牛津译林版英语八年级上册 Unit 2 单词学案 有答案

Comic strip & Welcome to the unit

【学习目标】

简要谈论学校生活，复习与学校生活有关的词汇。

【学习重点】

掌握相同概念在英式英语和美式英语中的不同表达法。

【学习难点】

了解英式英语在和美式英语在词汇方面的区别。

1. advertisement n. (= ad)[countable] a notice, picture or film telling people about

a product, jo

b or service广告【三会】

☞ a newspaper/television advertisement

☞ an online advertisement

【小试牛刀】

I like watching TV, but ____________（广告）often make me feel unhappy.

答案：advertisements

2. British adj.connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there英国的【四会】

☞ the British Government 英国政府

He was born in France but his parents are British.

他出生在法国，但他的父母是英国人。

【拓展】

the British 英国人noun[plural] the people of the United Kingdom

The British have a very odd（奇怪的）sense of humour.

【小试牛刀】

The Englishmen speak __________（英式）English.

答案：British

3. biscuit n.a small flat dry cake for one person, usually sweet, and baked until hard（英）饼干【四会】

☞ a packet/tin of chocolate biscuits

【小试牛刀】

“Cookie” is another way of saying __________.

答案：biscuit

COMPARE cookie

4. lorry n.(plural lorries) (British English) a large vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road（英）卡车【三会】

☞ a lorry driver

Her husband was a long-distance lorry driver.

她丈夫以前是一名长途卡车司机。

【小试牛刀】

Simon is going to buy some ________（卡车）for his cousin in the shop.

答案：lorries/trucks

(also truck especially in North American English)

5. rubber n.[countable](British English) a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper（英）橡皮【四会】【拓展】

n. [uncountable]a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the liquid(= sap)inside a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals. 橡胶（不可数名词）

☞ a ball made of rubber

☞ a rubber tree

I don't like the smell of burning rubber.

我不喜欢橡胶燃烧的味道。

【小试牛刀】

May I use your ________（橡皮）？Mine is at home.

答案：rubber/eraser

6. American adj.of or connected with North or South America, especially the US美国的【四会】

【拓展】

☞African American（非洲裔）美国黑人

☞Asian American亚裔美国人

☞Native American美国土著; 美国原住民; 印第安人; 美洲原住民; 印地安人【小试牛刀】

___________（美国的）people like to eat a lot of beef every year.

答案：American

7. eraser n.a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper（美）橡皮【四会】

【小试牛刀】

- There are some differences between American English and British English.

- Right. “Rubber” means “______” in American English.