1、Unit 2English around the world英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言之一，各个地方所讲的英语有所差异。你知道英式英语和美式英语的区别吗？Differences between British English and American EnglishBritish English and American English are almost exactly the same. But there are minor differences between British and American English in vocabulary, pronunciation an
2、d spelling.The first difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. Almost all of the words used in British English and American English are exactly the same. Only a very small number of words are used differently. For example, Americans would say “apartment”， but the British woul
3、d say “flat” to talk about the place where they live. In addition to some common words，many idiomatic expressions are different. In England people might say，“Ill ring you up tonight”， but in the US, people might say，“Ill call you up tonight.”The second difference between British and American English
4、 is in pronunciation. The main difference in pronunciation concerns the vowels.Some American dialects and some British dialects use vowels in different ways.Sometimes，Americans and the British dont understand each others pronunciation. But most of the time, the British and Americans do understand ea
5、ch others pronunciation because most of the sounds of the two dialects are the same.The third difference is very small. This is the difference in spelling. A few kinds of words are spelled differently in British and American English. The most common example is in a word like “center”. In British Eng
6、lish, this word would be spelled CENTRE, while in American English the same word would be spelled CENTER.Another example is “or” vs “our”The word “color” is spelled COLOUR in Britain but COLOR in the US.1minor adj.较少的；少数的2in addition to除之外3idiomatic adj.符合语言习惯的；包含习语的4vowel n.元音5dialect n.方言1Where ar
7、e the minor differences between British and American English? 2Can Americans and the British understand each other? 【答案】1.The minor differences are in vocabulary，pronunciation and spelling.2Most of the time they can understand each other.SectionWarming Up & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1gas n汽油；气体；煤气；毒
8、气2voyage n.航行；航海3native adj.本国的；本地的n.本地人；本国人4base vt.以为根据n.基部；基地；基础5gradual adj.逐渐的；逐步的6gradually adv.逐渐地；逐步地7vocabulary n.词汇；词汇量；词表8latter adj.较后的；后半的；(两者中)后者的9frequent adj.频繁的；常见的10frequently adv.常常；频繁地看单词学构词al为后缀，意思是“的”。如：名词al可以构成形容词形式，常见的这类形容词有national adj.国家的，国内的；natural adj.自然的；seasonal adj.季节
9、的；global adj.全球性的。注意：以字母e结尾的名词，需把e去掉再加al。另外，有些动词al构成名词，如：arrival。根据提示补全下列短语1more than超过；不止2because of因为；由于3come up走近；上来；提出4be based on以为基础5at present现在；目前6make use of利用；使用7such as例如；像这种的8be different from与不同9communicate with和交流10a number of大量的；许多的根据提示补全下列教材原句1Why not go by Underground?为什么不乘坐地铁去呢？2Na
10、tive English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。3It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础，而我们今天所说的英语不是。阅读P910课文，选出合适的段落大意Para.1 AAll languages change when cultures communicate wit
11、h one another.So does English.Para.2 BHow English spread(传播)in the past.Para.3 CNative English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Para.4 DBy the 19th century，two big changes in English spelling happened.Para.5 EEnglish is spoken in many countries.【答案】
12、15BCADE阅读P910课文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式At the end of the 16th century，English was only spoken by people from England.They were native speakers.Today, the largest number of people 1. (speak) English may be in China.A lot of Chinese people speak English 2. their foreign language.The English langu
13、age 3. (change) quite a lot over the last four centuries.Old English sounded more or less like German 4. it was based on German but English sounds 5. (much) like French than German because once England was 6. (rule) by the French.Two people had 7. great effect on the English changes.One was Shakespeare，8. enlarged the English vocabulary，the other was Noah Webster，who 9. (write) a dictionary that gave American English 10. (it) own identity.【答案】1.speaking2.as3.has changed 4because5.more6.ruled7.a8.who 9wrote10.its版权所有：高考资源网()