外研版英语必修五Introduction课程.pptVIP

Read the quotations and tell whether you agree or disagree. * Lead-in: How much do you know about the American and British English? Are they exactly the same? 2. Among the words you have learnt , can list any words that belong to Am.E or Br.E? We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde 如今，我们和美国在一切方面都相同，当然除了语言。 Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. 不出一百年，讲英国英语和讲美国英语的人将不能互相理解。 Henry Sweet America and England are two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw萧伯纳 美国和英国是被同一种语言分开的两个国家。 Dave Sperling founder of Dave’s ESL Café ESL—English as a Second Language作为第二语言的英语 EFL—English as a Foreign Language 作为外语的英语 It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. 老师讲英式英语或美国英语并没有多大的差别。 1. What is the topic of the quotations? The difference between British and American English. 2. Whose opinion is the most optimistic? Dave Sperling. 3. Whose opinion is the most pessimistic? Henry Sweet. 4. Which ( if any) do you think are funny? open 5. Which is good news for students of English? D 6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people? A I found I had a lot in common with these people. four women with almost nothing in common The two games have much in common. In common with a lot of other countries, were in an economic recession (衰退). 1. have a lot / much/ sth/ little/ nothing  in common with sb/sth 有很多/一些/几乎没有/没有共同之处 2. make a/some/much/no difference to  对…有/没有 影响/重要 Morning or afternoon, it makes no difference to me. It wont make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow. It does make a difference whether we can speak English fluently. Talk about your expectations of the two varieties of English. What do you expect British and American English to be like? 2. Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the British and American English? 3. Read