高二第一单元课件（外研第五册）.pptVIP

Period 1 Module 5 British and American English Introduction Reading and Speaking Introduction- 1. Reading (3m) Read the quotations and tell whether you agree or disagree. A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer C America and England are two countries divided by a common language. --George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer Introduction- 2. Discussion (5m) Read the quotations and answer the questions in Part 1. Introduction- 3. Imagination (2m) Talk about your expectations of the two varieties of English. What do you expect British and American English to be like? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the British and American English? Introduction- 4. Reading (5m) Read the e-mails and decide which writer is American. Which is American and which is British? (point out the reason) Key to the answers The second writer is American. Some of the reasons we know are: Reading and Speaking- 1. Warming-up (5m) Check the following statements. Discuss and the answers are open. People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xi’an. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese. American English is very different from British English. People from Britain can’t understand people from America. Reading and Speaking- 2. Skimming (5m) Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different. Reading and Speaking- 3. Note-taking(10m) Paragraph 12 (the differences in vocabulary) Paragraph3: the differences in grammar Paragraph 4: the differences in spelling and pronunciation Reading and SpeakingOrganization of the text Could you tell the structure of the whole passage? Which paragraphs tell the ways in which British and American English are different? Which paragraphs predict the future of these two varieties? Reading a