1、Period 1Module 5British and American EnglishIntroduction Reading and SpeakingEnjoy the short videoWhat is it about?IntroductionThe differences between the British and the American EnglishWatch it one more time and find out the difference between American and British EnglishAE pantschips a soda eleva
2、tor watch a movie sidewalkBEtrouserscrispa fizzy drinkliftwatch a filmpavementThere are two e-mails in the textbook.Read the e-mails and decide which writer is American.(point out the reason)The second writer is American.Some of the reasons we know are:British EnglishAmerican EnglishMumMomprogrammep
3、rogramtheatretheaterrealiserealizewrite to mewrite meWhich writer is American?British EnglishAmerican English&How do you think of differences between American English and British English.American Englishcabtransportationgasolinehighwayinterstatesubwayunderpasssidewalktruckparking lophigh schoolLook
4、at the differences(1)Look at the differences(2)American Englishcollegefallvacationtwo weeksgarbagetrashcanclosetapartmentfirst floorelevatorsemester Lets see how others think about it.Read some quotations(引文)and answer the questions:“We have really everything in common with America nowadays,except o
5、f course,language.”Oscar Wilde,19th century writer我们现在真的一切都与美国相同，当然除了语言。Henry Sweet,19th century linguist“Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other.”一个世纪以来说英式英语和美式英语的人都不能相互理解。George Bernard Shaw,20th century writer“America and England are two co
6、untries divided by a common language.”英国和美国是被一种语言分隔开的两个国家。Dave Sperling,founder of Daves ESL Cafe“It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.”一个老师说英式英语还是美式英语并不重要。1.What is the topic of the quotations?The difference between British and American English.2.
7、Whose opinion is the most optimistic?Dave Sperling.3.Whose opinion is the most pessimistic?Henry Sweet.4.Which(if any)do you think are funny?open5.Which is good news for students of English?D6.Can you guess which quotations are from British people?ADo you agree with their opinions?探究新知n 我们在各个方面与美国差不
8、多,当然,语言除外.1.We have really everything in common with America nowadays,except of course,language.有许多相同之处have everything/a lot/much in common拓展：have nothing/little in common with 与无/几乎没有共同之处 e.g.Their opinions have little in common with ours.in common withn 2 和很多人一样，他喜欢古典音乐不喜欢流行音乐。In common with many
9、people,he prefers classical music to pop.Karen has _ in common with her sister because they are twins.A.much B.littleC.less D.fewA except 除了之外except,besides,except for,except that,but except 除去之外（不再有），表示从整体中除去一部分，除去的是同一类事物，常与no,all,none,nothing,everything,anything等连用，一般不位于句首 besides 除以外（还有）。except f
10、or 除了（表示对句子主题进行细节校正或附加说明，而且前后提到的事物往往不同类）except that 除了以外，后接句子。对已说过的内容进一步作详细解释，而且前后提到的事物往往不同类 but 表示除了以外时 有时可与 except通用需要特别注意的需要特别注意的butbut固定短语固定短语 have no choice but to do have no choice but to do sthsth.have nothing to do but do have nothing to do but do sthsth.只得做某事只得做某事 but for but for 如果不是如果不是 c
11、ant help but do cant help but do sthsth.不得不做不得不做Your composition is great _ some spelling mistakes.A.besides B.exceptC.except for D.except thatCI had nothing to do _ wait.A.but to B.but C.but not to D.but to do B 3.divide&separate divide 指把整体分成部分，常与into/between/among连用e.g.Lets divide the cake into t
12、hree.separate 把不同的人或物分开，常与 from连用 e.g.The teacher separated the boys from the girls.4.accent&languageaccent 指一个人讲话的“口音”language 指一个民族、国家的“语言”1.What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom?2.Why cant he find it?Joe is an American who has come to Britain for the first time.First listen to the convers
13、ation while looking at the picture and then answer the questions:Where is the toilet?.The possible answers 1.Joe cant find the toilet in the bathroom.2.He cant find it because there is only one bath and one basin in Nancys bathroom.In American English,the word bathroom means a place where there is a
14、 toilet and sometimes a bath or shower.But in British English,it means a place where there is a bath or shower and sometimes also a toilet.The difference of the word bathroom between American English and British EnglishshowertoiletbathbasinLets see some more differences between British English and A
15、merican EnglishReading and Speakingnew wordsomitmotorway(AE)queueundergound(BE)/subway(AE)flashlight(AE)torch(BE）similarconfusingNew wordsmotorwayundergroundsubwayflashlightqueueconfusingomitsimilar（英）高速公路(英）地铁（美）地铁（美）手电筒，火把（英）排队令人困惑的，v.省略adj.相似的readingScanning nn Scan the passage and find four ways
16、 in which British and American English are different(find 4 key words).1.1.vocabularyvocabulary2.2.grammargrammar3.3.spellingspelling4.4.pronunciationpronunciationThis passage can be divided into 2 parts.Part 1(-)B.The differences between British and American English.Part 2(-)A.The development and f
17、uture of English.1457Reading part 1(para1-4)carefully and find the differences in vocabulary,grammar,pronunciation and spelling.Read para.1 and fill the chartBritishAmericancarsmotorwaypetrolundergroundtaxiautomobilesfreewaysgassubwaycabBritishAmericantorchqueue upchips(薯片)crisps(薯条)Read para.2 and
18、finish the form.Read para.2 and finish the form.flashlightstand in lineFrench frieschipsRead para.3 and finish the chartBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/at the weekendwrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/weekendWrite to me soon
19、!Read para.4 and fill the formBritish EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationcentre,colour programmecenter,color programAmerican and British English are also different in pronunciation.Enjoy British and American English Enjoy American EnglishEnjoy BBCDo you know?一般来说，英式英语读音比较平，硬。美式英语大多是卷舌，比较好听。
20、1.There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English.A.no B.a few C.lots ofComplete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.Check para.1-42.Americans _ understand what the British are saying.A.sometimes B.usually C.never 3.There are _ differences between British and Am
21、erican grammar.A.no B.many C.not many4.American spelling is _ British spelling.A.the same way B.simpler than C.harder than 5.For a Londoner,an American accent may be easier to understand than _.A.a Chinese accent B.some British accents C.a CNN newsreaderPeriodsThemes_The two varieties of English hav
22、e been influencing each other by non-stop communication.Read para.5-7 and finish the form.In the 20thcenturyAt present Different people,such as newsreaders and _,speak English with different _._There are going to be many“Englishes”.accents weather forecastersIn the futureWhat can we learn from her s
23、tories?If you turn on CNN,the American TV network,you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with different accents.SummaryBritish and American English are different in many ways.The first and most 1._way is in the vocabulary.For example，Americans drive automobiles down freeways while
24、 the British drive cars along 2._.The second difference is thatobviousmotorways sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning，which can be 3._.Third，there are a few differences in 4._，too.The British say“Have you got.？”while Americans prefer“Do youhave.？”Prepositions，too，can be different.
25、confusinggrammarThe British use prepositions while Americans 5._ them.Finally，many factors have influenced American 6._ _since the first 7._ arrived four hundred years ago.The 8._，which is most 9._ to British English，can be heard on the East Coast of the US.A Londoner may have more 10._ understandin
26、g a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.omitpronunciationsettlersaccentsimilardifficultyDiscuss the following questions.1.1.How many main varieties of Chinese are there?2.Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other?3.What will happen to Chinese i
27、n the future?普通话，北方方言，粤方言，湘方言，赣方言，客家方言，闽方言，吴方言等Homework Task of the lesson 1.Try to collect more words or expressions which are different in British English and American English in the 4 ways.(vocabulary,grammar,spelling and pronunciation)2.listen to VOA and BBC.1.British English and American Englis
28、h are different in many ways.英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不同的。1)be different in 在方面不同They are so different in life style.Language points2)in way(s)在方面It is proved in the following ways:politics,economy and culture.2.Americans drives automobile down freeways and fill up with gas.美国人开车沿高速公路行驶并加满汽油。fill up 装满;填满He f
29、illed up the bucket with water.他把水桶装满水3.Americans use a flashlight,while for the British its a torch.美国人用的是flashlight(手电筒)而英国人则用torch(手电筒)。while:然而;而;而且。此处表对比。He likes playing basketball,while I likes listen to music.他喜欢打篮球,而我喜欢听音乐。4.Prepositions,too,can be different:compare on the end,on the weeken
30、d(American)with in the team,at the weekend(British).介词也不同:把美国的 on the team,on the weekend 与英国的in the team,at the weekend比较一下。compare 1)compare A with B 把A和B进行比较In todays class,our teacher compared Li Bai with Du Fu.在今天的课堂上我们的老师比较了李白和杜甫。2)compare A to B 把A比作B Shakespeare compares the world tostatus.莎
31、士比亚把世界比作舞台。3)compared with/to 与相比(在句中常作状语)Compared with/to many women,she was indeed very famous.5.The accent,which is most similar toBritish English,can be heard on the East Coast of the US.这种对英国英语来讲非常相似的口音可以在美国的东部沿海一带听到。is similar to 类似于,与 相似 My new dress is similar to the one you have.我的新衣服和你的那件相
32、似。6.After all,there is probably as muchvariation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.毕竟,两个国家境内的发音的差别可能跟两国之间的发音差别一样多。1)after all 毕竟;仍然:We chose to take a plane after all.我们仍然选择乘飞机。终究;最终:It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天气终于转晴了。2)as much as 意思是“多达,之多”,as as 中间常接形容词或副词
33、原形,即 as+adj./adv.+as。The cost of the trip is as much as50,000 yuan.这次旅行的费用高达50,000人民币。asas在否定句中也可将第一个as换成so。Mike is not so clever as his sister.迈克不如他姐姐聪明。7.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.伦敦的居民听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人 的话要比听懂一个纽约人的话难得多。have di
34、fficultyin doing sth.with sth.Do you have any difficulty with English?你英语上有困难吗？The government had great difficulty inpersuading people to leave their villages.政府很难说服人们离开他们的村庄。干某事有困难homework1、Activities 5,6,7 and 8 on p68.2.Activities 9,10,11 and 12 on p69-70.3.Do Vocabulary on p4.4.Activity 16 on p72.
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