1、Module 1 British and American EnglishClass: Name: Group: Evaluation: 第六课时导学提纲【学习目标】1. Enable Ss to get some information about Noah Webster who made American English simple.2. To deal with the exercise in workbook.3. Enable Ss to make a conclusion of this module.【重点难点】Enable Ss to get some informatio
2、n about Noah Webster who made American English simple.1. To deal with the exercise in workbook.2. Enable Ss to make a conclusion of this module.【知识链接】American and British EnglishGrammatical differences There are few grammatical differences between American and British English that are of concern in
3、Academic Writing. The past participles got and gotten are one of the most obvious differences, but they are rarely used in formal writing. The Euro has got/gotten rid of the currency exchange transactions(交易) which used to be necessary before the single currency was instated(设置) is more likely to be
4、 formally expressed as The Euro has abolished the need for currency exchange transactions. American English accepts the use of the simple past tense with just, already and yet (Did you see him yet?/He just went out?/Did you go there already?) while British English requires the use of the present per
5、fect (Have you seen him yet?/He has just gone out/Have you been there already?) In Academic English, the British form is preferable as the American form tends to be perceived as informal (rather than inaccurate). Particle differences - Clinton met with the representatives of the Daughters of the Rev
6、olution / Clinton met the representatives - are not significant, though British markers may correct the with as it seems informal. American English can make what British English considers to be uncountable nouns plural, for example technologies. When this occurs with formal, technical vocabulary in
7、a specific context - the new technologies - British English, over time, tends to adopt the same form. 【导学流程】一、 基础感知With reading the passage, you should get some information about Noah Webster who made American English simple.Now read through the passage and answer the following questions.1. What rea
8、sons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary?2. Were all the suggestions adopted?3. Did the British criticize?4. Can you see any similarities between Websters work and attempts to simplify Chinese?二、迁移运用： 对号入座（because, since, as, now that，for）1、_ you are going, I will go too.2、It is _ yo
9、u are lazy that you lost your job.3、_ you have passed your test, you can drive on your own.4、“Why didnt you come to school yesterday?”“_ I had a bad cold.”5、_ he is a qualified teacher, I trust his advice on how to study every subject.6、_ the rain has stopped, they are about to go for a walk.7、_ I w
10、as the only British person in the school, they made a fuss of me.8、_ I understand the local accent, Im getting on just fine.9、We must start early, _ we have a long way to go.10、It is almost twenty years _ my father joined the Party._问题记录第六课时当堂检测( )1、Listen to the girls by the window.What language _
11、? A. did they speak B. were they speaking C. are they speaking D. have they been speaking( )2、 What would you do if it _ tomorrow? We have to carry it on, since weve got everything ready. A. rain B. rains C. will rain D. is raining( )3、The coffee is wonderful! It doesnt taste like anything I _ befor
12、e. (2005全国卷I) A. was having B. have C. have ever had D. had ever had( )4、The country life he was used to _ greatly since 1992. A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed( )5、 Did you tell Julia about the result? Oh, no, I forgot. I _ her now. A. will be calling B. will call C. call D. am t
13、o call ( )6、Scientists think that the continents _ always where they _ today. A. arent; are B. arent; were C. werent; are D. werent; were( )7、As soon as he comes back, Ill tell him when _ and see him.A. you will come B. will you come C. you come D. do you come ( )8、He was hoping to go abroad but his
14、 parents _ that they wont support him unless he can borrow money from the bank. A. were deciding B. have decided C. decided D. will decide ( )9、 What are you going to do this afternoon? I am going to the cinema with some friends. The film _ quite early, so we _ to the bookstore after that. A. finish
15、ed; are going B. finished; go C. finishes; are going D. finishes; go( ) 10、At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and _ down to eat our picnic lunch. A. sitting B. having sat C. to sit D. sat( )11、They _ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and
16、now we _ it as no good results have come out so far. A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working( )12、 Hurry, Mary! You _ on the phone. Oh, I _. Thank you, mum. A. have wanted; have come B. will be wante
17、d; will come C. are being wanted; come D. are wanted; am coming( )13、 Would you like to tell me what our teacher said just now? She said that light _ faster than sound. A. travels B. traveled C. would travel D. was traveling( )14、The couple _. I really dont know why. A. always quarrel B. are always
18、quarrelingC. have always quarreled D. have always been quarreled( )15、Shelly _ California for Texas in 1996 and _ there ever since. A. left; worked B. has left; had worked C. left; has worked D. has left; worked( )16、I thought I had asked you to fix the radio.Oh. I am sorry, mother. I _ it right now
19、.A. am to do B. will do C. was about to do D. am going to do ( )17、If Mary doesnt tell him the truth now, hell simply keep on asking her until she _. A. does B. has done C. will do D. would do( )18、How can you possibly miss the news?It _ on TV all day long.A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be(
20、)19、I can guess you were in a hurry. You _ your sweater inside outA. had worn B. woreC. are wearing D. were wearing( )20、 Are you waiting for a bus to the railway station?Yes, I _ here at the bus stop ten minutes ago, but the bus _.A. arrived; hadnt come B. have arrived; wont comeC. have arrived; didnt come D. arrived; hasnt come
