1、Module 5 British and American English,Grammar,Vocabulary 1. Part 1(8m) Read, learn and match.,British English,American English,apartment autumn elevator fall first floor flashlightflat garbage ground floor gasholiday lift stand in line lorry pavement petrol queue rubbish sidewalk torch truck vacatio
2、n,Keys:,Vocabulary 2. Practice(8m) Rewrite 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 is 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 wal
3、let.,lift,autumn,ground floor,lorry,petrol,torch,holiday,Vocabulary 3. Practice(5m),Student A: Use the vocabulary in the box to write some sentences in British English and ask your partner to rewrite them in American English.Student B:Use the vocabulary in the box to write some sentences in American
4、 English and ask your partner to rewrite them in British English.,Grammar 1. Matching(8m) Do exercise 1 on page 4 and match the sentences with the correct meanings.,The British say Have you got? while Americans prefer Do you have? Many factors have influenced American pronunciation. Some experts bel
5、ieve that the two varieties are moving closer together. Some people now believe that British English will disappear. In the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”. Look! The man is filling his automobile with gas.,F,E,A,C,D,B,Can you explain the following use of tenses.,present simple tense
6、present continuous tense present perfect tense future tense,a changing situation an event which is happening now or around now a possible future a certain future past events which has an effect on the present an everyday event,Please match,Grammar 2. Practice(5m),All languages _ over a period of tim
7、e. English _ very rapidly. How many people _ Chinese? I _American English is very different from British English. Millions of people _ satellite TV every day. The percentage of non-English web pages _. What languages _ people _ in China? What _ you _this year?,change develop speak think watch grow s
8、tudy,change,is developing,speak,dont think,watch,is growing,do,study,are,studying,Grammar-Conclusion,一般现在时 1. We usually get up at 5:30 every morning. 2. She lives in a house at the foot of the hill. 3. The earth moves round the sun. 4. Is there a film tonight? 表示习惯性的,永久性的或反复发生的动作。 表示特征,能力或现在的情况或状态。
9、 表示普遍真理,事实,也用于格言中。 表示将来时间。一般现在时可用于指将来时间,表示按时间将要发生的动作或事情。,现在进行时 1. The kettle is boiling. Shall I make tea? 2. He is meeting the manager tomorrow. 3. Jim is always coming late for class. 4. The students are making progress constantly. 表示现在或现阶段正在进行的动作或发生的事。 表示某个按最近的计划或安排将要进行的动作或即将开始或结束的动作。 动作动词的进行时与al
10、ways, forever, constantly, frequently, continually 等连用,表示重复的动作,这种动作可能使人感到不满,厌恶或欣赏,满意.,现在完成时 1. I havent finished reading the book yet, so I cant return it to the library. 2. He has worked here for over twenty years. 3. Harry got married six years ago.Harry has been married for six years. 4. It is th
11、e second time we have met each other. 表示过去所发生的动作或事情对现在的影响或产生的结果,着眼点在现在。 表示一个从过去某个时间开始,延续到现在,并可能延续下去的动作。 某些非延续性动词,在现在完成时肯定句中,不能同表示一段时间的状语连用。 It / This is / will be the first / last / time that 结构中的从句动词要求用现在完成时。,一般将来时 1. He will graduate from Harvard University next year. 2. Spring will come again. 表示
12、将要发生的动作或存在的状态。 表示将来反复发生的动作或习惯性动作。 其他的结构be going to , be +不定式, be about +不定式,Grammar 3. Practice(5m) Complete the sentences with since and for.,English grammar has not changed much _ the time of Shakespeare. The American spelling system has existed _ about 200 years. I have been studying English _ I
13、was in primary school. We have an American teacher . He has been here _ January. CNN has been on the air _ more than 20 year. Monita Raipal has worked for CNN _ the year 2000.,What is the difference between SINCE and FOR?,since,since,since,since,for,for,Conclusionfor 是介词,而since可作介词或连接词;for 后面跟表示时间段的
14、结构since后面跟表示时间点的结构,Function 1. Part 1(5m),Keys: because Since As now that,Answer the following questions,Which word do we use more often to introduce a reason? Which expression shows that a situation has changed? Which two words often come at the beginning of a sentence?,Because,Now that,Since and a
15、s,Function 2. Practice(5m) Make your own sentences creatively,using because, since, as or now that.,It is useful to learn English _. _, the British are used to American accents. Americans like the British accent _. Now that we have Internet, _.,Can you make more sentences?,Homework,Have a good revision of todays lesson and get more related exercise to practise.,