Warmingup•ThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.SmallQuizLet’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland…Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrEManyChinesearelearningEnglish.DoyouknowthatthereismorethanonekindofEnglish?Insomeimportantwaystheyareverydifferentfromoneanother.TheyarecalledworldEnglishes.Lookattheseexamples.CanyouunderstandthedifferentkindsofEnglishthesepeopleareusing?Let’sgotothepictures!Ok.Buthowshallwegotothemovies?WhynotgobyUnderground?Er,butthesubwayStationisfaraway.GuesswhichofthefollowingwordsisBritishEnglishandwhichisAmericanEnglish.BrEAmEliftelevatorinateamonateamrubbereraserpetrolgasBrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyvocabularyspellingspellingpronunciationpronunciationautumnfallautumnfalltyphoontornadotyphoontornadoIthinkIguessIthinkIguesscolourcolorcolourcolorcentrecentercentrecentertravellertravelertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[ddance[da:ns]dance[dæns]æns]not[not]not[na:t]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周AmEneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometerBrEneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometrepetrolflatcolorliftrubberhonorpicturesundergrounderasergasapartmentelevatorhonourcolourmoviessubwayMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.WhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication,Englishchangesovertime.WillChineseEnglishbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes?“Onlytimewilltell”.课后练习I.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母提示,写出所缺单词的正确形式。1.Ane______isamachinethatcarriespeopleandgoodsupanddowninsidebuildings.2.ThePresidentwasleavingforafour-dayo_____tourofFrance.elevatorofficialII.每空一词,使上下两句话的意思一致。注意英式英语与美式英语的不同。1.I’llstopandgetsomegas—we’rerunninglow.I’llstopandgetsome___—we’rerunninglow.oil2.Ifyoudraworwriteinpencil,youcanalwaysruboutyourmistakeswithaneraser.Ifyoudraworwriteinpencil,youcanalwaysruboutyourmistakeswith________.arubber3.Whichwouldyouratherdo—godancingorgotothemovies?Whichwouldyouratherdo—godancingorgotothe_______?pictures