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课件网) British and American English 词汇过关 apartment autumn elevator fall first floor flashlight flat garbage ground floor gas holiday lift stand in line lorry pavement petrol queue rubbish sidewalk torch truck vacation 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 Subject Sentences in parts1-4 Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning. There are a few differences in grammar. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. Reading carefully and find the differences in vocabulary, grammar and spelling. the Differences in Grammar (Part 1) British American cars motorway petrol underground taxi automobiles freeways gas subway cab British American torch queue up chips(薯片) crisps(薯条) Read the second part and finish the form. flashlight stand in line French fries chips the Differences in Grammar (Part 3) British English American English Have you got… My friend just arrived. in the team/ at the weekend Write me soon! Do you have… My friend has just arrived on the team/ weekend Write to me soon! the Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation (Part 4) British English American English spelling pronunciation centre, colour programme center, color program Periods Themes In the 20th century The two varieties of English have been influencing each other by non-stop communication. Read part 5 and finish the form. At present Different people, such as newsreaders and 7. _____, speak English with different 8. _____. In the future There are going to be many “Englishes”. accents weather forecasters Organization of the text Paragraph One, Two, Three and Four. Paragraph Five, Six and Seven. Could you tell the structure of the whole passage 1. Which paragraphs tell the ways in which British and American English are different 2. Which paragraphs predict the future of these two varieties 1. There are ____ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases. 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. 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 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 h ... ...
