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British and American English
海伦一中 孟若男
Sweets Candy
Biscuit Cookie
Trousers Pants
Handbag Purse
Let's guess
1.There are _____ differences between American and British varieties of English.
A.no B. a few C. lots of
2.Americans ____ understand what the British are saying.
A.sometimes B. usually C. never
3.American spelling is _____ British spelling.
A .the same as B. simpler than C. harder than
Let's check
1.There are _____ differences between American and British varieties of English.
A.no B. a few C. lots of
2.Americans ____ understand what the British are saying.
A.sometimes B. usually C. never
3.American spelling is _____ British spelling.
A .the same as B. simpler than C. harder than
B
B
B
What's the difference between British English and American English ?
Vocabulary
Grammar
Spelling
Pronunciation
Words that not used on the other side of the Atlantic
Car
motorway
petrol
automobile
freeway
gas
underground
地铁
cab
torch
flashlight
stand in line
排队
British
English American
English
Chinese
subway
taxi 出租车
手电筒
queue up
Words used with a different meaning
British: chips
American: French fries
British: crisps
American: chips
— ___________ a ticket for the soccer game that will be held ____________?
—Yes, I got one from one of my friends.
—Have you got a ticket for the __________that will be held at the weekend?
—Yes, I ____________ from one of my friends.
from America
from British
Grammar
while
Do you have
on the weekend
football game
have got one
Pronunciation
British English
or
American English?
Laugh
Bomb
Spelling
Behaviour
Colour
Behavior
Color
Centre
Metre
Center
Meter
programme
dialogue
Program
Dialog
Disappear?
Co-exist?
What will happen to British English?
Which English?
American
British
The Great Debate
Language belongs to the World.
The most important thing is understanding.
What can we do?
Don’t worry.
Get involved in English learning.
Learn our own language well.
Summary
British English and American English are different.
They are influencing each other.
There will be varieties of English in the future.
Don’t worry.
User of English will be able to understand each other.
随着旅游业的发展,到处都听到普通话和东北话成为可能。人们相互间的交流使得全国的人们相互理解更容易。这种不间断的交流表明在未来无论哪种方言,汉语的使用者都会彼此理解。
With the development of tourism, it has been possible to listen to Putonghua and Dongbei dialect everywhere. The communication has made it easier for people in China to understand each other. The non-stop communition suggests that Chinese users will understand each other —whichever dialect he uses.
Task-linking 汉语英秀
Homework:Chinese
What is Chinese?
The Writing System
Varieties of Chinese
8 main varieties/ called dialects/ Wen yan and Baihua/ Putonghua-simplified Chinese
4. The Language Today
Pinyin, a writing system since 1958/ help to use Putonghua
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