Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishI.Introduction1.Readthequotationsandanswerthequestions:1)Whatisthetopicofthequotations?2)Whoseopinionisthemostoptimistic?3)Whoseopinionisthemostpessimistic?II.Readingandspeaking1.Checkthetruestatements1)PeoplefromHongKongcanunderstandpeoplefromBeijing.2)PeoplefromShanghaisoundthesameaspeoplefromXi’an.3)ChinesecharacterscanbeunderstoodbyallspeakersofChinese.4)AmericanEnglishisverydifferentfromBritishEnglish.5)PeoplefromBritaincan’tunderstandpeoplefromAmerica.2.ReadthepassageandfindoutwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent.3.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectwordsorphrases.4.Analyzingthetext1)Readthefirstparagraphandfinishtheform2)Readthesecondparagraphandfinishtheform.3)Readthethirdparagraphandfinishtheform4)Readtheforthparagraphandcheckthefollowingstatements.5)Readthelastthreeparagraphsandcompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformoftheverbs.5.LanguagepointsIII.Vocabulary1.MatchtheBritishandAmericanwordsandphrasesinthebox.2.RewritethesentencesusingBritishwords.IV.Grammar.1.SomeexplanationsaboutthePresentSimpleTense,thePresentContinuousTense,thePresentPerfectTense.2.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformoftheverbs.3.Completethesentencewithsinceorfor.4.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectverbform.5.Someexercises.V.VocabularyandListening.1.ThinkaboutproblemsexchangeStudentshave.Numbertheminorderofimportance.2.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.3.Listentotheinterviewsandanswerthequestions.4.Listenagainandanswerthequestions.5.Tapescript.VI.EverydayEnglish.1.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectphrases.VII.Function.1.Thedifferencesbetweenbecause,since,asandfor.2.Completethesentenceswithbecause,since/asornowthat.VIII.SpeakingandWriting.1.ReadthenotesanddecidewhichisthebestvarietyofEnglishtolearn.2.Choosethebesttitlefortheparagraph.IX.CulturalCorner.1.AnsimpleintroductiontoNoahWebster.2.Fastreading.1)WhatreasonsdidWebsterhaveforwritinganAmericandictionary?2)Whatwashisfirstwork?3.Carefulreading(TrueorFalse)1)InEnglishthespellingofwordsalwaysrepresentthesound.2)NoahWebstergraduatedfromCambridgeUniversityin17783)Bythe1850s,theElementarySpellingBookhadsoldonemillioncopiesaltogether.4)AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageisthenumberonedictionaryfoeAmericanstudents.4.Languagepoints.5.SomeextrainformationaboutNoahWebster’sDictionary