高中英语.Warming.up课件..新人教版必修1.pptVIP

Guess which of the following words is British English and which is American English. Why does English change over time? Because of cultural communication, English changes over time. Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?  “ Only time will tell”. * Warming up This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world. Small Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries. The U.S.A. Great Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore India South Africa New Zealand English is spoken in these countries. How much do you know about English? It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland… It has a long history. There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE Many Chinese are learning English. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes. Look at these examples. Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using? Let’s go to the pictures! Ok. But how shall we go to the movies? Why not go by Underground? Er, but the subway Station is far away. elevator lift gas petrol eraser rubber on a team in a team AmE BrE AmE BrE The differences between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] two weeks fortnight vacation holiday trash can dustbin garbage rubbish college university subway underground fall autumn apartment flat gas, gasoline petrol elevator lift AmE BrE Chinese 电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周 Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater ki