BritishandAmericanEnglish必修511.Itdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.老师是讲英国英语还是美国英语是没有多大区别的。2.Americansuseaflashlight,whilefortheBritish,it’satorch.美国人把手电筒称作flashlight,而英国人则叫torch。重点句型23.WhentheIrishwriterGeorgeBernardShawmadethefamousremarkthattheBritishandtheAmericansaretwonationsdividedbyacommonlanguage,hewasobviouslythinkingaboutthedifferences.当爱尔兰作家乔治·萧伯纳讲那句名言——英国和美国是被同一种语言分开的两个民族时,他显然想到了它们的区别。重点句型34.ButithasalsoledtolotsofAmericanwordsandstructurespassingintoBritishEnglish,sothatsomepeoplenowbelievethatBritishEnglishwilldisappear.但是这也导致了许多美国英语单词和结构传入英国英语,以至于现在有一些人相信英国英语将要消失。重点句型41.Itdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.老师是讲英国英语还是美国英语是没有多大区别的。本句为主从复合句;it为形式主语,whether引导的从句为真正的主语。Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouwillgoornot.你去不去都没关系。whether作“是否”讲时,引导名词性从句。Theproblemiswhetheritisstilluseful.问题是这是否仍然有用。句型探究5whether,if二者引导宾语从句时可互换。whether可引导表语从句及同位语从句,if不能。whether引导的主语从句可位于句首或句尾,if引导的主语从句只能位于句尾。whether可与动词不定式连用,if则不能。Shestoodinthedoorway,unabletodecidewhethertogoin.她站在门口,拿不定主意是否进去。词语辨析词语辨析62.Americansuseaflashlight,whilefortheBritish,it’satorch.美国人把手电筒称作flashlight,而英国人则叫它torch。句中while是并列连词,连接并列句,意为“然而,而”,此处表示对比,并含有轻微的转折意味。句型探究7在……过程中,在……期间(=when)while虽然,尽管(=though)只要(=aslongas)知识拓展8Someonecametoseeyouwhileyouwereout.你出去时,有人来找过你。Therewillbelifewhilethereiswaterandair.只要有水和空气,就会有生命。Whilehewasright,fewpeoplewouldfollowhim.虽然他是正确的,但是没有几个人愿意听他的。注意:while引导让步状语从句必须置于该从句的句首。知识拓展93.Theothertwoareasinwhichthetwovarietiesdifferarespellingandpronunciation.这两种英语另外两个领域的区别是拼写和发音。本句为主从复合句,inwhich引导定语从句,修饰areas。句型探究10介词+关系代词引导定语从句的选择:根据从句谓语动词的搭配习惯:onwhichIspent50yuan.forwhichIpaid50yuan.fromwhichIlearntalot.aboutwhichheoftentalks.知识拓展11Thisisthedictionary根据先行词的搭配习惯:thedayonwhichIjoinedtheleague.thedaysduringwhichIlivedthere.themonthinwhichIstayedthere.知识拓展12Iremember介词可后移,此时关系词可省略:towhomwe’llwrite.we’llwriteto.知识拓展13Theperson4.WhentheIrishwriterGeorgeBernardShawmadethefamousremarkthattheBritishandtheAmericansaretwonationsdividedbyacommonlanguage,hewasobviouslythinkingaboutthedifferences.当爱尔兰作家乔治·萧伯纳讲那句名言——英国和美国是被同一种语言分开的两个民族时,他显然想到了它们的区别。本句为主从复合句,when引导了时间状语从句,在此从句中又含有that引导的同位语从句。句型探究14同位语从句一般跟在某些名词(如:fact,idea,news,promise,information,message等)的后面,用以说明或解释前面的名词。引导同位语从句的连接代词that,连接副词how,when,where等。Ihavenoideawhenhewillbeback.我不知道他何时回来。知识拓展15