B5M1Reading创新.ppt

Read the titles and the first or second sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different. Words in the text（Para.1) obvious vocabulary Atlantic automobile freeway motorway gas petrol underground subway cab get around Words in the text（Para.2-3) expression flashlight torch queue up slightly confusing chip crisp fried preposition omit the Differences in Grammar (Part 3) variety factor remark settler accent variation pronunciation George Bernard Show Scotsman Glasgow the Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4) Words in the text（Para.5-7) communication steadily satellite flick switch structure newsreader forecaster Monita Rajpal Punjabi dimention Organization of the text Try to collect more words or expressions which are different in British and American English in the 4 ways. (vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation) 1. get around 请把get around在句子中的含义与其相应的汉语释义配对。 1. My father could get around after the operation. 2. It would take some time for the news to get around. 3. I think we should not get around most of these problems. a. 回避，逃避，绕过某困难 b. 走动 c. (消息)传开，传出去 a b c 【即学即练】汉译英。 1. 她拄着拐杖四处走动。 2. 他在事故中遇难的消息迅速传开了。 3. 你规避制度是不对的。 She gets around with the help of a stick. News soon got around that he was killed in the accident. It’s wrong of you to get around the rules. 2. Prepositions, too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with in the team, at the weekend (British). 介词也不同:把美国的on the team, on the weekend与英国的in the team, at the weekend比较一下。 compare …to…把......比作 compare … with…把......进行比较 compare notes (with sb)交换意见、观点、看法 compared with (to)“和……比较”，常位于句首或句尾，作状语 If you compare her work with his，you’ll find hers is much better． 要是把他俩的工作比较一下，就会发现她好得多。 Compared with (to) drivers in other countries, Americans think they’re good drivers． 同其他国家司机相比，美国人认为他们是不错的。 We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards． 我们各自看了那出戏，后来交换了意见。 扩展： by compa