(
课件网) Read the quotations and answer the questions. We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. ─ Oscar Wilde, (19th century writer) It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. － Dave Sperling (founder of Dave’s ESL Café) Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. －Henry Sweet (19th century linguist) America and England are two countries divided by a common language. ─ George Bernard Shaw (20th century writer) 1. What is the topic of the quotations The difference between British and American English. 2. Whose opinion is the most optimistic Dave Sperling. 3. Whose opinion is the most pessimistic Henry Sweet. Check the true statements. People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing. Open 2. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xi’an. Not true 3. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese. 4. American English is very different from British English. 5. People from Britain can’t understand people from America. True Not true Not true Read the passage and find out ways in which British and American English are different. Vocabulary Spelling Grammar Pronunciation Reading 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 Read the first paragraph and finish the form. British American cars motorways petrol underground taxi automobiles freeways gas subway cab British American torch queue up chips(薯片) crisps(薯条) Read the second paragraph and finish the form. flashlight stand in line French fries chips British American Have you got… My friend has just arrived. in the team at the weekend write to me soon Read the third paragraph and finish the form. Do you have… My friend just arrived. on the team on the weekend write me soon Read the forth paragraph and check the following statements. 1. Americans prefer center, color, and program instead of centre, colour and programme. 2. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the West Coast of the US. 3. George Bernard Shaw is a famous British writer. Read the last three paragraphs and complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Some experts believe that the two vari ... ...
