unit 2integrating-skill.pptVIP

* AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH Fast—reading: Questions What is American English for“I think”? 2 What did Noah Webster do in order to make American English different from British English? I guess. In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He changed the spelling of many words. Careful—reading: Fill in the form:try to find out the differences between BrE and AmE. BrE AmE conclusions autumn fall I think I guess Different words show the same meaning. typhoon tornado Borrow words from different countries colour color centre center traveller traveler Different spellings [da:ns] [d?ns] [nTt] [ nat ] Different pronunication Old French cent Borrowed from word English borrowed from other languages Florida Spanish howl India cookbook German Language points: How did these differences come about? come about : happen, take place, occur Eg Sometimes it is hard to tell how a quarrel comes about. Great changes have taken place in that village. What happened to her? For a long time the language in America stay the same, while the language in England changed. stay the same Eg The temperature has stayed hot this week. keep healthy remain calm stay young 3.The British took “typhoon” from Chinese, while the Americans took “totnado” from Spanish. while You like sports, while I would rather read. 4. In the same way Americans still use the expression “I guess” ( meaning “ I think”), just as the British did 3000 years ago. just as: as He lied to me just as you say. 5. At the same time, British English and the American English started borrowing words from other languages, ending up wit