[名校联盟]四川省宣汉县第二中学高中英语必修五Module1BritishandAmericanEnglish1课件.pptVIP

Module 1 British and American English;As you know, China is big in size and full of many dialects. [来源:学科网ZXXK]; Hong Kong is part of China. Do you think we will have difficulty in understanding people from Hong Kong ? ;Do people from Shanghai sound the same as those from Xi’an? ;What about Britain English and American English? ;Read the passage and find ways in which British and American English are different. ;Read the first part and find out the topic sentence ;The second part of the passage;The third part of the passage;the fourth part of the passage; the fifth part of the passage;complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases. 1.There are ______ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of 2.Americans_____ understand what the British are saying. A. sometimes B. usually C. never 3.There are _________ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many 4.American spelling is _____ British spelling. A. the same as B. simpler than C. harder than 5.For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _______. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader. 6.Television and the Internet have made it ______ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A.? harder B. easier C. impossible ;Match the British and American words in the box. ;Rewrite the sentences using British words. 1.?We really like going on vacation in the fall. 2.?You don’t need to take the elevator. Our apartment in on the first floor. 3.?Did you see that truck come out of the gas station? 4.?Pass me a flashlight, Eddie. I’ve lost my wallet. ;Thankyou