人教版高中英语必修一 Unit 2 English around the world 完整学案(共8课时）（含答案）.doc

必修一 Unit 2 English around the world (共8课时) 第1课时 roaden eyes 学习目标：熟悉与本单元相关的话题，并通过阅读积累词汇。 背景材料导入： Differences between British English and American English British English and American English are almost exactly the same. But there are minor①differences 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 small number of words are used differently. For example, American would say “apartment”, but the British would say “flat” to talk about the place where they live. In addition to② some common words, many idiomatic③ expressions are difficult. In England people might say, “I’ll ring you up tonight”, but in the US, people might say, “I’ll call you up tonight.” The second difference between British and American English is in pronunciation. The main difference in pronunciation concerns the vowels④. Some American dialects and some British dialects use vowels in different ways. Sometimes, Americans and the British don’t understand each other’s pronunciation. But most of the time, the British and Americans do understand each other’s pronunciation because most of the sounds of the two dialects⑤ are the same. The third difference is very small. This is the difference in spelling. A few words are spelled differently. The most common example is the word “center”. In British English, this word would be spelled C-E-N-T-R-E, while in American English the same word would be spelled C-E-N-T-E-R. Another example is “or” vs “our”. The word “color” is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R in British but C-O-L-O-R in the US. 注：① minor adj. 较小的，少数的 ② in addition to 除…以外 ③ idiomatic adj. 符合语言习惯的；包含习语的 ④vowel n. 元音 ⑤dialect n. 方言 What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? ___________________________________ How many differences between British and Am