外研社必修五模块1阅读课

the Differences in Grammar
British English American English
Have you got…? Do you have…?
My friend has just arrived
My friend just arrived.
in the team/ at the on the team/
A. the same as C. harder than
BB. simpler than
5. For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _______.
A. a Chinese accent BB. some British accents
C. a CNN newsreader
6. Television and the Internet have made it ____ for the British and Americans to understand each other.
A. harder BB. easier C. impossible
(Activity 3 p3)
1. There are ______ differences between American and British varieties of English.
A. பைடு நூலகம்o
BB. a few
C. lots of
2. Americans ____ understand what the British are saying.
speech or piece of writing.
quotation n. [c,u] [kwəu'teiʃən]
quote vt. vi.
[kwəut]
2) what is the topic of the four quotations?
The difference between British and
Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a
New Yorker.
More examples: • The young man has great difficulty
__(_in_)_f_i_n_d_in_g_________ (find) a dream job. • The young man prefer not to talk about the difficulty he has _(i_n_)_f_in_d_i_n_g_ (find) a dream job. • Do you know the difficulty that he has
Introduction
Let’s read some quotations and answer: (Activity 1 P1)
1) What is a quotation?
2) what is the topic of the four quotations?
A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language.
---Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer
B With a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other.
---Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist
surprised me.
同位语从句
4) He made a promise that he would help us achieve our goals. 同位语从句
完成下列句子：
The news _t_h_a_t__M__H_3_7_0__d_i_s_a_p_p_e_a_r_e_d___(MH370
--Dave Sperling, founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe
2020/3/22
1) What is a quotation?
A quotation is a sentence or phrase from a
person, book, speech etc which you repeat in a
A. sometimes BB. usually C. never
3. There are ______ differences between British and American grammar.
A. no
B. many CC. not many
4. American spelling is _______ British spelling.
Grammar
Spelling
pronunciation
the Differences in Vocabulary
British English cars motorway petrol underground taxi torch queue up chips
American English automobiles freeway gas subway cab flashlight stand in line French fries
As a result of this non-stop communication, lots of American words and structures became a part of British English, which made some people think that British English will disappear.
The second writer is American.
British English
Mum programme
theatre realise write to me
American English
Mom program
theater realize write me
Question time!
他的未来。 Your questions led to the sophomore starting to think about his future.
2. Fill in the blanks: • A Londoner has more difficulty
_(_in_)_u_n_d__e_rs_t_a_n_d_in_g__ (understand) a
that在同位语从句中不充当成分
＊that在定语从句充当_成__分___(主__语__、__宾__语__)； that在同位语从句中__不__充__当__成__分_______
＊一般来说，同位语从句的作用: 解释、补充说明前面的名词。
定语从句的作用： 修饰、限定前面的名词。
辨别从句：
1) I hate the fact that he told me. 定语从句
__(_in__) _fi_n_d_in__g_ (find) a dream job?
3. When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language, he was obviously thinking about the difference. “ that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language ” 是 remark的同位语, 用以说明前面的名词的具 体内容。
C America and England are two countries divided by a common language.
--George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer
D It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.
2) I hate the fact that he always tells lies 同位语从句
3) Although I was attracted by this drama, the fact that the fried chicken and beer became popular food because of it still
用 lead to… 造句:
1) 同学们对她的外表的议论使得她不 太关注学习了。 The remarks about her appearance from
her classmates led to her paying less attention to her studies. 2) 你的提问使得这个高二的学生开始思考
Part 2 ( paragraphs 5、6、7 )
The future of English
Scanning
p2
Read the first four paragraphs again and
make notes of the differences.
Items Vocabulary
British American English English
Task 2 While-reading
Skimming
p2-3
Read the passage and tell the main idea
of the two parts. Part 1 ( paragraphs 1、2、3、4 )
The differences in vocabulary, spelling, grammar and pronunciation between British and American English
weekend
weekend
Write to me soon! Write me soon!
the Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation
spelling
British English
centre, colour programme
American English
center, color program
pronunciation
Read the following emails , please! (Activity 2, P1)
Can you tell which writer is American and which is British and how do you know that?
Read the passage carefully and try to find something difficult for you to understand.
1. Which sentence in the passage has the same meaning as the following one?
American English.
Module 1 British and American English
Task 1: Pre-reading
Let’s take a quiz to see how much you know about British English and American English.
But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.