1、課時(shí)分配,Period 1,Module 5 British and American English Introduction Reading and Speaking,Introduction- 1. Reading (3m) Read the quotations and tell whether you agree or disagree.,A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. -Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer,B

2、 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 doesnt make much of a difference whether a teach

3、er speaks British or American English. -Dave Sperling, founder of Daves ESL Cafe,Introduction- 2. Discussion (5m) Read the quotations and answer the questions,1. What is the topic of the quotations? 2. Which is the most optimistic? 3. Which is the most pessimistic? 4. Which (if any) do you think are

4、 funny? 5 Which is good news for students of English? 6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people?,Keys The difference between British and American English D B (open) D Henry Sweet,Introduction- 3. Imagination (2m) Write down your expectations,What do you expect British and American En

5、glish to be like? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the British and American English?,Introduction- 4. Reading (5m) Read the e-mails and decide which writer is American,Which is American and which is British? (point out the reason),Key to the answers,The second writer is American. some of the

6、reasons we know are:,Reading and Speaking- 1. Warming-up (5m) Check the following statements.,People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xian. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese. American English is very d

7、ifferent from British English. People from Britain cant understand people from America.,Discuss and the answers are open.,Reading and Speaking- 2. Skimming (5m) Read the passage and find the differences between British English and American English.,Read the titles and the first sentences of each par

8、agraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.,Vocabulary Grammar Spelling pronunciation,Reading and Speaking- 3. Scanning (10m) Read again paragraph by paragraph and make notes of the differences.,The first two paragraphs: the differences in vocabulary,automobiles,mo

9、torway,petrol,subway,cab,flashlight,queue up,French fries,Fre,Read the third paragraph,The third paragraph: the differences in grammar,Do you have?,My friend has just arrived,on the team/ weekend,Write to me soon!,Read the 4th paragraph,The 4th paragraph: the differences in spelling and pronunciatio

10、n,centre,colour programme,center,color program,Reading and Speaking- 4. Practice (5m) Read the passage and complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.,There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of Americans _ understand what the Br

11、itish are saying. A. Sometimes B. usually C. never There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many,B,B,C,4. American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same as B. simpler than C. harder than For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand th

12、an _. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible,B,B,B,Notes:,There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the At

13、lantic, or which are used with a different meaning. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasg

14、ow than understanding a New Yorker.,at the flick of a switch But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”, not just two main varieties.,Reading and Speaking-

15、 5. Discussion (5m) Discuss the following questions.,How many main varieties of Chinese are there? In what ways are they different? Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other? What will happen to Chinese in the future?,Homework Task of the lesson,Try to collect more