高中英语 1.1 British and American English课件 外研版必修5.ppt

1、,Module 1British and American English,The English language was first introduced to the Americans by British colonists beginning in the early 17th century. Similarly, the language spread to many other parts of the world as a result of British colonization elsewhere during the spread of the former Bri

2、tish Empire.,Over the past 400 years, the form of the language used in Americasespecially in the United Stateshas become different from the one used in the United Kingdom in many ways, leading to the dialects (方言) which are now commonly referred to as American English and British English. Difference

3、s between the two include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling and idioms. A small number of words have completely different meanings between the two dialects, or are even unknown or not used in one of them.,Henry Sweet once predicted in 1877 that within a century，American English，Australian

4、 English and British English would be mutually (相互地) unintelligible (无法了解的)Other experts have also made similar predictions.It may be the case that increased world wide communication through radio，television，the Internet，and globali ation has reduced the amount of regional variation.This can result

5、either in some variations disappearing or in the acceptance of wide variations as“perfectly good English”everywhere.,However, it remains the case that although spoken American and British English are generally similar, there are enough differences to cause occasional misunderstandings or, at times,

6、embarrassment.,她父母死了，给她留下了许多钱。( ving作结果状语) _ 劳动力短缺仍然是个问题。(remain adj./n. 意为“仍然 是，保存”) _,Her parents died, leaving her a lot of money.,It remains a problem that we are short of labor.,1佳句仿写,A small number of words have completely different meanings between the two dialects, or are even unknown or not

7、 used in one of them. _,在两种方言中有少量的词汇有完全不同的意思或在其 中一种方言中这些词汇甚至根本不知道或不使用。,2翻译佳句，放眼高考,1_ n. 语言学家 2_ n. 口音 3_adj. 显然的；显而易见的 4_vi.(英)排队(等候) 5_vt.比较 6_vt. 省略 7_vi.不同；有区别,linguist,accent,obvious,queue,compare,omit,differ,.单词识记,Period OneIntroduction Reading and Vocabulary,1_有相同的特点 2. _ 有影响；使不相同 3. _ 四处走动(旅行

8、) 4. be similar to _ 5. lead to _,have.in common,make a difference,get around,与相似,引起；导致,.短语天地,8_n评论；讲话 9_n变化 10_n轻打；轻弹；抖动,remark,variation,flick,1It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. 信息提取it 作形式主语，真正的主语是whether引导的 主语从句。 例句仿写你是否同意我的计划这并不重要。 _you agr

9、ee to my plan or not.,It makes no difference whether,.句型搜索,2Americans use a flashlight，while for the British，its a torch. 信息提取 while 并列连词，表对比，意为：而；然而。 例句仿写我们国家盛产石油，他们国家却一点也没有。 Our country has plenty of oil，_ theirs has none.,while,3A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow

10、 than understanding a New Yorker. 信息提取have difficulty (in) doing sth意为：做某事有困 难。 例句仿写你通过这次考试遇到困难了没有？ Did you _ the exam?,have any difficulty (in) passing,4The nonstop communication, the experts think, has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other. 信息提取make it adj. for s

11、omebody to do sth意为“使得某人做某事”。it作形式宾语，真正宾语是for 后的 成份。 例句仿写我们会让你学习这篇文章更容易些。 Well _ this passage.,make it easier for you to learn,Fast Reading：Scan the text and choose the best answers according to the text. 1From the text we know that there are_differences between British and American English. Atwo Bt

12、hree CFour Dfive 2Whats the first and most obvious difference between British and American English? AGrammar. BSpelling. CWords. DVocabulary.,.预读理解,3Which of the following is TRUE? APeople from Britain speak the same language as people from the USA. BThe British say “queue up” but in the USA we say

13、“stand in line” CThere are lots of differences between American and British varieties of English. DThe third paragraph talks about spelling.,4According to the text, the British English and American English are different in all the following aspects EXCEPT in_. Avocabulary Bspelling Caccent Dorigin,5

14、From the fifth paragraph, we can infer that_. Ain the future，there will be only three main “Englishes” Bin the future，there will be many “Englishes” Cin the future，users of English will not be able to understand each other Dwith satellite TV and the Internet, it has been impossible to listen to Brit

15、ish and American English easily 答案1.C2.D3.B4.D5.B,1confusing adj. 令人困惑的；难懂的 The confusing directions on the bottle made me not take the medicine.药瓶上令人费解的使用说明使我没有吃药。 Teachers explanations shouldnt be confusing. 老师的解释不应该难以理解。,【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 他们提了一大堆令人费解的问题，把我难住了，我稀里糊涂，茫然地站在那儿，不知所措。 They_me by asking so

16、many_questions.I was totally_ ,standing there in_ ,not knowing what to do. 答案 confused; confusing; confused; confusion,2compare (1)vt.比较， 对照；比作 Dont compare your strengths with others weaknesses. 不要拿你的强项和别人的弱点相比。 You can never compare apples with oranges.(谚)风马牛不相及。 Shakespeare compared the world to

17、a stage. 莎士比亚把这个世界比作舞台。 (2)n. 比较 She is lovely beyond compare. 她真是可爱得无与伦比。,【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 _ (把这辆车与那辆车比较)，and you will find differences. _ (把这辆车与那辆车比较)，you will find differences. _ (把这辆车与那辆车比较)，this one is better in quality. _ (可以被比作)，angels in white. 答案： Compare this car with that one Comparing this

18、car with that one Compared to/with that one can be compared to,3differ (1)vi.不同；有区别 Chinese differs greatly from English in pronunciation. 汉语的发音与英语大不相同。 The brothers differ widely in their tastes. 他们弟兄的爱好大相径庭。 (2)vi. 意见分歧或相左 Im sorry to differ about this matter. 对不起，关于这件事，我的看法不同。,【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 在这方面法

19、语不同于英语。 French _ English _this respect. 他们在生活方式上如此不同。 They are so _ life style.,differs from in,different in,4remark (1)n.C评论；讲话；谈论 He had a habit of making humorous remarks. 他有说幽默话的习惯。 Dont make remarks about others. 不要对别人评头论足。 (2) vt.谈到；评论；说(that) A local newspaper remarked that crime was on the d

20、ecrease. 一家地方报纸评论说犯罪案件在减少。,(3)vt.谈论，议论；评论 Professor Smith remarked on the difference between the two dictionaries. 史密斯教授谈到了这两本词典的不同之处。 They were remarking on stock markets when I came into the room.当我进屋的时候，他们正在谈论股市。 【归纳拓展】,用remark的适当形式填空 Friends often_(remark)on how alike she and Zhang Ziyi look. Th

21、e teacher_ (remark)that I had made _ (remark) progress.,remark,remarked,remarkable,1have.in common在方面有相同之处 They have much in common. 他们有很多共同之处。 Dont bother me.We have nothing in common. 别烦我！我们没有共同语言。 【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 我们发现彼此有很多共同点，很合得来。 We found that we_a lot_and got on well. 艾米和她的妹妹一样非常喜欢唱歌。 _ her sist

22、er, Amy likes singing very much. 尽管我们是朋友，但我和简毫无共同之处。 Though we are friends, I _ Jane.,had,in common,In common with,have nothing in common with,2. make a difference 有影响；起重要作用 Your support will certainly make a difference in our class. 你的支持当然将会在我们班上产生影响。 We can hope to reach our goals and truly make a

23、 difference by discovering what we do best. 只有发现自己的长处才有希望达到目标并产生影响。 【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 转学对我的一生有着重大影响。 Changing schools_ my life. 谁将获胜对于我来说没什么两样。 _who will win.,made a big difference to,It makes no difference to me,3get around (1) 到处走动 Marys father likes getting around. 玛丽的父亲喜欢到处旅行。 (2)(消息、谣言)传开 Rumors ge

24、t around quickly. 流言传播得很快。,【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 消息已经传出：刘翔将退出比赛。 News _ that Liu Xiang would drop out of the race. 我试着给你打了好几次电话，但是没有打通。 I tried calling you several times but I couldnt _. 你跟老板合得来吗？ Do you _your boss?,has got around,get through,get along with,4be similar to 与相似 Gold is similar in color to bra

25、ss. 金与黄铜的颜色相似。 My wife and I have similar tastes in music. 我的妻子和我在音乐方面有相似的爱好。 【归纳拓展】,【翻译句子】 他们两人性格相近。 我熟知篮球规则。,_,The two of them are similar in character.,I am very familiar with the rules of basketball. /The rules of basketball are familiar to me.,_,_,5lead to (1) 通向 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马

26、。 (2)引起，导致 This misprint led to great confusion. 这个印刷错误造成很大的误解。 Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences. 这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。,【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 我们的英语老师有一种奇特的方法能促使我们很活跃地学 习英语。 Our English teacher has a strange way of _ study English actively. 过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。 Too much work and too litt

27、le rest often_illness. 答案： leding us to lead to,【单项填空】 It was sleeping late in the morning that_his being late for work. Adevoted to Bstuck to Creferred to Dled to 解析devote oneself to(be devoted to)“献身于”；stick to“坚持”；refer to“提及，参考”，都不符合句意。四个选项中的to均为介词，该句为强调句型。强调的是sleeping late in the morning。 答案D,1

28、Americans use a flashlight，while for the British，its a torch.美国人把手电筒称为flashlight，而英国人却叫它 torch。 本句中while作并列连词，表示对比，意为“而，然而”。 He likes playing basketball，while I like listening to music. 他喜欢打篮球，而我喜欢听音乐。 She thought I was talking about her daughter, while in fact，I was talking about my daughter. 她认为我在

29、说她女儿，但事实上我在说我女儿。,【归纳拓展】,【单项填空】 _some people come here for a short break, others have decided to stay forever. ABecause BIf COnce DWhile 解析while在此作并列连词，连接两个并列分句，表示前后 情况的对比。,D,Mary made coffee_her guests were finishing their meal. Aso that Balthough Cwhile Das if 解析while在句中作从属连词，引导时间状语从句，表示 “当的时候”。,C,2A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker. 伦敦人要听 懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人说话比听懂纽约人说话更难。 have difficulty in doing sth/with sth 做某事有困难