SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary——WarmingUpModule1BritishandAmericanEnglish自学导引新知初探►StepOne：WordsandPhrasesⅠ.词汇知识1．__________(n.)口音2．__________(adj.)显然的，显而易见的3．__________(vi.)(英)排队(等候)accentobviousqueue4．__________(adj.)令人困惑的；难懂的5．_____________(vt.)比较6．____________(n.)种类7．____________(n.)评论；讲话8．____________(n.)变化confusingcomparevarietyremarkvariation9．steadilyadv.__________________10．switchn.___________11．satelliten._________12．structuren._____________不断地；持续地开关卫星结构；体系Ⅱ.重点短语1．have..._____common有共同特点2．make______difference有影响，使不同3．get______________四处走动4．compare...____________...和……比较inaaroundwith/to5．differ__________与……不同6．besimilar_______与……相似7．havedifficulty_____________sth.做某事有困难8．lead________导致；引起fromto(in)doingto►StepTwo：FastReadingⅠ.Scanthetextanddosometrueorfalsequestions.1．There’realotofdifferencesingrammarbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.()F2．Vocabularyisthefirstandmostobviousdifferencebetweenthetwo.()3．Britishpeoplesay“writeme”and“ontheteam”．()4．There’snotmuchvariationinlanguagewithinthecountry.()TFF5．TelevisionandInternethavemadeiteasierfortheBritishandAmericanstounderstandeachother.()6．Inthefuture，there’llbeonlyonekindofEnglish.()TFⅡ.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．howtheBritishbroughtEnglishintotheNewWorldB．thetourists’difficultiesinthetwocountriesC．theuseoftheworldofficiallanguage—EnglishD．theobviousdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishD2．Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?_____A．Peoplecanunderstandeachotherinthesamenationhowevergreatthedifferencesare.B．Differenceswithinalanguagearequitenormaleveninthesamecountry.C．GeorgeBernardShawbelievedthatEnglishwouldgrowbetter.D．Itissurprisingthatthesamelanguagehassuchgreatdifferences.B3．TheparagraphColourorColor？tellsusthat________.A．peopleontheEastCoastoftheUSspeakamuchsimilarEnglishtotheBritishB．differencesbetweenlanguagesoftencauseinternationalproblemsC．AmericanEnglishseemsbetterthanBritishEnglishD．spellingandpronunciationdifferencesnolongerexistinthesamelanguageA4．Whatcauses“thetwovarietiesaremovingclosertogether”？___________A．Thatthetwonationsarebecomingmorefriendly.B．AmericanwordsandstructuresarepassingintoBritishEnglish.C．Steadycommunicationsbetweenthetwonations.D．Thatscientistshavemadecommunicationsmucheasier.C5．WhydomanypeoplebelievethatBritishEnglishwilldisappearinthefuture?______A．Becauseitisnoteasytounderstand.B．Becauseitsspellingismoredifficult.C．BecauselotsofAmericanwordsandstructureshavepassedintoit.D．BecauseitisnotasusefulasAmericanEnglish.C►StepThree：CarefulReadingⅠ.Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions.1．Whichsentenceinthepassageistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?TherearealotofdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.答案：_______________________________________________________________________.BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharedifferentinmanyways2．InwhatwaysisAmericanEnglishdifferentfromBritishEnglish?答案：_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________.AmericanEnglishisdifferentfromBritishEnglishinvocabulary，gr...
