(共21张PPT)
Reading
You and me
Theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Sarah Brightman
George W. Bush
the same
British English
American English
The British and the Americans are two
nations divided by a common language.
Fast-reading
There are seven paragraphs
in the passage
Which paragraphs tell the differences between British and American English
2. Which paragraphs talk about the future of these two varieties(kinds) of English
Para.1 , Para.2, Para.3 and Para.4.
Para. 5, Para.6 and Para.7.
Read para. 1-- 4 and find four ways in which Br.E and Am.E are different.
(find 4 key words)
Vocabulary
Grammar
Spelling
Pronunciation
Skimming
Careful-reading (Part I)
Four ways in which they are different
Vocabulary
Grammar
Spelling
Pronunciation
Para.1&2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.4
Differences in grammar
Differences in spelling
Difference in pronunciation
美式的大多是
卷舌，比较好听
英式英语读音
比较平，硬
Read Para.5 and answer
What do some experts believe？Why？
They believe that the two varieties are moving closer together.
Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to British and American English at the flick of a switch. This non-stop communication has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.
Careful-reading (Part II)
Monita Rajpal is a CNN news reporter. She was born in Hong Kong and spent much of her childhood there, before moving to Canada. She speaks English, Cantonese（广东话), French and Punjabi (印度的一种方言）
There are going to be many “Englishes”, not only two main varieties, but users of English will all be able to understand each other.
Read the last paragraph and answer
What will happen to English in the future
Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.
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.There are _________ differences between British and
American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many
4.American spelling is _____ British spelling.
A. the same as 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
B
B
C
B
B
B
Listen, fill in the blanks according to the passage.
There’re four ways in which British and American English ________ from each other. The first and most ________ way is in the vocabulary. In grammar there’re a few __________. The British say Have you got … ______ Americans prefer Do you have… The British use prepositions ______ Americans sometimes ______them. The other two areas in which the two _________ are different are spelling and pronunciation. But for more than a century communications have developed _______.Thanks to satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to many Englishes at the ______ of a switch. So experts believe that the two are moving ______.
differ
obvious
differences
while
where
omit
varieties
steadily
flick
closer
Fill in the blanks
1、 British and American English ______________ many ways.
2. The British say “Have you got…. ”_____ Americans ________ “Do you have… ”.
3. The accent, which ___ most _________ British English,
can be heard on the East Coast of the US.
4. A Londoner ____ more ___________________________a
Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.
5. But it has also _____ lots of American words and
structures _____________ British English….
are different in
while
prefer
is
similar to
has
difficulty (in) understanding
led to
passing into
