"Ring Up or Call?" Know Our World PPT free courseware

"Ring Up or Call?" Know Our World PPT free courseware

Part One: Learning Targets

Key words & phrases:

British, washroom, bathroom, spell, pronunciation, grammar, translate, American, Australian, pronounce, ring up, go up, in different ways, in public

Key sentences:

1. We have been asked to write a report on Asia.

2. Maybe I’ll ring him up tonight.

3. Phones don‘t go up when they ring.

4. “To ring up someone” is the British way of saying to call someone on the phone.

5. There are quite a few differences between your English and my English.

6. Sometimes we describe the same thing in different ways or use different words.

7. We say “in a team”, while you say “on a team”.

8. Why not talk with others in public?

Ring Up or Call? PPT, Part 2: Words and expressions

British adj. British; British; British; British English

n. (general name) British; British English

washroom n. washroom

bathroom n. bathroom; washroom

spell v. spell

pronunciation n. pronunciation; pronunciation

Ring Up or Call? PPT, the third part: Presentation

Listen and read

It’s evening. Brian is chatting online with David, a new friend from New York.

David: Hi Brian! How are you doing?

Brian: Good, thanks! We have been asked to write a report on Asia. I would like to ask my Chinese friend some questions about colors in China. Maybe I'll ring him up tonight.

David: Ring up? What do you mean? Phones don’t go up when they ring. They can’t fly!

Brian: “To ring up someone” is the British way of saying to call someone on the phone.

David: That’s different. There are quite a few differences between your English and my English.

Brian: That's true. Sometimes we describe the same thing in different ways or use different words. We say “in a team”, while you say “on a team”. And you use “washroom” or “bathroom” instead of “toilet” ”.

David: You have “autumn” instead of “fall”, and you spell color “colour”.

Ring Up or Call? PPT, Part 4: Let’s Do It!

1.Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct words.

A: Hello Tina! I don’t know how to (express/say/show) myself well. Any advice?

B: Sure. Why not talk with others in public? I think that might help.

A: I know, but sometimes it’s hard for me to (pronounce/spell/say) the words and sentences correctly. Instead, I need to (pronounce/spell/write) them, which makes me feel embarrassed.

B: Oh! That’s the problem. Then try to improve your spoken English first.

A: Good idea! I’ll (phone/ring up/ask for) my foreign teacher to make a plan. Thanks!

2.What differences between British English and American English are mentioned in the lesson? Tick the correct answer.

( ) In British English, people “ring up” someone, while in American English, people “call” someone.

( ) British people “post” things, while Americans “mail” things.

( ) British people use the “toilet”, while Americans go to the “washroom” or “bathroom”.

( ) British people say “at the weekend” instead of “on the weekend” like Americans.

( ) In England, people use the word “lift” instead of “elevator” like in America.

( ) British people spell “centre” instead of “center”.

( ) British people say “autumn”, while Americans say “fall”.

Ring Up or Call?PPT, Part 5: Language points

1. We have been asked to write a report on Asia.

Discrimination: on and about

Both on and about can be used as prepositions, meaning "about, related to". In general, they are interchangeable, but there are differences.

①on is mostly used for systematic discussions or special speeches, treatises, etc.

Example: He will give us a talk on the history of the Party.

He will give us a report on the history of the party.

②About is often used for simple and superficial discussions or explanations, etc. It is a

A general term used mostly in storytelling, conversation, etc.

Example: The teacher told us a story about Santa Claus.

The teacher told us a story about Santa Claus.

2. Maybe I’ll ring him up tonight.

Ring up is a "verb + adverb" type phrase, which means "to call...".

If the object is a pronoun, it must be placed between the two; if the object is a noun, it can be placed between ring and up or after up.

Example: They often ring up their parents.

They often call their parents.

3. Phones don’t go up when they ring.

go up means "to rise; to improve; to grow."

Example: The price of the tomatoes has gone up.

The price of tomatoes has increased.

Ring Up or Call? PPT, Part 6: Exercises

1. Complete the sentences according to the English initial letters and Chinese prompts, leaving one word blank for each word.

1.Could you s____ this word for me?

2. Sorry! He is in the w________ (bathroom) now.

3. B________ is another name of washroom.

4. Lily comes from the U.K. and she is a B_____.

5. His p____________ (pronunciation) of French words is simply terrible.

2. Single choice

1. Could you please ____ this afternoon?

A. ring me up B. ring I up

C. call to me D. call I

2. Because we are different from each other, we did a lot of things ____.

A. differently

B. in different ways

C. in the same way

D.difference from

3. — Hello, what are you doing?

— I’m _____ my grandparents online.

A. chat with

B. chatting with

C. play with

D. speak with

4. Have you got any books ____ science?

A. on B. of

C. for D. from

Ring Up or Call? PPT, Part 7: Summary

1. Learn some new words and expressions.

2. Get to know the different English expressions in different countries.

Ring Up or Call? PPT, Part 8: Homework

1. Recite the words and phrases in this lesson.

2. Search and learn the different English expressions in different countries online.

3. Preview next lesson

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