1、2021/8/11 星期三1 Module 1 British and American English 2021/8/11 星期三2Autumn Fall Why do we have different words for the season?2021/8/11 星期三3SkimmingRead the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.1. vocabulary2. grammar3

2、. spelling4. pronunciation2021/8/11 星期三4Read the passage quickly and divide the passage into 2 partsPart 1 ( )The differences between British and American EnglishPart 2 ( )The future of English14572021/8/11 星期三5Scanning Read the first four paragraphs againand make notes of the differences.ItemsBriti

3、sh EnglishAmerican English VocabularyGrammarSpelling pronunciation2021/8/11 星期三6British EnglishAmerican Englishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstand in linechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesthe Differences in Vocabulary2021/8/11 星期三7the Differences in GrammarBrit

4、ish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/ at the weekendWrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/ weekendWrite to me soon!2021/8/11 星期三8the Differences in Spelling and PronunciationBritish EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationcentre, co

5、lour programmecenter,color program2021/8/11 星期三9Read part 2 carefully and answer the questions:Why do experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer?What will happen to English in the future?2021/8/11 星期三10As a result of this non-stop communication, lots of American words and structures be

6、came a part of British English, which made some people think that British English will disappear.Which sentence in the passage has the same meaning as the following one?But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that Bri

7、tish English will disappear.2021/8/11 星期三11Translate the following sentences into Chinese.2. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.畢

8、竟，兩個(gè)國(guó)家各自內(nèi)部的語(yǔ)言差異和兩國(guó)之間的語(yǔ)言差異可能是一樣多的。倫敦人要聽懂來(lái)自格拉斯哥的蘇格蘭人說(shuō)話比聽懂紐約人說(shuō)話更難。2021/8/11 星期三12have difficultyin doing sth.with sth.1.The government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave their villages. Do you have any difficulty with English? 你英語(yǔ)上有困難嗎？做某事有困難政府很難說(shuō)服人們離開他們的村莊。2021/8/11 星期三13How many main

9、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?Discuss the following questions.2021/8/11 星期三14Rewrite the sentences using British words. 1.We really like going on vacation in the fall. 2.You dont need to take the elevator. Our apartment in on the first floor. 3.Did you see that truck come out of the gas station? 4.Pass me a flashlight, Eddie. Ive lost my wallet. We like going on holiday in the autumn very much. You dont need to use