treallyneedanythingelse.B:_______(Showinterestorsurprise.)A:SoIdecidedtoquitmyjobandmovetoFiji.B:________________(Showinterestorsurprise.)A:ButthenIchangedmymind.B:________________(Showinterest.)A:Yeah,IdecidedIwouldmissmyfavoriteTVshowstoomuch.B:________________(Showinterest.)Post-listeningRole-play:Conversation1B:TherewasaverystrongearthquakeafewyearsagowhenIwaslivingabroad.A:_____________(Showinterest.)B:Yeah,ithappenedinthemiddleofthenight.IthoughtIwasgoingtodie.A:_____________(Showsurprise.)B:Yeah!Thewholebuildingshookandeverythingfelloffthewalls.A:__________(Showinterestorsurprise.)B:Yeah,itwasprettyscary.Allmyfurnituregotknockedover,andeverythingfelloutofthekitchencabinets.A:__________(Showinterestorsurprise.)B:AndIhadanaquariumonthefloor,andthewaterandfishhittheceilingandcamedownontheothersideoftheroom.A:____________(Showsurprise.)B:Ithoughtthebuildingwouldbreakapart.Youcouldactuallyheartheconcreteandsteelscreamingasthebuildingshook.A:____________(Showsurprise.)B:Yeah.Butthenitwasover.I’llnevertakemothernatureforgrantedagain.Post-listeningRole-play:Conversation2Therefore,theEnglishlanguagemaybeusedslightlydifferently_________________________.Themoreyoulisten,theeasieritisto_________._______________________,weusedifferentwordsfordescribingthesamethings.InLondon,ifyouaskthelocalpeople,“Whereisthenearestsubway?”,youmay______________________________.Thoughtheyaredifferent________________________,people___________________understandingeachother.fromonecountrytoanothercatchonApartfrompronunciationendupinafastfoodrestaurantinonewayoranotherhavenodifficultyinDictationPost-listeningTalkingActoutadialoguebetweenanexpertandalearnertalkingaboutdifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Theexpertgivesexamplesandthelearnerrespondswithinterest.Uh-huh.Oh,Isee.Right.Really?Ohreally?Wow!That’samazing!That’sincredible/unbelievable!Noway!You’rejoking!AssignmentReferences:https://boredpanda.com/british-american-english-differences-language/http://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/british-and-american-termshttps://www.writerswrite.co.za/british-vs-american-english/https://www.espressoenglish.net/british-english-vs-american-english-pronunciation/https://www.grammarlookup.com/british-vs-american-english/SearchonlinetofindmoredifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Chooseonetaskthatinterestsyouthemost.Task1:Giveapresentation.Task2:Shootavideo.catchon(to): tobecomeaware;learnorunderstand理解Ididn’t catchon towhatwasgoingon.Ittakesmeawhiletocatchon.catchon:tobecomepopular流行起来Thisideahasalready caughton.翻译练习:1.Sincethetimewhenskateboardingfirstcaughton,therehavebeenmanyimprovementsinwheeldesign.自从滑板最开始流行起来,轮子的
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就有了很多改进。Itwasalongtimebeforethepolicecaughtontowhathewasreallydoing.2.过了很久,警察才弄明白他究竟在做什么。NotesNoteshave/experiencedifficulty(in)doingsth.:在做某事上有困难Theyhadgreatdifficultyinfindingareplacement.翻译练习:1.Ihadthegreatestdifficultyinpersuadingher.我费了好大的劲才说服了她。2.我们毫不费劲地找到了那所房子。Wehadnodifficulty(in)findingthehouse.endupdoingsth.:以(做)……而告终;结果变成……endupin/as/like/with+n.;endup+adj.翻译练习:1.Sara一直很爱阅读,所以她最后修读英语专业我一点儿都不惊讶。SarahasalwayslovedtoreadsoI’mnotsurprisedthatsheendedup(as)anEnglishmajor.2.因为交通堵塞,我最终开会迟到了。Duetothattrafficjam,Iendedupbeinglatetothemeeting.3.Anyonewhoswimsintherivercouldendupwithanastystomachupset.所有在这条河里游泳的人最终都肠胃不适。NotesThankyou!敬请各位老师提出宝贵意见!Goodbye!