外研版高中英语必修5 Module 1《British and American English》课件4.pptVIP

Read the passage and find the differences between British English 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. Vocabulary Grammar Spelling pronunciation Read again paragraph by paragraph and make notes of the differences. The first two paragraphs: the differences in vocabulary British English American English cars freeway gas underground taxi torch stand in line chips automobiles motorway petrol subway cab flashlight queue up French fries British English American English Have you got…? My friend just arrived. in the team/ at the weekend write me soon! Do you have…? My friend has just arrived on the team/ weekend Write to me soon! The third paragraph: the differences in grammar British English American English spelling pronunciation centre, colour programme center, color program The 4th paragraph: the differences in spelling and pronunciation Americans ____ understand what the British are saying. A. Sometimes B. usually C. never 2. There are ______ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of There are ______ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many 4. Television and the Internet have made it _____ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible 5. American spelling is _______ British spelling. A. the same as B. simpler than C. harder than 6. For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _______. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader Listen to the passage and discuss the following questions.