ColourTeachingaims:LearntotalkaboutdifferentkindsofrobotsLearnsomedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Teachingprocedures:Step1PresentationEnjoyanddiscussdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishShowthemovieStep2BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish--differencesofSpellingSpellingBritishAmerican-mme/-mprogrammeprogram-ll-/-l-travellingtraveling-gue/-gdialoguedialog-our/-orcolourcolor-re/-ertheatretheaterBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish--differencesofVocabularyVocabularyBritishAmericanbookshopbookstoregardenyardautumnfallfilmmovieholidayvacationBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish--differencesofGrammarGrammarBritishAmericanhavedone/didIhavealreadygiventhepresenttoher.Ialreadygavethepresenttoher.havegot/haveHaveyougotaradio?Doyouhavearadio?在英式英语中，描述一个刚刚完成、并对现在产生影响的动作，用现在完成时，常与yet,just,already等词连用，如果用一般过去时表达则会被视为错误。而在美式英语中，既可以用现在完成时，也可以用一般过去时，并且一般过去时更为常用。例如：英式英语美式英语I'vejusthadlunch.Ijusthadlunch.I'vealreadyreadthatbook.I'vealreadyreadthatbook.Haveyouwashedyourhands?Didyouwashyourhands?Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?美式英语在表示星期几和月份的词前面常常省略介词。例如：英式英语TheplayopensonThursday.I’llbehereinDecember.I’llwritetohim美式英语TheplayopensThursday.I’llbehereDecember.I’llwritehim.Therearealsosomedifferencesinpronunciation.Oneofthemostobviousisthat,inBritishEnglish,theconsonant/r/ispronouncedonlybeforeavowel,e.g.classroom.Inothercase,the/r/issilent,e.g.car.InAmericanEnglish,the/r/isalwayspronounced.Step3ExercisesDanieliswritingaboutMrJiangandhisrobot.ChangehissentencesintoAmericanEnglish,usingtheinformationabovetohelpyou.1.Hehasalreadyboughtarobot.2.Thisnewrobotcomesinhisfavouritecolours–red,blueandwhite.3.Therobotcanhelpalotinthegarden.4.Whenhegoestravelling,therobotcanhelplookafterhismother.5.Itispitythattherobotnevergoestoseeafilmwithhim.Step4Moreexercises1.I’vejusthadlunch.2.I'vealreadyseenthatfilm.3.Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?Step5HomeworkRememberthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Previewthenextlesson.
