四川省古蔺县中学高二外研版英语必修课件ModuleReadingandspeaking.ppt

Learning aims 1.Mastering some important words and phrases 2. improving students’ reading and speaking abilities 3. knowing some differences between British and American English To understand the differences between British and American English (enjoy a video) According to the video, we know some differences between British and American English America Britain pants trousers chips (薯片） crisps French fries (薯条） chips(薯条） soda fizzy drink (汽水） elevator(电梯） lift movie film sidewalk（人行道） pavement(人行道） Do you want to know more about the differences between British and American English ? Let’s learn the text on page 2 . Read the first paragraph and Finish the table. Fast reading task 2: choose the best answer 1. This passage is mainly about ________. A. how the British brought English into the New World B. the tourists’ difficulties in the two countries C. the use of the world official language—English D. the obvious differences between British English and American English 2. What is the writer’s attitude toward the differences between British English and American English? ( ) A. People can understand each other in the same nation however great the differences are. B. Differences within a language are quite normal even in the same country. C. George Bernard Shaw believed that English would grow better. D. It is surprising that the same language has such great differences. 3. The paragraph Colour or Color？tells us that ________. A .people on the East Coast of the US speak a much similar English to the British B. differences between languages often cause international problems C. American English seems better than British English D. spelling and pronunciation differences no longer exist in the same language 4. What causes “the tw