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,Module 1 British and American English,Introduction,Look at the pictures and talk about Britain and America,What do these 2 countries have in common?,British,American?,Both countries share the same language-English, but are they exactly the same?,Can you tell whether a man is,quotations,A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. -Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer,B Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. -Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist,quotations,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 teacher speaks British or American English. -Dave Sperling, founder of Daves ESL Cafe,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 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,What do you expect British and American English to be like?,Read the e-mails and decide which writer is American and which is British.,The second writer is American. some of the reasons we know are:,American English,There are more differences waiting to be explored next class.,A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. -Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer,have everything in common with =be the same as（和）完全一样,have a lot/ much/ a great deal in common,have something / nothing / little in common,in common with (sb./sth) :just like与/像 一样,Eg. In common with young people, I prefer pop songs to classical music.,B Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. -Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist,Eg. The door opens from inside from within (n.里面) prep. inside a place / the range of , not more than 在 之内（范围内），不超过 Eg. The bell is within the patients reach. He will arrive here within an hour.,C America and England are two countries divided by a common language. -George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer,The Berlin Wall used to divide East and West Berlin This class is too large. Well have to divide it 15 divided by 3 is 5.,D It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. -Dave Sperling, founder of Daves ESL Cafe,make a difference,to have an important effect on a thing or a situation 有很大影响 / 使大不相同,One false step will make a great difference.,失之毫厘，谬以千里。,Eg. If we want to reach our goal and make a difference, we must know what we can do and try our best to do well.,make all the difference关系重大，大不相同,When youre learning to drive, having a good teacher makes all the difference.,make no difference (to) 对无影响 ; 对不重要 ，无所谓,have no effect on sth. / to be unimportant to sb.,Eg. It makes no difference which side may win. It doesnt make any difference to me whether you go or not,你是去是留对我来说没多大影响。,It makes little difference to me whether you go or stay.,make a difference a great all the much a great deal of a lot of some / any lilltle / no,Revision : except,except + n./ pron to do sth. do sth (有do 无 to) for（先概括整体后刨除细节） 介词短语 that / when / where (做练习题),None of them spoke English except Tallit. I know nothing about the accident except this The office was in darkness except for the solitary light above his desk. The room was bare of funiture except for a few chairs. Now the wood was silent except for the leaves. I was quite alone in this world except for an invalid aunt in London. I can take my holidyas at any time except in August. I go there every day except on Sunday. I looked everywhere except in the drawer. It had no effect except / but to make him angry. I would do anything for her except eat what she cooks. He had not changed at all, except that he now wore rimless eyeglasses. He is a good student except that he is occasionally careless. The suit fits me well except that the trousers are too long. I know nothing about the accident except that it was caused by the car driver. I know nothing about the accident except what I read in the newspaper. He gave me all that he had except what was given by his wife. He never came except when he was in trouble. I go there every day except when I am too busy. He left his things everywhere except where they should be I looked everywhere except where it used to be put.,optimistic pessimistic,optimist pessimist,be about,He remained deeply pessimistic about the peace process.,所有在场的人都对手术的结果感到乐观。,All the people present felt optimistic about the result of the operation.,他依然对和平进程感到悲观.,Adj.,n.,Language points:,Which (if any )do you think are funny?,if any if ever if not if so if +adj.,I think theres a train at midday. If not, youll have to wait till 12:30,If necessary/ possible, Ill go there at once.,There are few spelling mistakes in his composition, if any.,He seldom goes to the cinema, if ever.,-I hear John was badly injured in the accident. -If so, lets go and see him.,exchange v./n.,V. to give and receive(sth. in return for sth. else.) 交换；交易 exchange sth. with sb.同某人交换某物 exchange sth. for sth. else(兑换)用A换B,Eg. They often exchange their ideas with us. Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds ?, in exchange for 交换 Eg. He gave me an apple in exchange for a piece of cake. exchange rate = the rate of exchange 汇率 exchange student（两国/校间）交换的学生,exchangeable (adj.) that can be exchanged 可交换的，可兑换的,Eg. These books are exchangeable for CDs only.,Bye!,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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