高二英语外研版必修5_Module_1_British_and_American_English-introduction ppt课件.pptVIP

;Introduction ;Look at the pictures and talk about Britain and America;;quotations;quotations;Answer the questions:;Read the e-mails and decide which writer is American and which is British.;The second writer is American. some of the reasons we know are: ;A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. ---Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer;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;make a difference ;make no difference (to) 对…无影响 ; 对…不重要 ，无所谓;你是去是留对我来说没多大影响。;Revision : except;;optimistic pessimistic ;Which (if any )do you think are funny?;exchange v./n.;※ in exchange for 交换…… Eg. He gave me an apple in exchange for a piece of cake. exchange rate = the rate of exchange 汇率 exchange student（两国/校间）交换的学生;Bye!