1、课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Module 1British and American EnglishThe English language was first introduced to the Americans by British colonists beginning in the early 17th century.Similarly,the language spread to many other parts of the world as a result of British colonization elsewhere during the spread of
2、the former British Empire.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Over the past 400 years,the form of the language used in Americasespecially in the United Stateshas become different from the one used in the United Kingdom in many ways,leading to the dialects(方言)which are now commonly referred to as American English and
3、British English.Differences between the two include pronunciation,grammar,vocabulary,spelling and idioms.A small number of words have completely different meanings between the two dialects,or are even unknown or not used in one of them.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Henry Sweet once predicted in 1877 that within
4、 a century，American English，Australian English and British English would be mutually(相互地)unintelligible(无法了解的)Other experts have also made similar predictions.It may be the case that increased world wide communication through radio，television，the Internet，and globalization has reduced the amount of
5、regional variation.This can result either in some variations disappearing or in the acceptance of wide variations as“perfectly good English”everywhere.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏However,it remains the case that although spoken American and British English are generally similar,there are enough differences to
6、 cause occasional misunderstandings or,at times,embarrassment.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏她父母死了，给她留下了许多钱。(ving作结果状语)_劳动力短缺仍然是个问题。(remain adj./n.意为“仍然是，保存”)_Her parents died,leaving her a lot of money.It remains a problem that we are short of labor.1佳句仿写课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏A small number of words have completely
7、 different meanings between the two dialects,or are even unknown or not used in one of them._ 在两种方言中有少量的词汇有完全不同的意思或在其中一种方言中这些词汇甚至根本不知道或不使用。2翻译佳句，放眼高考课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1_ n.语言学家 2_ n.口音3_adj.显然的；显而易见的4_vi.(英)排队(等候)5_vt.比较6_vt.省略7_vi.不同；有区别linguistaccentobviousqueuecompareomitdiffer.单词识记Period OneIntr
8、oduction Reading and Vocabulary课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1_有相同的特点2._ 有影响；使不相同3._ 四处走动(旅行)4.be similar to _5.lead to _have.in commonmake a differenceget around与相似 引起；导致.短语天地8_n评论；讲话9_n变化10_n轻打；轻弹；抖动remarkvariationflick 课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or
9、 American English.信息提取it 作形式主语，真正的主语是whether引导的主语从句。例句仿写 你是否同意我的计划这并不重要。_you agree to my plan or not.It makes no difference whether.句型搜索课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2Americans use a flashlight，while for the British，its a torch.信息提取while 并列连词，表对比，意为：而；然而。例句仿写 我们国家盛产石油，他们国家却一点也没有。Our country has plenty of oil，_
10、theirs has none.while课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.信息提取have difficulty(in)doing sth意为：做某事有困难。例句仿写 你通过这次考试遇到困难了没有？Did you _ the exam?have any difficulty(in)passing课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏4The nonstop communication,the
11、 experts think,has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.信息提取make it adj.for somebody to do sth意为“使得某人做某事”。it作形式宾语，真正宾语是for 后的成份。例句仿写 我们会让你学习这篇文章更容易些。Well _ this passage.make it easier for you to learn课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Fast Reading：Scan the text and choose the best
12、 answers according to the text.1From the text we know that there are_differences between British and American English.Atwo Bthree CFour Dfive2Whats the first and most obvious difference between British and American English?AGrammar.BSpelling.CWords.DVocabulary.预读理解课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3Which of the fol
13、lowing is TRUE?APeople from Britain speak the same language as people from the USA.BThe British say“queue up”but in the USA we say“stand in line”CThere are lots of differences between American and British varieties of English.DThe third paragraph talks about spelling.课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏4According to
14、the text,the British English and American English are different in all the following aspects EXCEPT in_.Avocabulary BspellingCaccent Dorigin课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏5From the fifth paragraph,we can infer that_.Ain the future，there will be only three main“Englishes”Bin the future，there will be many“Englishe
15、s”Cin the future，users of English will not be able to understand each otherDwith satellite TV and the Internet,it has been impossible to listen to British and American English easily 答案 1.C2.D3.B4.D5.B课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1confusing adj.令人困惑的；难懂的The confusing directions on the bottle made me not take t
16、he medicine.药瓶上令人费解的使用说明使我没有吃药。Teachers explanations shouldnt be confusing.老师的解释不应该难以理解。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】他们提了一大堆令人费解的问题，把我难住了，我稀里糊涂，茫然地站在那儿，不知所措。They_me by asking so many_questions.I was totally_,standing there in_,not knowing what to do.答案 confused;confusing;confused;
17、confusion课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2compare(1)vt.比较，对照；比作Dont compare your strengths with others weaknesses.不要拿你的强项和别人的弱点相比。You can never compare apples with oranges.(谚)风马牛不相及。Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.莎士比亚把这个世界比作舞台。(2)n.比较She is lovely beyond compare.她真是可爱得无与伦比。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学
18、习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】_(把这辆车与那辆车比较)，and you will find differences._(把这辆车与那辆车比较)，you will find differences._(把这辆车与那辆车比较)，this one is better in quality._(可以被比作)，angels in white.答案：Compare this car with that one Comparing this car with that one Compared to/with that one can be compared to课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣
19、赏3differ(1)vi.不同；有区别Chinese differs greatly from English in pronunciation.汉语的发音与英语大不相同。The brothers differ widely in their tastes.他们弟兄的爱好大相径庭。(2)vi.意见分歧或相左Im sorry to differ about this matter.对不起，关于这件事，我的看法不同。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】在这方面法语不同于英语。French _ English _this respect.
20、他们在生活方式上如此不同。They are so _ life style.differs from in different in课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏4remark(1)n.C评论；讲话；谈论He had a habit of making humorous remarks.他有说幽默话的习惯。Dont make remarks about others.不要对别人评头论足。(2)vt.谈到；评论；说(that)A local newspaper remarked that crime was on the decrease.一家地方报纸评论说犯罪案件在减少。课前自主学习课堂
21、互动探究话题美文欣赏(3)vt.谈论，议论；评论Professor Smith remarked on the difference between the two dictionaries.史密斯教授谈到了这两本词典的不同之处。They were remarking on stock markets when I came into the room.当我进屋的时候，他们正在谈论股市。【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏用remark的适当形式填空Friends often_(remark)on how alike she and Zhang Ziyi look.The teac
22、her_(remark)that I had made _(remark)progress.remarkremarkedremarkable课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1have.in common在方面有相同之处They have much in common.他们有很多共同之处。Dont bother me.We have nothing in common.别烦我！我们没有共同语言。【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】我们发现彼此有很多共同点，很合得来。We found that we_a lot_and got on well.艾米和她的妹妹一样非常喜欢
23、唱歌。_ her sister,Amy likes singing very much.尽管我们是朋友，但我和简毫无共同之处。Though we are friends,I _Jane.hadin commonIn common withhave nothing in common with课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2.make a difference 有影响；起重要作用Your support will certainly make a difference in our class.你的支持当然将会在我们班上产生影响。We can hope to reach our goals
24、 and truly make a difference by discovering what we do best.只有发现自己的长处才有希望达到目标并产生影响。【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】转学对我的一生有着重大影响。Changing schools_ my life.谁将获胜对于我来说没什么两样。_who will win.made a big difference toIt makes no difference to me课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3get around(1)到处走动Marys father likes getting aro
25、und.玛丽的父亲喜欢到处旅行。(2)(消息、谣言)传开Rumors get around quickly.流言传播得很快。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】消息已经传出：刘翔将退出比赛。News _ that Liu Xiang would drop out of the race.我试着给你打了好几次电话，但是没有打通。I tried calling you several times but I couldnt _.你跟老板合得来吗？Do you _your boss?has got aroundget throughget
26、along with课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏4be similar to 与相似Gold is similar in color to brass.金与黄铜的颜色相似。My wife and I have similar tastes in music.我的妻子和我在音乐方面有相似的爱好。【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【翻译句子】他们两人性格相近。我熟知篮球规则。_The two of them are similar in character.I am very familiar with the rules of basketball./The rules o
27、f basketball are familiar to me._课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏5lead to(1)通向All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。(2)引起，导致This misprint led to great confusion.这个印刷错误造成很大的误解。Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences.这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【完成句子】我们的英语老师有一种奇特的方法能促使我们
28、很活跃地学习英语。Our English teacher has a strange way of _ study English actively.过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。Too much work and too little rest often_illness.答案：leding us to lead to课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【单项填空】It was sleeping late in the morning that_his being late for work.Adevoted to Bstuck toCreferred to Dled to解析devot
29、e oneself to(be devoted to)“献身于”；stick to“坚持”；refer to“提及，参考”，都不符合句意。四个选项中的to均为 介 词，该 句 为 强 调 句 型。强 调 的 是 sleeping late in the morning。答案D课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏1Americans use a flashlight，while for the British，its a torch.美国人把手电筒称为flashlight，而英国人却叫它torch。本句中while作并列连词，表示对比，意为“而，然而”。He likes playing bask
30、etball，while I like listening to music.他喜欢打篮球，而我喜欢听音乐。She thought I was talking about her daughter,while in fact，I was talking about my daughter.她认为我在说她女儿，但事实上我在说我女儿。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【单项填空】_some people come here for a short break,others have decided to stay forever.ABecause
31、BIfCOnce DWhile解析 while在此作并列连词，连接两个并列分句，表示前后情况的对比。D课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏Mary made coffee_her guests were finishing their meal.Aso that BalthoughCwhile Das if解析 while在句中作从属连词，引导时间状语从句，表示“当的时候”。C课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏2A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a N
32、ew Yorker.伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人说话比听懂纽约人说话更难。have difficulty in doing sth/with sth 做某事有困难(difficulty 为不可数名词；in 常可以省略)I have difficulty(in)telling the difference between the twin sisters.辨别这对双胞胎姐妹对我来说很困难。I dont have much difficulty with English grammar.我在英语语法方面没有很大的困难。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话
33、题美文欣赏【单项填空】Youll imagine what difficulty we had_home in the snowstorm.AWalked BwalkCto walk Dwalking解析 考查动名词构成的短语。句意：你会想象到我们在暴风雪中走回家遇到了多么大的困难。这句话中包含一个固定句型，即：have difficulty(in)doing something。D课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏3.The nonstop communication，the experts think，has made it easier for British people and A
34、mericans to understand each other.专家们认为，这种不间断的交流使英国人和美国人彼此理解起来更加容易。made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other是“make宾语宾补”结构的一种特殊形式，其中it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为宾补后的不定式短语。当宾语较长，且宾语后有补语时，常用it作形式宾语，而把真正的宾语放到补语后面。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏She made it her duty to look after these children.她把照顾这些孩子作为她的义务。The rain made it more difficult for us to finish the work on time.大雨使我们更难按时完成工作。课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【归纳拓展】课前自主学习课堂互动探究话题美文欣赏【翻译句子】我发现学好英语是必要的。_他感觉帮助别人是他的职责。_I find it necessary to learn English well.He feels it his duty to help others.
