四川省宜宾六中高二英语课件:必修五Module 1 British and American English(共26张PPT)(外研版)

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课件26张PPT。外研版
高二年级 (必修5)
Module 1 Speaking
&
Writing
&
Cultural cornerBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishWorld EnglishSpeaking and writing Read the notes in part 1 and work in groups to decide which is the best variety of English to learn.The Great Debate----Which English? British English (add more information)
The “original” variety of the language
The language of Shakespeare and other
great writers
The BBC and many international
newspapers use itAmerican English
Most native speakers of English use an
American variety.
The variety most used in international
business
Most English language films are
American.World English
neither American nor British
English doesn’t belong to one group of
people. Accent is not important if people
understand each other.
We need to communicate with non-
native speakers as well as native
speakers.Divide the class into 3 groups and debate.Group A:
British English is the best variety to learn.
Group B: American English is the best variety to learn.
Group C:
World English is the best variety to learn. The Origin of Chinese
What is Chinese?
Varieties of Chinese Read the paragraph in Part 3. Decide which is the best title? And Why?Collect information about the 3 topics and write more paragraphs.1. The Writing System
About 50,000 characters/ most people know about 20,000/ elements of meaning and information about pronunciation/2. Varieties of Chinese 8 main varieties/ called dialects/ Wen yan and Baihua/ Putonghua-simplified Chinese
3. The Language Today
Pinyin, a writing system since 1958/ help to use PutonghuaNoah Webster
Born: October 16, 1758
Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Died: May 28, 1848
Place: New Haven, ConnecticutDo you know this man?Cultural cornerNoah Webster was a truly remarkable man, shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic. He was the author of the first American Dictionary.Fast-readingRead quickly and check the answers with deskmates.1. What does the first paragraph talk about?

2. What does it say about the spelling of English?British English is so complicated.The spelling of words does not always represent the sound.3. What’s the relation between the
spelling and the sound in English?
4. Does English spelling always
represent its sound?The spelling of words does not always represent the sound.No, it doesn’t.Read again and answer the following questions.1. What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary?
He wanted to simplify the spelling of English and make it look different from British English. 2. What was his first work?
The Elementary Spelling Book, which suggested simplifying the spelling of English words was extremely popular.1. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, … 对美国人来说, 事情稍微好办些, 这多亏了一位叫诺亚 · 韦伯的人, ……Language pointsthanks to 由于, 因为;幸亏,多亏
常位于句首, 表感谢或讽刺意味。
Thanks to your help, we finished the
work head of time. 多亏你的帮助, 我们提前完成了任务。
Thanks to the bad weather, the match
had been put off. 多亏这倒霉的天气, 比赛推迟了。 2. due to sth./sb. 某人[某事物]引起的;
由于某人[某事物]
The team’s success was largely due to her efforts. 该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。
They arrived late due to the storm. 他们由于风暴而来迟。 3. owing to: 由于;因为
Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off. 会议因雨而推迟了。
I couldn’t attend the meeting owing to illness. 我因病不能出席会议。 because of 用在句首或句子后面,表示原因
Because of the heavy rain, the sports meet has been put off.
I came late because of the heavy rain. 4. 短语比较:compare…with…把……和……进行比较
compare…to… 把……比作……
compared …to/ with 与……相比(固定搭配,常作状语)1. Life is often ____________ voyage.
2. _________________ the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
3. He began to ________ himself with the workers in his workshop.compared toCompared to / withcompare5. 单词比较:adopt/adaptadopt
采取; 采纳; 吸收 过继, 收养 (as)
adapt
使适应, 使适合 (to) 改编, 改写 (for)1. After much deliberation, the president decided to ______ her suggestion.
2. The author is going to ______ his play for television.
3. Mr. Kern _____ the orphan as his own son.
4. He tried hard to _____ himself to the new conditions.adoptadaptadoptadapt