Vocabulary and Reading.ppt

1、外研版 高二年级 (必修5) Module 1,Module 1 British and American English,Contents,2,1,3,4,5,Skimming,Scanning,Detailed Reading,Post Reading,Language Points,6,Introduction,Introduction,Read the quotations and answer the questions.,A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, la

2、nguage. -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

3、t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. -Dave Sperling, founder of Daves ESL Cafe,1. What is the topic of the quotations? The difference between British and American English. 2. Which is the most optimistic? Dave Sperling. 3. Which is the most pessimistic? H

4、enry Sweet.,4. Which ( if any) do you think are funny? open 5. Which is good news for students of English? Dave Sperling. 6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people? Henry Sweet.,Read the emails on page 1 and say what the writers have in common.,The second writer is American.,Check th

5、e true statements.,People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing. 2. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xian.,F,3. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese. 4. American English is very different from British English. 5. People from Britain cant under

6、stand people from America.,F,F,T,Reading and speaking,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,Skimming,Subject Sentences in parts1-4.,Part 1:,The first and most obvious

7、 way is in the vocabulary,Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning.,Part 2:,There are a few differences in grammar.,The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.,Part 3:,Part 4:,Reading carefully and find the differences in vocabulary, grammar

8、and spelling.,Scanning,The Differences in Vocabulary (Part 1),automobiles,freeways,gas,subway,cab,Read the second part and finish the form.,flashlight,stand in line,French fries,chips,The Differences in Grammar (Part 3),Do you have?,My friend has just arrived.,on the team/ weekend,Write to me soon!,

9、The Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4),centre, colour programme,center, color program,Read part 5 and finish the form.,accents,weather forecasters,1. There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of,Complete the sentences with the c

10、orrect words or phrases.,Detailed Reading,2. Americans _ understand what the British are saying. A. sometimes B. usually C. never 3. There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many,4. American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same way B. simpler than C.

11、harder than 5. For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader,6. Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible,Read the passa

12、ge again and complete the following sentences.,British and American English are different _ (在很多方面). 2. The British queue up; Americans _ (排队).,stand in line,in many ways,3. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures _ (进入) British English. 4. A Londoner _ _ (做某事有困难) a Scotsman fro

13、m Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.,passing into,has more difficulty,understanding,Detailed understanding Read the text carefully again and decide whether the following statements are True (T) of False (F). The arrival of the first settlers had an effect on the American pronunciation.,T,2. A

14、Londoner can understand a Scotsman more easily than understand a New Yorker. 3. Monita Rajpal grew up speaking three different languages. 4. It is certain that British English will disappear soon.,F,F,T,How many main varieties of Chinese are there? In what ways are they different? Do Chinese people

15、from different regions have problems understanding each other? What will happen to Chinese in the future?,Discussion,Post Reading,根据首字母提示填入适当的单词完成课文概括。,British and American English are different. The most o_ difference is in the vocabulary. For example, Americans drive down freeways, w_ the British

16、drive along motorways. Sometimes the same word has a different meaning, which can be c_.,bvious,hile,onfusing,There are differences in grammar, too: c_ the British sentence “Have you got .?” with the American sentence “Do you have .?”. P_ can also be different. Americans say “on the weekend”, while

17、the British say “at the weekend”. The other variations in the two v_ of English are spelling and pronunciation. Americans prefer to s_ spelling.,ompare,repositions,implify,arieties,As for pronunciation, although there are differences, a Briton can still understand an American. Recently, both varieti

18、es of English have become more alike. Satellite TV and the Internet let the British and Americans listen to each other at the f_ of a switch, leading to American words and s_ passing into British English.,lick,tructures,However, as English is spoken worldwide there may be more than two varieties in

19、the future. But dont worry. Users of English will still be able to c_ with each other and understand each other.,ommunicate,1. We have really everything in common with America nowadays. have . in common (with sb. / sth. ) 和有共同之处。 e.g.Real friends should have much in common. 真正的朋友应该有很多相同之处。,Language

20、points,拓展: in common with 和一样 Fill in the blanks. 1. The two games _ _ _ _ (没有相同之处). 2. _ _ _ _ _ (和其他许多国家一样), Britain has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.,In common with many other countries,have nothing in common,2. It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks Bri

21、tish or American English. make a difference 对有影响 e.g. It doesnt make a difference to me whether you attend the contest or not. 你参不参加这个竞赛对我来说都没有 什么关系。 拓展: make no / some / much difference 没有 / 有一些 / 有很大影响,词汇扩展： differ vi.与不同, 相异; 不同意， 意见相左, 常与from 搭配 different adj. 不同的，相异的， 各种各样的 常用的修饰词有： very much,

22、quite, entirely, totally,Fill in the blanks. 1. 这场雨对运动会没有太大影响。 The rain didnt _ _ _ to the sports meet. 2. 谁赢这场比赛对我来说没有什么区别。 It _ _ _ _ _ _ who wins the game.,doesnt make a difference to me,make much difference,3. Maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi or cab. get around 回避，逃避，绕过某困难 b.

23、 走动 c. (消息)传开，传出去 请把get around在句子中的含义与其相应 的汉语释义配对。,1. My father could get around after the operation. 2. It would take some time for the news to get around. 3. I think we should not get around most of these problems.,a,b,c,Translation: 1. 她拄着拐杖四处走动。 2. 他在事故中遇难的消息迅速传开了。 3. 你规避制度是不对的。,She gets around

24、with the help of a stick. News soon got around that he was killed in the accident. Its wrong of you to get around the rules.,4. Prepositions, too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with in the team, at the weekend (British).,compare to 把.比作 compare with 把.进行比较 compared

25、 with (to) 和比较，常 位于句首或句尾，作状语,e.g. If you compare her work with his，youll find hers is much better 要是把他俩的工作比较一下，就会发 现她的要好得多。 Compared with (to) drivers in other countries, Americans think theyre good drivers 同其他国家司机相比，美国人认为他 们是不错的。,拓展：by comparison相比之下 by comparison with与相比 e.g. By comparison with th

26、e lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot. 和活泼的年轻人比起来，成年人 是没有欢乐的群体。,Choose the best answer. 1) The production of grain rose by 25 _ the first three months of last year. A. comparing to B. compare with C. compared to D. to compare with,2) When _ different cultures, we often pay attention only

27、 to the differences without noticing the many similarities. A. Compared B. being compared C. Comparing D. having compared,5. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.,have difficulty,in doing sth.,with sth.,做某事有困难,e.g. Do you have any diffi

28、culty with English? 你英语上有困难吗？ The government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave their villages. 政府很难说服人们离开他们的村庄。,6. While Americans prefer Do you have? prefer v. 喜欢 a. prefer doing 喜欢 e.g. Jack prefers swimming. b. prefer to do 宁愿，更喜欢 e.g. I prefer to go out this afternoon. c. prefer

29、 doing to doing 两者间更喜欢 e.g. He prefers sailing to surfing. 比起冲浪他更喜欢航海。,d. prefer to do rather than do 宁愿而不 e.g. He prefers to stay rather than go out. 他宁愿呆着也不愿外出。 e. prefer doing rather than doing 宁愿而不 e.g. She prefers remaining single rather than having a family. 她宁愿单身也不愿组成家庭。,Sentence explanations

30、,认真分析下列句子，并补全所缺内容。 1. When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language, he was obviously thinking about the differences. (P2),分析 a. 这是一个_句。 b. when引导的是_从句。 c. that引导的是_从句，进一步说 明remark的具体内容。 d. divided by

31、a common language是过去 分词短语作_，修饰nations。,主从复合,时间状语,同位语,后置定语,2. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear. (P3),分析 a. 这是一个主从复合句。主句的结构为：主语（it）+谓语（has led to）+宾语(lots of American words and structures) + _（passing into British English）。,宾语补足语,d. lead to引起，导致，其中to是介词，后须跟名词、代词或_。,动词ing形式,b. so that引导的是_从句。 c. that引导的从句作动词_的宾语。,believe,结果状语,3. However, if you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with different acc