1、Period 2Module 1British and American EnglishVocabularyGrammarFunctionVocabulary 1.Learning(8m)Read the words and match them in the boxes.apartment autumn elevator fall first floor flashlight flat garbage gas ground floor holiday lift stand in line lorry pavement petrol queue rubbish sidewalk torch t
2、ruck vacationBritish EnglishAmercia EnglishKeys:zxxkBritish EnglishAmerican Englishflatapartmentautumnfallliftelevatorground floorfirst floortorchflashlightrubbishgarbagepetrolgasholidayvacationqueue upstand in linelorrytruckpavementsidewalkVocabulary 2.Practice(8m)Rewrite the sentences using Britis
3、h words.1.We really like going on vacation in the fall.2.You dont need to take the elevator.Our apartment is on the first floor.3.Did you see that truck come out of the gas station?4.Pass me a flashlight,Eddie.Ive lost my wallet.liftautumngroundlorrypetroltorchholidayflatVocabulary 3.Practice(5m)wri
4、te some sentences to practiseStudent A:write some sentences in British English and ask your partner to rewrite them in American English.Student B:write some sentences in American English and ask your partner to rewrite them in British English.Grammar 1.Matching(8m)Do exercise 1 on page 4 and match t
5、he sentences with the correct meanings.1.The British say Have you got?while Americans prefer Do you have?2.Many factors have influenced American pronunciation.3.Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together.4.Some people now believe that British English will disappear.5.In t
6、he future,there are going to be many“Englishes”.6.Look!The man is filling his automobile with gas.FFEEAACCDDBBCan you explain the following use of tenses.present simple tensepresent continuous tensepresent perfect tensefuture tensea changing situationa changing situationan event which is an event wh
7、ich is happening now or happening now or around nowaround nowa possible futurea possible futurea certain futurea certain futurepast events which has past events which has an effect on the an effect on the presentpresentan everyday eventan everyday eventGrammar 2.Practice(5m)Complete the sentences wi
8、th the correct form of the verbs.Z、xxk1.All languages _ over a period of time.2.English _ very rapidly.3.How many people _ Chinese?4.I _American English is very different from British English.5.Millions of people _ satellite TV every day.6.The percentage of non-English web pages _.7.What languages _
9、 people _ in China?8.What _ you _this year?change develop speak think watch grow studychangeis developingis developingspeakdont thinkwatchis growingdostudyarestudyingGrammar 3.Practice1.English grammar has not changed much _ the time of Shakespeare.2.The American spelling system has existed _ about
10、200 years.3.I have been studying English _ I was in primary school.4.We have an American teacher.He has been here _ January.5.CNN has been on the air _ more than 20 year.6.Monita Raipal has worked for CNN _ the year 2000.What is the difference between SINCE and FOR?What is the difference between SIN
11、CE and FOR?sincesincesincesinceforforConclusion for 是介词，而since可作介词或连接词；for 后面跟表示时间段的结构since后面跟表示时间点的结构Function 1.Presentation(5m)Underline the words which introduce reasons.1.I like Leeds because theres more going on here than back home in the States.2.Since English is spoken all over the world,ther
12、e are lots of varieties.3.As I was the only British person in the school,they made a fuss of me.4.Im getting on just fine,now that I understand the local accent.Answer the following questions1.Which word do we use more often to introduce a reason?2.Which expression shows that a situation has changed
13、?3.Which two words often come at the beginning of a sentence?1.Because2.Now that3.Since and asFunction 2.Practice(5m)Make your own sentences creatively,using because,since,as or now that.It is useful to learn English _._,the British are used to American accents.Americans like the British accent _.Now that we have Internet,_.Homework Have a good revision of todays lesson and get more related exercise to practise.
