外研版book5module vocabulary, vocabulary Listening.pptVIP

Module 1 British and American English vocabulary, vocabulary Listening Vocabulary Learning: Read the words and match them in the boxes. apartment autumn elevator fall first floor flashlight flat garbage gas ground floor holiday lift stand in line lorry pavement petrol queue rubbish sidewalk torch truck vacation British English American English Keys: British English American English flat apartment autumn fall lift elevator ground floor first floor torch flashlight rubbish garbage petrol gas holiday vacation queue up stand in line lorry truck pavement sidewalk Practice: Rewrite the sentences using British words. 1. We really like going on vacation in the fall. 2. You don’t need to take the elevator. Our apartment is on the first floor. 3.Did you see that truck come out of the gas station? 4.Pass me a flashlight, Eddie. I’ve lost my wallet. lift autumn ground lorry petrol torch holiday flat Practice: write some sentences to practise Student A: write some sentences in British English and ask your partner to rewrite them in American English. Student B: write some sentences in American English and ask your partner to rewrite them in British English. Vocabulary and Listening Talk about the problems exchange students have. A. understanding the language getting on with people food different school subjects and timetable local customs climate Complete the passage with the words in the box. Hello, and welcome to today’s edition of In the air. As you know, every week on this programme we discuss an aspect of the way we (1)______ now, and today’s topic is the language we (2)_______-English. So that’s something which affects us all. The question is, what’s going to (3)______ to the way we speak English in the future? Are we all going to speak like Americans? Or will British English continue to (4)______? live speak happen exist Later o