2. Unit 2 Growing Pains Word Power

3. 1. act like 2. in charge of 3. do with, instead of 4. shout at 5. followed by 6. expect ……from sb. 7. fly through the window REVISION: Keys to A2 in workbook:

5. Grammar BE (British English)AE (American English) Sam’s just gone home. The uniform fitted badly. Hello, is that Mr. He? (on the phone) I live in Xingtian Road. Call me at 5555 5678. at the weekend / in a team Please write to me soon. Have you got a pen? I live on Xingtian Road. Sam just went home. The uniform fit badly. Hello, is this Mr. He? (on the phone) Call me on 5555 5678. Tip: (just, already, yet) BE---Present Perfect AE---Simple Past eg, I’ve already seen that film. I already saw that film. on the weekend / on a team Please write me soon. Do you have a pen?

6. Vocabulary BEAE trousers sweets sitting room football holiday toilet/WC soccer ball pants candy living room vacation restroom/ bathroom Vocabulary BE AE rubbish film postman petrol autumn angry trash movie mailman gas fall mad

7. Spelling BEAERulesExamples centre colour traveller organise/ organize tyre programme center color traveler organize program -re vs -ermetre/meter -our vs -orhumour/humor -ll vs -l skillful/skilful -se vs -zerealise/realize tire Tip: AE has the shorter and phonetic ( 语音的） spelling.

8. Which do you like better, American English or British English? That is One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

9. 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. Alex has four sons and one daughter. She is the youngest and the apple of her daddy’s eye. apple of one’s eye |kE5lEJkwIElI z(E)m|

10. ----You see, Bill spends most of the money we give him on computer games. ----He is the black sheep of the family. black sheep

11. ---- English is very difficult for me. ---- But it’s a piece of cake for me. a piece of cake

12. A. joke with someone B. something easy to understand C. listening carefully D. boring/afraid to have fun Read these colloquialisms and look at the matching pictures. Choose the correct meaning for each one from the box below. I can tell you that. That’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. A C B D

13. Other examples: 1.Great minds think alike. ( 英雄所见略同。） 2. You are singing my song. （不谋而合） 3. a dark horse （黑马） 4. kiss up to sb （讨好，拍马屁） 5. take one for the team ( 为了集体利益牺牲个人利益）

14. QUIZ: 1. 英雄所见略同。 2. 不谋而合 3. 黑马 4. 讨好，拍马屁 5. 为了集体利益牺牲个人利益 Great minds think alike. You are singing my song. a dark horse kiss up to sb. take one for the team

15. Other examples: 6. kill two birds with one stone （一箭双雕，一举两得） 7. six one way, half the dozen the othe （半斤八两） 8. a social butterfly （善于交际，会应酬的人） 9. Birds of a feather flock together. （物以类聚） 10. on pins and needles / ants in one’s pants （如坐针毡，坐立不安）

16. QUIZ: 6. kill two birds with one stone 7. six one way, half the dozen the other 8. a social butterfly 9. Birds of a feather flock together. 10. on pins and needles / ants in one’s pants （一箭双雕，一举两得） （半斤八两） （善于交际，会应酬的人） （物以类聚） （如坐针毡，坐立不安）

17. 2. Find out all the sentences with attributive clauses in the play, Home Alone. 3. Get ready for the competition in acting the play, Home Alone. Thank you for your attention! 1. Finish Part B on page 27.

18. KEYS: 1. have great fingers=have a green thumb ----be good at gardening 2. all thumbs: very clumsy 3. the pot calling the kettle black: criticizing someone else for a fault one have oneself ( 锅笑水壶黑 ). 4. rain cats and dogs: rain heavily 5. make a mountain out of a molehill ( 小土堆 ) : exaggerate ( 夸大, 夸张 ) something