2017-2018学年高中英语（人教版必修一）同步课件%2B教师用书：Unit 2Section+Ⅰ　Warming+Up++Reading—Preparing+ .docVIP

Unit 2　English around the world 英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言之一各个地方所讲的英语有所差异。你知道英式英语和美式英语的区别吗？Differences between British English and American English British English and American English are almost exactly the same. But there are minor differences between British and American English in vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling. The first difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. Almost all of the words used in British English and American English are exactly the same. Only a very small number of words are used differently. For example, Americans would say “apartment”， but the British would say “flat” to talk about the place where they live. In addition to some common words，many idiomatic expressions are different. In England people might say，“Ill ring you up tonight”， but in the US, people might say，“Ill call you up tonight.” The second difference between British and American English is in pronunciation. The main difference in pronunciation concerns the vowels.Some American dialects and some British dialects use vowels in different ways.Sometimes，Americans and the British dont understand each others pronunciation. But most of the time, the British and Americans do understand each others pronunciation because most of the sounds of the two dialects are the same. The third difference is very small. This is the difference in spelling. A few kinds of words are spelled differently in British and American English. The most common example is in a word like “center”. In British English, this word would be spelled C璄璑璗璕璄, while in American English the same word would be spelled C璄璑璗璄璕.Another example is 摥or?vs 摥ournd American E”．The word “color” is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R in Britain but C-O-L-O-R in the US. 1．minor adj. 较少的；少数的2．in addition to 除……之外3．idiomatic adj. 符合语言习惯的；4．vowel n. 元音5．dialect n. 方言 1．Where are the minor differences between British and American English?