Module 1《British and American English》introduction,reading and voca课件7（36张PPT）（外研版必修5）.pptVIP

It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. --Dave Sperling, founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe Post-reading Discuss the following questions. How many main varieties(kinds) of Chinese are there? Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other? 3. What will happen to Chinese in the future? 北方方言、粤方言、湘方言、赣方言、 客家方言、闽方言、吴方言 homework 1.Write your own passage about the difrences between American English and British English 2.Listen to VOA and BBC Thank for your attending Book 5 Module 1 British and American English Shiyan Middle School of Dezhou English as the first language Britian America Australia Jamaica English as official language India South Africa English as the foreignlanguge China Japan France British and American English A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. ---Oscar Wilde（王尔德）, 19th century writer B Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. ---Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist C America and England are two countries divided by a common language. --George Bernard Shaw（萧伯纳）, 20th century writer Reading and Speaking---Organization of the text Which paragraphs tell the ways in which British and American English are different? Which paragraphs predict the future of these two varieties(kinds) of English? Paragraph One, Two, Three and Four. Paragraph Five, Six and Seven. Reading and Speaking- 2. Read the titles and the first sentences of the first four paragraphs and find four ways in which British and American English are different. Vocabulary Grammar Spelling pronunciation Note-taking Paragraph 12 (the differences in vocabulary) listen to the text and fill the blanks Listen to the text British English American English cars 1 ___________ 2 __________ freeway 3 ________ gas underground 4 _