高中英語-Module1《British-and-American-Englishcorner》

1、 English is the most common language in the earth villageEnglish as the first language BritianAmericaAustraliaJamaica牙買加牙買加English as official languageIndiaEnglish as the foreign langugeChinaJapanFranceBritish and American EnglishFast-reading There are seven paragraphs in the passage1. Which paragra

2、phs tell the ways in which British and American English are different?2. Which paragraphs predict (預(yù)測）預(yù)測） the future of these two varieties(kinds) of English? Read para. 1- 4 and find four ways in which British and American English are different.(find 4 key words)skimming British English American En

3、glish math vacation football autumn ground floor rubbishfill the blanksholidaymathssoccerfallfirst floorgarbageReady for para.1&2British EnglishAmerican Englishcars1 _2 _freeway3 _gasunderground4 _taxi5 _torch6 _7 _stand in linechips8 _listen to para.1&2 fill the blanksBritish EnglishAmerica

4、n EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/ at the weekendWrite to me soon!Para. the differences in grammarBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishspellingPara.4 the Differences in Spellingcentrecolour programmecentercolor programPara.4 difference in pronunciation Enjoy Briitish and American En

5、glish Enjoy BBC 一般來說，英式英語讀音比較平，硬。一般來說，英式英語讀音比較平，硬。 美式英語大多是卷舌，比較好聽美式英語大多是卷舌，比較好聽 。Do you Know? check Para.14 1. There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of2. Americans _ understand what the British are saying. A. sometimes B. usually C. never 3

6、. There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many4. American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same way B. simpler than C. harder than5. For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C.

7、a CNN newsreaderRead para5-7 T (True ) or F (False).a. There are a few differences between American and British English.b. Americans always have difficulty in understanding what the British are saying.c. There is going to be only one English left-British English.sometimesnotMonita Rajpal is a CNN ne

8、ws reporter. She was born in Hong Kong and spent much of her childhood there, before moving to Canada. In addition to English, she speaks Cantonese（廣東話), French and Punjabi (印度和巴基斯坦的旁遮普語） If you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with the

9、different accents.We can conclude from her story:Post-reading Discuss the following questions1.How many main varieties (kinds) of Chinese are there?2. Do Chinese people from different regions(地區(qū)地區(qū)) have difficulty understanding each other?3. What will happen to Chinese in the future?普通話普通話、北方方言、粵方言、湘方言、北方方言、粵方言、湘方言、 贛方言、客家方