1、British English Vs American English,Unit 2， 8B,A Forever Friend,A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out Sometimes in life, you find a special friend： Someone who changes your 1 just by being part of it； Someone who makes you laugh until you cant 2； Someone who makes you believe that t

2、here really is 3 in the world； Someone who convinces(使相信) you that there really is an 4 door just waiting for you to open it.,This is Forever Friendship When youre 5, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend 6 you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright

3、and 7 Your forever friend gets you 8 the hard times, the sad times and confused (迷茫的) times.,A Forever Friend,If you turn and walk away, your forever friend 9 If you 10 your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. You forever friend holds your 11 and tells you that 12 is going to be O

4、K And if you 13 such a friend, you feel happy and complete because you 14 not worry You have a forever friend for life and forever has no 15,A Forever Friend,RevisionFill in the blanks,1. She feels more lonely (lonely) than I do because she has fewer (few) friends. 2. Youd better eat less (little) m

5、eat if you want to be healthier (healthy) than before. 3. The toy was so cute (cute) that all the kids wanted to play with it. 4. Of all the teachers in our school, our Chinese teacher Mr Lu is the most excellent (excellent). 5. The more (much) time you spend playing computer games, the poorer (poor

6、) your eyesight will be. 6. Try harder, and youll make even greater (great) progress.,RevisionRewrite the sentences,1. A truck doesnt go as fast as a car. 2. He bought a Benz, which was much more expensive than my Polo. 3. Jay Chou is not so popular as he was years ago. 4. Most people like those TV

7、programs with fewer advertisements. 5. The World Cup Final was the most important of all the games. 6. People like dogs because they are cleverer than many other animals.,Watch the Comic strip and answer,According to Eddie What is the difference between school and TV? Why do people have to go to sch

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9、an English and British English,American English and British English,American English and British English,American English and British English,American English and British English,American English and British English,American English and British English,Reading,Many students want to know about the di

10、fferences between American English and British English. How did these differences come about? There is no quick answer to this question. At first the language in Britain and America was the same. In 1776 America became an independent country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a lo

11、ng time the language in America stayed the same, while the language in England changed.,Reading,For example, 300 years ago the English talked about fall. Today, most British people talk about autumn, but Americans still talk about fall. In the same way Americans still use the expression I guess (mea

12、ning I think), just as the British did 300 years ago.,At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, ending up with different words. For example, the British took typhoon from Chinese, while the Americans took tornado from Spanish.,In 1828 Noah W

13、ebster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the spelling of many words. Thats why the words colour, centre and traveler are spelt color, center and traveler in American English.,Except for these differences in spelling, written English more or less is the same in both British and American English. The differences are greater in the spoken language. For example, Americans say dance ,