必修五module-1-british-and-american-english.pptVIP

Which countries used English as the first language ? Which countries used English as official language? Which countries used English as the foreign language? There are many varieties (分类) of English around the world such as： Canadian English British English American English Australian English Indian English Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are every different from one another. They are called world Englishes. When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English. British English the ground floor the first floor the second floor the third floor When you write in English, they may not have the same spelling. Little Girl: Hi, I’d like some sweets, please. Store Owner: No problem. All the candy we sell is sweet. Little Girl: I see, so you sell sweet sweets. 2. Jim: Let’s take the lorry for a trip into the countryside. Linda: Of course, I expect you to take me! Jim: Oh, I’m sorry, Linda, I mean my truck. We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. — Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer 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 Read the emails and say what the writers have in common, and decide which writer is American. Can you tell whether a man is What are the differences between American English and British English? What? Do you mean this autumn? Do you have any plan this fall? fall autumn holiday 假期 garbage 垃圾 university 大学 subway 地铁 lift 电梯 gas, gasoline 汽油 flat 公寓 fall autumn 秋天 AmE BrE Chinese Fill in the table below. apartment petrol underground college rubbish vacation elevator Jack is a British boy. He went to Ameri