外研版必修5Module 1 British and American English Introduction, Reading and Speaking课件（42张ppt）
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1. To know about the main differences between British and American English
2. To understand the similar phenomenon in Chinese
There are some differences between British and American English. Most of the differences between British and American English are vocabulary differences and differences in pronunciation and spelling.
Watch the following videos and find out how British and American English are different.
Read the quotations and answer the questions.
A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language.
Oscar Wilde,
19th century writer
B Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other.
Henry Sweet,
19th century linguist
C America and England are two countries divided by a common language.
George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer
D It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.
Dave Sperling,
founder of Dave’s
ESL Cafe
1. What is the topic of the quotations
The difference between British and American English.
2. Which is the most optimistic
Dave Sperling.
3. Which is the most pessimistic
Henry Sweet.
4. Which (if any) do you think are funny
Open.
5. Which is good news for students of English
Dave Sperling.
6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people
Henry Sweet.
Read the emails and circle the different expressions the writers use when they express the same things.
√
The second writer is American.
People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing.
2. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xi’an.
Check the true statements.
F
Open
3. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese.
4. American English is very different from British English.
5. People from Britain can’t understand people from America.
F
F
T
Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.
vocabulary
grammar
spelling
pronunciation
Subject Sentences in parts 1-4.
Part 1:
The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary.
Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning.
Part 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:
Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
The arrival of the first settlers had an
effect on the American pronunciation.
T
2. 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.
F
F
T
Read carefully and find the differences in vocabulary, grammar and spelling.
The Differences in Vocabulary (Part 1)
British American
cars
motorway
petrol
underground
taxi
automobiles
freeways
gas
subway
cab
British American
torch
queue up
chips (薯片)
crisps (薯条)
(Part 2)
flashlight
stand in line
French fries
chips
The Differences in Grammar (Part 3)
British English American English
Have you got…
My friend just
arrived.
in the team/at the
weekend
Write me soon!
Do you have…
My friend has just arrived.
on the team/ weekend
Write to me soon!
The Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4)
British English American English
Spelling
Pronunciation The differences in pronunciation are not so important. There is probably as much ________ of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.
centre, colour, programme
center, color, program
variation
The two varieties of English are developing
Since the 1980s Television and the Internet have made it ________ for the British and Americans to understand each other. Lots of American words and structures have passed into British English.
Read part 5 and finish the form.
easier
These days People from different places speak English with different ________.
In the future There are going to be many “Englishes”.
accents
There are ____ differences between American and British varieties of English.
A. no B. a few C. lots of
Complete 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 B. many C. not many
4. 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 newsreader
6. Television and the Internet have made it ___ for the British and Americans to understand each other.
A. harder B. easier C. impossible
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
British and American English are _________ (differ) in may ways. The first and most ________ (obvious) way is in the vocabulary. Sometimes the same word has a _________ (slight) different meaning. There are a few differences ____ grammar, too. The other two areas in which the two _________ (variety) differ are spelling and pronunciation.
different
obvious
slightly
in
varieties
American _________ (spell) seems simpler. Many factors ________________ (influence) American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago. For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily. The experts think
non-stop communication has ______ it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.
spelling
have influenced
made
It has also led _____ lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear. Users of English will all be able ________________ (understand) each other – wherever they are.
to
to understand
In comparing and contrasting texts, signals are used to show the similarities and differences between two things. Read the following sentences, and pick out the comparison and contrast signals.
1. Americans drive automobiles down freeways
and fill up with gas; the British drive cars
along motorways and fill up with petrol.
2. You will need to use the underground in
London or the subway in New York, or
maybe you will prefer to get around the
town by taxi (British) or cab (American).
3. Americans use a flashlight, while for the
British, it’s a torch.
4. An American might say My friend just
arrived, but a British person would say My
friend has just arrived.
5. American spelling seems simpler: center,
color and program instead of centre, colour
and programme.
1. How many main varieties of Chinese are there
2. In what ways are they different
3. Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other
4. What will happen to Chinese in the future
have…in common
make a difference
prefer to
get around
compare with
differ in
differ from
have difficulty (in) doing sth.
和……有共同之处
对……有影响
宁愿；更喜欢
到处走走
与……相比较
在……方面不同
不同于
做某事有困难
1. Give some more examples to show that British and American English are different in the vocabulary.
2. Do you agree to the idea that British English will disappear Why or why not
1. To know about the main differences between British and American English
2. To understand the similar phenomenon in Chinese
There are some differences between British and American English. Most of the differences between British and American English are vocabulary differences and differences in pronunciation and spelling.
Watch the following videos and find out how British and American English are different.
Read the quotations and answer the questions.
A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language.
Oscar Wilde,
19th century writer
B Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other.
Henry Sweet,
19th century linguist
C America and England are two countries divided by a common language.
George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer
D It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.
Dave Sperling,
founder of Dave’s
ESL Cafe
1. What is the topic of the quotations
The difference between British and American English.
2. Which is the most optimistic
Dave Sperling.
3. Which is the most pessimistic
Henry Sweet.
4. Which (if any) do you think are funny
Open.
5. Which is good news for students of English
Dave Sperling.
6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people
Henry Sweet.
Read the emails and circle the different expressions the writers use when they express the same things.
√
The second writer is American.
People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing.
2. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xi’an.
Check the true statements.
F
Open
3. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese.
4. American English is very different from British English.
5. People from Britain can’t understand people from America.
F
F
T
Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.
vocabulary
grammar
spelling
pronunciation
Subject Sentences in parts 1-4.
Part 1:
The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary.
Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning.
Part 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:
Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
The arrival of the first settlers had an
effect on the American pronunciation.
T
2. 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.
F
F
T
Read carefully and find the differences in vocabulary, grammar and spelling.
The Differences in Vocabulary (Part 1)
British American
cars
motorway
petrol
underground
taxi
automobiles
freeways
gas
subway
cab
British American
torch
queue up
chips (薯片)
crisps (薯条)
(Part 2)
flashlight
stand in line
French fries
chips
The Differences in Grammar (Part 3)
British English American English
Have you got…
My friend just
arrived.
in the team/at the
weekend
Write me soon!
Do you have…
My friend has just arrived.
on the team/ weekend
Write to me soon!
The Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4)
British English American English
Spelling
Pronunciation The differences in pronunciation are not so important. There is probably as much ________ of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.
centre, colour, programme
center, color, program
variation
The two varieties of English are developing
Since the 1980s Television and the Internet have made it ________ for the British and Americans to understand each other. Lots of American words and structures have passed into British English.
Read part 5 and finish the form.
easier
These days People from different places speak English with different ________.
In the future There are going to be many “Englishes”.
accents
There are ____ differences between American and British varieties of English.
A. no B. a few C. lots of
Complete 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 B. many C. not many
4. 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 newsreader
6. Television and the Internet have made it ___ for the British and Americans to understand each other.
A. harder B. easier C. impossible
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
British and American English are _________ (differ) in may ways. The first and most ________ (obvious) way is in the vocabulary. Sometimes the same word has a _________ (slight) different meaning. There are a few differences ____ grammar, too. The other two areas in which the two _________ (variety) differ are spelling and pronunciation.
different
obvious
slightly
in
varieties
American _________ (spell) seems simpler. Many factors ________________ (influence) American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago. For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily. The experts think
non-stop communication has ______ it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.
spelling
have influenced
made
It has also led _____ lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear. Users of English will all be able ________________ (understand) each other – wherever they are.
to
to understand
In comparing and contrasting texts, signals are used to show the similarities and differences between two things. Read the following sentences, and pick out the comparison and contrast signals.
1. Americans drive automobiles down freeways
and fill up with gas; the British drive cars
along motorways and fill up with petrol.
2. You will need to use the underground in
London or the subway in New York, or
maybe you will prefer to get around the
town by taxi (British) or cab (American).
3. Americans use a flashlight, while for the
British, it’s a torch.
4. An American might say My friend just
arrived, but a British person would say My
friend has just arrived.
5. American spelling seems simpler: center,
color and program instead of centre, colour
and programme.
1. How many main varieties of Chinese are there
2. In what ways are they different
3. Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other
4. What will happen to Chinese in the future
have…in common
make a difference
prefer to
get around
compare with
differ in
differ from
have difficulty (in) doing sth.
和……有共同之处
对……有影响
宁愿；更喜欢
到处走走
与……相比较
在……方面不同
不同于
做某事有困难
1. Give some more examples to show that British and American English are different in the vocabulary.
2. Do you agree to the idea that British English will disappear Why or why not