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Module 1 British and American English,Module 1 British and American English,Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyWarming Up,Step One：Words and Phrases .词汇知识 1. _(n.) 口音 2. _(adj.) 显然的, 显而易见的 3. _(vi.) (英)排队(等候) 4. _(adj.) 令人困惑的; 难懂的 5. _(vt.) 比较,accent,obvious,queue,confusing,compare,6. _(n.) 种类 7._ (n.) 评论; 讲话 8. _(n.) 变化 9. steadily adv. _ 10. switch n. _ 11. satellite n. _ 12. structure n. _,variety,remark,variation,不断地; 持续地,开关,卫星,结构; 体系,.重点短语 1. have._ common 有共同特点 2. make _difference 有影响, 使不同 3. get _四处走动 4. compare._. 和比较 5. differ _与不同 6. be similar _与相似,in,a,around,with/to,from,to,7. have difficulty _sth. 做某事有困难 8. lead _导致; 引起 Step Two：Fast Reading .Scan the text and do some true or false questions. 1. Therere a lot of differences in grammar between British and American English.( ),(in) doing,to,F,2. Vocabulary is the first and most obvious difference between the two.( ) 3. British people say “write me” and “on the team”. ( ) 4. Theres not much variation in language within the country.( ) 5. Television and Internet have made it easier for the British and Americans to understand each other.( ),T,F,F,T,6. In the future, therell be only one kind of English.( ) .Choose the best answer according to the text. 1. This passage is mainly about _. A. how the British brought English into the New World,F,D,B. the tourists difficulties in the two countries C. the use of the world official languageEnglish D. the obvious differences between British English and American English,2. What is the writers attitude toward the differences between British English and American English? ( ) A. People can understand each other in the same nation however great the differences are. B. Differences within a language are quite normal even in the same country.,B,C. George Bernard Shaw believed that English would grow better. D. It is surprising that the same language has such great differences. 3. The paragraph Colour or Color？tells us that _. A. people on the East Coast of the US speak a much similar English to the British,A,B. differences between languages often cause international problems C. American English seems better than British English D. spelling and pronunciation differences no longer exist in the same language,4. What causes “the two varieties are moving closer together”？( ) A. That the two nations are becoming more friendly. B. American words and structures are passing into British English. C. Steady communications between the two nations.,C,D. That scientists have made communications much easier. 5. Why do many people believe that British English will disappear in the future?( ) A. Because it is not easy to understand. B. Because its spelling is more difficult. C. Because lots of American words and structures have passed into it.,C,D. Because it is not as useful as American English. Step Three：Careful Reading .Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 1. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?,There are a lot of differences between British English and American English. _ _ 2. In what ways is American English different from British English? _,British English and American English are different in many ways,American English is different from British English in vocabulary, grammar, spelling as well as pronunciation.,3. Translate the sentence into Chinese. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear. _ _ _,但是这也导致许多美式英语单词和结构融入英式英语, 以至于现在有些人认为英式英语将会消失.,.Read the text and fill in the blanks.,different,gas,stand in line,chips,different,cars,underground,taxi,arrived,colour,variation,Step Four：Consolidation British and American English are different in many ways.The first and most 1._ way is in the vocabulary.For example, Americans drive automobiles down freeways while the British drive cars along 2._.The second difference is that sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning,obvious,motorways,which can be 3._.Third, there are a few differences in 4._, too.The British say “Have you got.？” while Americans prefer “Do you have.？” Prepositions, too, can be different.The British use prepositions while Americans 5._ them.Finally,confusing,grammar,omit,many factors have influenced American 6._ since the first 7._ arrived four hundred years ago.The 8._, which is most 9._ to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.A Londoner may have more 10._ understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.,pronunciation,settlers,accent,similar,difficulty,Step Five：Discussion Do you think Chinese will be most widely used in the world? Why? (within 30 words) Cue words：development; communicate _ _ _ _,Yes, I think so.Because with our countrys development, more and more foreigners want to learn Chinese in order to communicate with us.,本部分内容讲解结束,按ESC键退出全屏播放,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
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