四川省宜宾市南溪二中高中英语Book6module1introductionandreading课件（外研版选修6）.ppt

Module 1 Introduction Reading and speaking;Contents;Introduction Reading and speaking Read the quotations and answer the questions.;B Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. ---Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist;C America and England are two countries divided by a common language. --George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer;D It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. --Dave Sperling, founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe;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;Talk about your expectations of the two varieties of English.;British English;Check the true statements.;3. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese. 4. American English is very different from British English. 5. People from Britain can’t understand people from America.;British and American English;Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.;Subject Sentences in parts1-4;Reading carefully and find the differences in vocabulary, grammar and spelling.;the Differences in Vocabulary (Part 1);British;the Differences in Grammar (Part 3);the Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4);Periods;At present;Organization of the text;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. Ther