1、Book 5 Module 1British and American English,德州市实验中学Shiyan Middle School of Dezhou授课人:马红梅By Ma Hongmei,English as the first language,Britian,America,Australia,Jamaica,English as official language,India,South Africa,English as the foreignlanguge,China,Japan,France,British and American English,A We hav
2、e really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. -Oscar Wilde（王尔德）, 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,C America and England are two countries divi
3、ded by a common language.-George Bernard Shaw（萧伯纳）, 20th century writer,Reading and Speaking-Organization of the text,Which paragraphs tell the ways in which British and American English are different?Which paragraphs predict the future of these two varieties(kinds) of English?,Paragraph One, Two, T
4、hree and Four.,Paragraph Five, Six and Seven.,?,Reading and Speaking- 2.,Read the titles and the first sentences of the first four paragraphs and find four ways in which British and American English are different.,Vocabulary Grammar Spelling pronunciation,Note-taking Paragraph 1&2 (the differences i
5、n vocabulary) listen to the text and fill the blanks,Listen to the text,Note-taking Paragraph 1&2 listen to the text and fill the blanks,automobiles,motorway,petrol,subway,cab,flashlight,queue up,French fries,fill the blanks with the proper words,holiday,math,soccer,fall,first floor,garbage,Paragrap
6、h 3: the differences in grammar,Do you have?,My friend has just arrived,on the team/ weekend,Write to me soon!,Para.4 the Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation,centre colour programme,center color program,Para.4 difference in pronunciation,Enjoy two English listenings Tell VOA from BBC,一般来说，英式英语
7、读音比较平，硬。 美式的大多是卷舌，比较好听 。,Do you Know?,There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of,Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases to check Para.1-4,2. Americans _ understand what the British are saying. A. sometimes B. usually C. neve
8、r 3. There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many,4. American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same way B. simpler than C. harder than 5. For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accent
9、s C. a CNN newsreader,Read para5-7Mark these sentences with T (True ) or F (False).,There are a few differences between American and British English. Americans always have difficulty in understanding what the British are saying. If you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders and w
10、eather forecasters all speaking with the American accent. There is going to be only one English left-British English.,T,F,F,F,Monita Rajpal is a CNN news anchor. She was born in Hong Kong and spent much of her childhood there, before moving to Canada. In addition to English, she speaks conversationa
11、l Cantonese, French and Punjabi.,It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.-Dave Sperling,founder of Daves ESL Cafe,Post-reading Discuss the following questions.,How many main varieties(kinds) of Chinese are there?Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other? 3. What will happen to Chinese in the future?,北方方言、粤方言、湘方言、赣方言、 客家方言、闽方言、吴方言,homework,1.Write your own passage about the difrences between American English and British English 2.Listen to VOA and BBC,Thank for your attending,
