Unit2elevatorpetrolgasofficialn.电梯;升降机n.<英>汽油=<美>gasolinen.汽油;气体;煤气;毒气adj.官方的;正式的;公务的WordsreviewObjectiveUnderstandthedifferentkindsofEnglishandlearnthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Let’sdoasmallquizaboutnationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.GreatBritainAustraliaNewZealandCanadaIndiaIrelandUSASingaporeEnglish-speakingcountriesintheworldEnglishisspokeninmanycountriesthroughouttheworld.DoyouknowthatthereismorethanonekindofEnglish?Insomeimportantwaystheyareverydifferentfromoneanother.TheyarecalledworldEnglishes.CanyouunderstandthedifferentkindsofEnglishthesepeopleareusing?Let’sgotothepictures!WhynotgobyUnderground?OK.Buthowshallwegotothemovies?Er,butthesubwaystationisfaraway.Therearemanyvarieties(分类)ofEnglisharoundtheworldsuchas:CanadianEnglishBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishAustralianEnglishIndianEnglishVarietiesofEnglishBritishEnglishAmericanEnglish&WhatarethedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?What?Doyoumeanthisautumn?Doyouhaveanyplanthisfall?fallautumnWhenyouheartwonativespeakersofEnglish,theymaystillnotspeakthesamekindofEnglish.ChineseBrEAmE秋天autumnfall公寓flat汽油gas,gasoline电梯lift地铁subway橡皮rubber垃圾garbage/trash度假beonholidayFillinthetablebelow.apartmentpetrolundergrounderaserrubbishbeonvacationelevatorJackisaBritishboy.HewenttoAmericaforatripinthissummervacation.Thefirstdayhewenttoarestaurantandlookedaroundforatoilet.Whenheaskedthewaitress,shetoldhimitisonthesecondfloor.Jackwentthereonlytofindemptyrooms.SituationdiscussionWhereisthetoilet?BritishEnglishthegroundfloorthefirstfloorthesecondfloorthethirdfloorthefirstfloorthesecondfloorthethirdfloorthefourthfloorAmericanEnglishN-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R,neighbour.Canyoutellmehowtospelltheword“neighbor”?WhenyouwriteinEnglish,theymaynothavethesamespelling.neighbourneighborFillinthetablebelow.ChineseBrEAmE邻居neighbourneighbor劳动labor颜色colour幽默humor最喜爱的favourite剧院theater千米kilometrelabourcolorhumourfavoritetheatrekilometerMaindifferencesBrEAmEspellingpronunci-ationcolourcolortravelledtraveleddance;can’t;neither;eithervocabularyautumnfallfilmmoviefootballsoccerBrE&AmEVariationsoftheEnglishlanguageexistallovertheworld.ThetwomostpopularversionsareBritishandAmericanEnglish.Nomatterwhichstyleyouprefer,youmustremainconsistentthroughoutyourwork.Inconsistencycanbeconfusingandlooksunprofessional.Therefore,chooseoneortheother,andsticktoyourchoice.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthetwo.Let’stakealook.vocabularypossessionspellingpronunciationHomework1.LookupthenewwordsandexpressionsoftheReadinginthedictionary.2.PreviewtheReading:THEROADTOMODERNENGLISH
