1、Contents21345SkimmingScanningDetailed ReadingPost ReadingLanguage Points6Introduction British EnglishAmerican EnglishMumMomprogrammeprogramtheatretheaterrealiserealizewrite to mewrite meRead the emails on page 1 and say what the writers have in common.The second writer is American.Read the titles an
2、d the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.vocabulary grammar spelling pronunciationSubject Sentences in parts1-4.Part 1:The first and most obvious way is in the vocabularySometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning.Par
3、t 2:There are a few differences in grammar.The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.Part 3:Part 4:Reading carefully and find the differences in vocabulary,grammar and spelling.The Differences in Vocabulary(Part 1)BritishAmericancarsmotorwaypetrol undergrou
4、ndtaxi automobilesfreewaysgassubwaycabBritishAmerican torch queue up chips(薯片)crisps(薯条)Read the second part and finish the Read the second part and finish the form.form.flashlightstand in lineFrench frieschipsThe Differences in Grammar(Part 3)British EnglishAmerican English Have you got?My friend j
5、ust arrived.in the team/at the weekendWrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrived.on the team/weekendWrite to me soon!The Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation(Part 4)British EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationcentre,colour programmecenter,color programPeriodsThemesIn the 20th
6、centuryThe two varieties of English have been influencing each other by non-stop communication.Read part 5 and finish the form.At present Different people,such as newsreaders and 7._,speak English with different 8._.In the futureThere are going to be many“Englishes”.accents weather forecasters1.Ther
7、e 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.2.Americans _ understand what the British are saying.A.sometimes B.usually C.never 3.There are _ differences between British and American grammar.A.no
8、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 newsreader6.Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and A
9、mericans to understand each other.A.harder B.easier C.impossibleRead the passage again and complete the following sentences.1.British and American English are different _(在很多方面).2.2.The British queue up;Americans _(排队).stand in line in many ways3.But it has also led to lots of American words and str
10、uctures _(进入)British English.4.A Londoner _ _(做某事有困难)a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.passing into has more difficultyunderstanding Detailed understandingRead the text carefully again and decide whether the following statements are True(T)of False(F).1.The arrival of the first
11、 settlers had an 2.effect on the American pronunciation.T2.A Londoner can understand a Scotsman more easily than understand a New Yorker.3.Monita Rajpal grew up speaking three different languages.4.It is certain that British English will disappear soon.FFT Which of the following do you think is the
12、best language in the future?Why?1.We have really everything in commonwith America nowadays.have.in common(with sb./sth.)和有共同之处。e.g.Real friends should have much in common.真正的朋友应该有很多相同之处。拓展:in common with 和一样Fill in the blanks.1.The two games _ _ _ _(没有相同之处).2._ _ _ _ _(和其他许多国家一样),Britain has experie
13、nced major changes over the last 100 years.In common with many other countries have nothing in common 2.It doesnt make much of a differencewhether a teacher speaks British or American English.make a difference 对有影响e.g.It doesnt make a difference to me whether you attend the contest or not.你参不参加这个竞赛对
14、我来说都没有什么关系。拓展:make no/some/much difference 没有/有一些/有很大影响词汇扩展：differ vi.与不同,相异;不同意，意见相左,常与from 搭配different adj.不同的，相异的，各种各样的常用的修饰词有：very much,quite,entirely,totallyFill in the blanks.1.这场雨对运动会没有太大影响。The rain didnt _ _ _ to the sports meet.2.谁赢这场比赛对我来说没有什么区别。It _ _ _ _ _ _ who wins the game.doesnt make
15、 a difference to memake much difference 3.Maybe you will prefer to get aroundthe town by taxi or cab.get arounda.回避，逃避，绕过某困难b.b.走动c.(消息)传开，传出去请把get around在句子中的含义与其相应的汉语释义配对。1.My father could get around after the operation.2.It would take some time for the news to get around.3.I think we should not g
16、et around most of these problems.abcTranslation:1.她拄着拐杖四处走动。2.他在事故中遇难的消息迅速传开了。3.你规避制度是不对的。She gets around with the help of a stick.News soon got around that he was killed in the accident.Its wrong of you to get around the rules.4.Prepositions,too,can be different:compare on the team,on the weekend(A
17、merican)with in the team,at the weekend(British).compare to 把.比作compare with 把.进行比较compared with(to)和比较，常位于句首或句尾，作状语e.g.If you compare her work with his，youll find hers is much better要是把他俩的工作比较一下，就会发现她的要好得多。Compared with(to)drivers in other countries,Americans think theyre good drivers同其他国家司机相比，美国人认
18、为他们是不错的。拓展：by comparison相比之下 by comparison with与相比e.g.By comparison with the lively teenagers,the adults were a joyless lot.和活泼的年轻人比起来，成年人是没有欢乐的群体。Choose the best answer.1)The production of grain rose by 25 _ the first three months of last year.A.comparing to B.compare with C.compared to D.to compar
19、e with2)When _ different cultures,we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.A.Compared B.being compared C.Comparing D.having compared5.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.have difficultyin do
20、ing sth.with sth.做某事有困难e.g.Do you have any difficulty withEnglish?你英语上有困难吗？The government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave their villages.政府很难说服人们离开他们的村庄。6.While Americans prefer Do you have?prefer v.喜欢a.prefer doing 喜欢e.g.Jack prefers swimming.b.prefer to do 宁愿，更喜欢e.g.I prefer to
21、go out this afternoon.c.prefer doing to doing 两者间更喜欢e.g.He prefers sailing to surfing.比起冲浪他更喜欢航海。d.prefer to do rather than do 宁愿而不e.g.He prefers to stay rather than go out.他宁愿呆着也不愿外出。e.prefer doing rather than doing 宁愿而不e.g.She prefers remaining single rather than having a family.她宁愿单身也不愿组成家庭。认真分析下
22、列句子，并补全所缺内容。1.When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language,he was obviously thinking about the differences.(P2)分析a.这是一个_句。b.when引导的是_从句。c.that引导的是_从句，进一步说明remark的具体内容。d.divided by a common language是过去
23、分词短语作_，修饰nations。主从复合时间状语同位语后置定语2.But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English,so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.(P3)分析a.这是一个主从复合句。主句的结构为：主语（it）+谓语（has led to）+宾语(lots of American words and structures)+_（passing into Brit
24、ish English）。宾语补足语d.lead to引起，导致，其中to是介词，后须跟名词、代词或_。动词ing形式b.so that引导的是_从句。c.that引导的从句作动词_的宾语。believe结果状语3.However,if you turn on CNN,the American TV network,you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with different accents American,British,Australian,and even Spanish.(P3)分析a.if 引导的是
25、_从句。在从句中，the American TV network作CNN的同位语。b.find sb.doing sth.发觉/发现某人正在做某事，强调do的动作正在进行。条件状语c.破折号后的内容作_，解释说明different accents的具体内容。同位语Translation.1.我宁愿去看电影也不愿呆在家里(prefer 2.to)2.你简直无法想象那个女人抚养她的孩子是多么困难。(have difficulty in doing sth.)I prefer to go to the movies rather than stay at home.You can hardly im
26、agine the difficulty the woman had(in)bringing up her children.3.要是把他俩的工作比较一下,你就会发现她做得要好得多。(compare)If you compare her work with his/If you compare their work,youll find hers is much better.4.他们的房子和我们的差不多，只是我们的花园大一些。(be similar to)Their house is similar to ours,but ours has a bigger garden.6.乘坐公交车在北
27、京旅行很方便。(get around)Getting around by bus is convenient in Beijing.5.毫无疑问，过量的工作和过少的休息常常会引起疾病。(lead to)There is no doubt that too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.Try to collect more words or expressions which are different in British and American English in the 4 ways.(vocabulary,grammar,spelling and pronunciation)
