严翘book5module1公开课

1、Book 5 module 1 British and American English,1.Is the accent from Hainan the same as that from Henan ? 2. Can they understand each other ?,Check the following statements.,English,English,English,English,English,Two main varieties are American and British English .,Do you know the differences between

2、 fall or autumn ?,American British,Fall,autumn,The differences in vocabulary .,Americans use “_” while for the British , it is “_”.,fall,autumn,Read the passage quickly and find out topic sentence of each paragraph . According to the passage , we know British and American English are different in _

3、A. Only two ways, vocabulary and pronunciation. B. The vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation. C. Almost no way. D. Only the spelling.,Fast reading,whats the topic sentence of each paragraph?,The topic sentence in paragraph 4,The topic sentence in paragraph 2,The topic sentence in paragraph

4、 1:,The topic sentence in paragraph 5,The topic sentence in paragraph 3,The first and most obvious way is in vocabulary .,But other words and expressions are not so well known .,There are a few differences in grammar .,Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together .,The othe

5、r two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation .,Para. 1 _,The difference in,automobile,freeway,gas,subway,cab,cars,motorway,petrol,underground,taxi,vocabulary,careful reading,We learn to guess the meaning of the words or phrases in the context. What does the phrase “qu

6、eue up ” mean in the paragraph2?_,skill,Stand in line,Para 2,Para. 2 _,The difference in,flashlight,stand in line,torch,queue up,expressions,The difference in,careful reading,French fries,crips,Pieces of hot fried potato called “chips” in British , while for Americans it is “ French fries”.,very thi

7、n and are sold in packets,How can we get the main idea of a paragraph ?,skill,How can we make information of a paragraph clear?,By finding the topic sentence.,By making forms ,making notes and key words.,Para. 3 _,The difference in,careful reading,Para. 3 _,grammar,Do you have ?,My friend just arriv

8、ed.,on the team,on the weekend,Have you got ?,My friend has just arrived.,in the team,at the weekend,The difference in,Para. 4 _,Spelling and pronunciation,center,color,program,centre,colour,programme,The difference in,paragraph 5,Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer togethe

9、r .,A Londoner cant understand a New yorker .,No .,Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1.Communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily for more than a century. 2. In some peoples opinion, British English will disappear one day. 3. If you turn on CNN, you find news

10、readers and weather forecasters all speaking with only American and British accents.,careful reading,F,T,T,Para 5,Different accents,4. There will be more than two varieties of English in the future. 5. Users of English will have some difficulty in understanding each other because there are many “Eng

11、lishes”.,careful reading,T,F,have some difficulty in doing sth : 做某事有困难,all be able to understand,Summary,Whats the differences between British and American English in four ways ?,Vocabulary Grammar Spelling pronunciation,Read after the tape,Activity 3,Complete the sentences with the correct words o

12、r phrases. ( Activity3 on P3 ),Practice:,There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of Americans _ understand what the British are saying. A. Sometimes B. usually C. never There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. ma

13、ny C. not many,B,B,C,4. American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same as B. simpler than C. 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 Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible,B,B,B,Homework,Homework 1: Search the internet to find m