1、Unit2 ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD,Lets explore and find out more about English,The United Kingdom,U.S.A.,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,Ireland,Which countries in the world do you know are English- speaking countries?,Test yourself,British English,American English,&,Do you know the differences between Am
2、erican English and British English?,Do you want to come to my flat?,Come up where? Is it beautiful?,Former British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron,Former American PresidentBarack Obama,Why cant Mr. Obama understand Mr. Cameron?,flat (Br.E) = apartment (Am. E),Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your bir
3、thday?,Wow, youre so sweet. I like the bar, a nice place to have fun.,Im thirsty and hungry now. I want a tin of Coko, some sweets. What about you, Mr.Obama?,Well, so am I now. A can of Milktea and some candy would be fine with me, please.,Yeah! She likes watching a soccer game, but cant play it. Se
4、e that beautiful lady? Shes my wife. She is pretty good at American football (rugby). Im proud of her.,Obama, does your wife like football match very much?,Time to end the meeting. Lets go to the elevator together.,Oh no, the lift must be full of people at this time. Lets walk downstairs.,Challenge
5、your memory!,flat,apartment,pub,bar,tin,can,sweets,candy,lift,elevator,match,game,football,soccer,Task 3：Watch， listen and complete the table-Trousers or pants？,Complete the following table according to the dialogue:,trousers,chip,French fries,soda,lift,watch a movie,sidewalk,“内裤”underwear,have got
6、to,Task 1：Watch， listen and complete the table,Br.E,Am.E,spelling,pronunciation,vocabulary /vkbjulri /,colour,color,metre,meter,travelled,traveled,autumn,fall,post,mail,petrol /petrl /,gas,film,movie,shop,store,I think,I guess,dance; cant; ask ; answer neither; either; hot,subway,underground /ndgrau
7、nd/,rubber,eraser,realise,realize,A summary of the differences between Am.E & Br. E,You go abroad to the USA for a trip with your parents. The first day your parents go to a restaurant and look around for a toilet. When they ask the waitress, she points at a sign “ restroom”. But your parents do not
8、 want to rest. You ask for the “W.C” but the girl says they do not have one. You are confused. When finally she understands what you want, she tells you it is on the second floor. You and your parents go up two floors but only find empty rooms .Where is the toilet ?,Situation Discussion,toilet restr
9、oom/bathroomthe third floor the fourth floorthe second floor the third floorthe first floor the second floorthe ground floor the first floor,British English American English,Task 2：Problem-solving,Thats where the toilet/restroom is.,Thats where they went,English is a beautiful language which is wide
10、ly used in many countries of the world such as A_（the USA）, B_ (the UK), Australia , New Z_ etc. Do people in the world speak the same E_? Of course not. Different people speak d_ Englishes. However, they usually have no d_ in understanding each o_. There are two major Englishes in the world, that i
11、s, B_ English spoken in Britain and A_ English spoken in America. Generally speaking, they are more or less the,merica,ritain,ealand,nglish,ifferent,ifficulty,ritish,merican,ther,Summary,s_, so they can c_ with each other without too m_ difficulty. However, the differences between each other do exis
12、t（存在）. They are different in v_, p_ and s_ etc. Sometimes the differences might cause misunderstanding and embarrassment(尴尬)，as it is in the example “trousers” or “pants”. Therefore, as English language learners, we should be aware of the differences between them . The more we get familiar(熟悉) with
13、American English and British English，the b_ we communicate.,ame,ommunicate,uch,ocabulary,ronunciation,pelling,etter,Watch for fun（supplementary ）,1. Read the supplementary reading passage for more information about the difference between Br. E and Am. E 2. Set the summary down in your copybook and recite. 3. Surf the following websites for further information: http:/ http:/ http:/www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/americanbritish.html http:/iteslj.org/Articles/Barton-UK-USwords.html http:/www.manythings.org/pp/,Homework assignment:,Have a nice day! Guys!,
