BritishandAmericanEnglishModule1WhatdoyouthinkofBritishandAmericanEnglishSimilar,differentorthesame?Brainstorming:Readthequotationsandtellwhetheryouagreeordisagree.AWehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,exceptofcourse,language.---OscarWilde,19thcenturywriterBBWithinacenturyBritishandWithinacenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishspeakersAmericanEnglishspeakerswillnotbeabletowillnotbeabletounderstandeachother.understandeachother.---HenrySweet,19---HenrySweet,19ththcenturycenturylinguistlinguistCAmericaandEnglandaretwocountriesdividedbyacommonlanguage.--GeorgeBernardShaw,20thcenturywriterDDItdoesn’tItdoesn’tmakemakemuchofmuchofaadifferencedifferencewhetherateacherwhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.English.--DaveSperling,founderof--DaveSperling,founderofDave’sESLCafeDave’sESLCafe①IfoundIhadalotincommonwiththesepeople.②Thetwogameshavemuchincommon.③Incommonwithalotofothercountries,we'reinaneconomicrecession(衰退).●havealot/much/sth./little/nothingincommonwithsb./sth.有很多/一些/几乎没有/没有共同之处Analyze:●makea/some/much/nodifferenceto对…有/没有影响/重要①Morningorafternoon,itmakesnodifferencetome.②Itwon'tmakemuchdifferencewhetheryougotodayortomorrow.③ItdoesmakeadifferencewhetherwecanspeakEnglishfluently.1.Whatisthetopicofthequotations?ThedifferencebetweenBritishandThedifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.AmericanEnglish.2.Which(ifany)doyouthinkarefunny?Trytotellmoreaboutthequotations.CanyoufindthedifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?VocabularyVocabularySpellingSpellingPronunciationPronunciationGrammarGrammarVocabularyVocabularySpellingSpellingPronunciationPronunciationGrammarGrammarcolour→centre→autumn→attheweekend→colorcenterfallontheweekendFindandanalyze:Readthee-mailsanddecidewhichwriterisAmerican.Howdoyouknow?Pleasefindthereason.ComparethewordsandphrasesMomMomprogramprogramtheatertheaterrealizerealizewritemewriteme_______English________EnglishBritishBritishAmericanAmericanThe________writerisAmerican.The________writerisAmerican.secondsecondEmailAEmailBMumprogrammetheatrerealisewritetomeConsolidationexercises:Readandmatch.BritishBritishEnglishEnglishAmericanAmericanEnglishEnglishBritishEnglishBritishEnglishAmericanAmericanEnglishEnglishflatflatfirstfloorfirstfloorautumnautumnchipschipsFrenchfriesFrenchfriesapartmentapartmentgroundfloorgroundfloorfallfalltorchtorchvacationvacationrubbishrubbishflashlightflashlightholidayholidaytrucktrucklorrylorrygarbagegarbageRewritethesentencesusingBritishwords.1.Wereallylikegoingonvacationinthefall.2.Youdon’tneedtotaketheelevator.Ourapartmentisonthefirstfloor.3.Didyouseethattruckcomeoutofthegasstation?4.Passmeaflashlight,Eddie.I’velostmywallet.liftliftautumnautumngroundfloorgroundfloorlorrylorrypetrolpetroltorchtorchholidayholidayFinishtheexercise6onpage68.Homework
