The-man-who-made-spelling-simple.ppt

Module 5 British and American English Cultural Corner The man who made spelling simple Have you ever used this dictionary before? Do you know who writes it? Noah Webster This is the man who made spelling simple 厄诺·韦伯斯特 Noah Webster厄诺·韦伯斯特(1758-1843)：他不仅是美国词典编纂者、课本编写者，还是拼写改革宣导者和政治家，被誉为“美国学术和教育之父”。他于1828年编纂了一本韦氏大词典，收集了七万多个词条，是第一本美国英语字典。在美国，他的名字等同于「词典」 Listen to the passage and try to find out the answer to the question: What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary? simplify have a distinctive “American” look Fast Reading Match paragraphs Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 The dictionary is a standard and famous book. Some examples of the simplified words. Suggestion of simplifying the spelling. The introduction of Webster. The spelling of words doesn’t represent the sound. Careful Reading Answer the following questions. 1.What are the two problems with English? (Para.1) 2.What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary?(Para.2-3) 3.Find out the two main works of Webster.(Para.3 Para.5) 1.What are the two problems with English? (Para.1) The spelling of words does not always represent the sound. Some words just seem to have two many letters. 2.What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary? He wanted to simplify the spelling of English and make it look different from British English. 3.Find out the two main works of Webster. The Elementary Spelling Book American Dictionary of the English Language Question: Can you see any similarities between Webster’s work and attempts to simplify Chinese? The work of simplifying Chinese has made it convenient for people to read, understand and use the Chinese language. So has Webster’s work for American people. Language points 1.attempt vt. / n. 努力；尝试；企图 attempt to do sth. =make an attempt { to do sth. at doing sth. 试图做某事 He attempted to break the world record. = He made an attempt to break the world record. 即学即练： ①他试图欺骗我，但被我发现了. He _