Book5 Module1 British and American English

课时分配课时板块结合范例Period1Introduction+ReadingandSpeakingPeriod2Vocabulary+Grammar+FunctionPeriod3VocabularyandListening+EverydayEnglishPeriod4SpeakingandWriting＋CulturalCornerPeriod1Module5BritishandAmericanEnglishIntroductionReadingandSpeakingInthisclass,youwillbeableto1.findthemainideaforeachpartthroughscanninganddetailsthroughskimming.2.guessthemeaningofsomenewwordsthroughthecontext.3.read,spellallthenewwords.4.tellthedifferencesbetweenAmE&BrEinyourownwords,usingsomeexamplestoillustrate.5.discovertheusefulexpressionsforcontrast.Introduction-1.Reading(3m)Readthequotationsandtellwhetheryouagreeordisagree.AWehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,exceptofcourse,language.---OscarWilde,19thcenturywriterBWithinacenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishspeakerswillnotbeabletounderstandeachother.---HenrySweet,19thcenturylinguistWeareinfactnotdifferentfromorsosimilartoAmericanowadays,butofcoursethelanguagewespeak_______.differsCAmericaandEnglandaretwocountriesdividedbyacommonlanguage.--GeorgeBernardShaw,20thcenturywriterconclusion:Obviously,therethreepeoplepaymuchattentiontothedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.Itseemsthatthey_____fromeachotheralot.differDItdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.--DaveSperling,founderofDave’sESLCafeItdoesn’tmatter/countwhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.DoyoufeelitsoconfusingwhetherthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishreally________________?makeadifferenceIntroduction-2.Discussion(5m)Readthequotationsandanswerthequestions1.Whatisthetopicofthequotations?2.Whichisthemostoptimistic?3.Whichisthemostpessimistic?4.Which(ifany)doyouthinkarefunny?5WhichisgoodnewsforstudentsofEnglish?6.CanyouguesswhichquotationsarefromBritishpeople?Keys1.ThedifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish2.D3.B4.(open)5.D6.HenrySweetIntroduction-3.Reading(5m)Readthee-mailsanddecidewhichwriterisAmericanWhichisAmericanandwhichisBritish?(pointoutthereason)MumtheatrerealisedwritetomeprogrammeMomprogramtheaterrealizewritemepassageABritishEnglishAmericanEnglishPassageBReadingandSpeaking-2.Skimming(5m)ReadthePara1--4andfindthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.ReadthesubtitlesandthefirstsentencesofPara1--4andfindfourwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent.1.Vocabulary2.Grammar3.Spelling4.pronunciationReadingandSpeaking-3.Skimming(5m)ReadthepassageandfindthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Readthefirstsentencesofeachparagraphandfindthemainideaforeachpart.Para1&2Para3Para4Para5-7AmE&BrEaredifferentinvocabulary.AmE&BrEaredifferentingrammar.AmE&BrEaredifferentinspellingandpronunciationAmE&BrEaremovingclosetogether.Canyoufindasentencethatbestsummarizethemainideaofthewholepassage?BritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferentinmanyways.=BritishandAmericanEnglishdifferinmanyways.automobilemotorway/freewayunderground/subwaygetaroundflashlight/torchqueueup/standinlinegas/petrolflashlight/torchfreeway/motorwaysubway/undergroundstandinline/queueupfreeway/motorwayautomobiles/carsCanyoumakeasentencewiththesenewwords:getaround,automobile/carfreeway/motorwaysubway/underground?ReadingandSpeaking-3.Scanning(10m)Readagainparagraphbyparagraphandmakenotesofthedifferences.Thefirsttwoparagraphs:thedifferencesinvocabularyBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstandinlinechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueueupFrenchfriesWordBEAEpiecesofhotfriedpotatochipsFrenchfriesverythinandaresoldinpacketscrispschipsDoyougetmixedupwiththesewords?Theyaresoconfusingthatweareconfusedaboutthem.BritishandAmericanEnglish______invocabularydifferDifferentwordsmeanthesamethingThesamethingmeansdifferentlyThefirstandmostobviouswayisinthevocabulary.ThedifferencesinvocabularybetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishareeasytobenoticedorseen.ReadthethirdparagraphThethirdparagraph:thedifferencesingrammarBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishHaveyougot…?Myfriendjustarrived.intheteam/attheweekendwritemesoon!I’llseeyouMondayDoyouhave…?Myfriendhasjustarrivedontheteam/weekendWritetomesoon!I’llseeyouonMondayprepositioncompare…withomitTheothertwoareasinwhichthetwovarietiesdifferarespellingandpronunciation.Besidesvocabularyandgrammar,BritishandAmericanEnglish,astwovarietiesofEnglish,__________________spellingandpronunciation.arealsodifferentinReadthe4thparagraphThe4thparagraph:thedifferencesinspellingandpronunciationBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishcentre,colourprogrammecenter,colorprogramvarietydiffersettlerbesimilartoremarkvariationhavedifficultydoing_______________Britishspelling,Americanspellingseemssimpler.spellingpronunciationComparedwithaskhalfcan’tfast[fa:st]•[æsk][ha:f][kɑ:nt][da:ns]•[fæst][a:sk]•[hæf]•[kænt][dæns]Vowels-AAmericanEnglishBritishEnglishdanceAfterall,thereisprobablyasmuchvariationofpronunciationwithinthetwocountriesasbetweenthem.Therearedifferentaccentswithintheirowncountries,astherearedifferentaccentsbetweenthecountries.Soitdoesn’t________________________whentheyspeakEnglishwithadifferentaccent.makemuchofadifferencesteadilysatelliteattheflickofas