2018-英语外研版必修5导学笔记Module1PeriodOne.docx

TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Iusedtoteachacourseaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.WespeakEnglishonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanbutwehavemanydifferencesinourmonlanguage.Wehaveexamplesofthesamewordshavingverydifferentmeanings，differingspellingsofthesamewordsaswellaspletelydifferentwordsforthesamethings.Herearesomeexamples.

AcookieintheUSiscalledabiscuitintheUK.AbiscuitintheUSisasmallcakeintheUK.IntheUK，apiecanbemadefromeithermeatorfruit；whileintheUS，piesarenormallymadefromfruit，potpiesaremadefrommeat.MostthingsaremeasuredingramsandkilogramsintheUS，notouncesandpounds.

Oneveryobviousdifferenceisthesideoftheroadweeachchoosetodriveon.PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS.Theplacewherewefillupourcars，intheUK，isagarage；whileintheUS，it’sagasstation.Thetermgarageisalsousedasaplacetostoreyourcarnexttoorclosebyyourhouse.IntheUKwecallalorrywhatisknownasatruckintheUS.

AnelevatorintheUSiscalledalifthere，andthefirstfloorintheUS，iscalledthegroundfloorhere，somanyvisitorsgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels.

Therearecountlessexamplesofdifferenceswithinouronesharedlanguage.Withsomanydifferences，nowonderit’shardtounderstandeachotherwell.

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)

1.ThepassageismainlyaboutthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishingrammar.(F)

2.It’simpliedinthepassagethattheauthormaybeateacherfromtheUK.(T)

PeriodOneIntroductionReadingandSpeaking

Ⅰ.重点单词

1.obviousadj.显然的，显而易见的

obviouslyadv.显然地

2.confusingadj.令人困惑的；难懂的

confusedadj.困惑的

confusevt.使困惑

3parevt.比较

4.differvi.不同，有区别

differencen.不同之处，区别

differentadj.不同的，有区别的

5.settlern.移民；定居者

settlev.定居；解决

6.remarkn.评论；讲话

7.variationn.变化

varyvi.变化

variousadj.各种各样的

8.steadilyadv.不断地；持续地

steadyadj.稳定的

9.switchn.开关

10.structure