(
课件网) Look at the pictures and talk about Britain and America Statue of Liberty，Statue de la liberté Star-Spangled Banner The American flag The White House Union Jack The British flag British soldier The Big Ben Which is American and which is British (point out the reason) 保守的英国 Conservative Britain 开放的美国 Open American Lead-in: How much do you know about the American and British English Are they exactly the same 2. Among the words you have learnt , can list any words that belong to Am.E or Br.E Sample Answers: American English: British English: centre center metre meter programme program 英式英语 美式英语 中文 centre center 中心 colour color 颜色 labour labor 劳工 organise organize 组织 realise realize 发现 theatre theater 剧院 英式英语 美式英语 中文 autumn fall 秋天 bangers and mash sausage and potato 香肠和马铃薯 biscuit cookie 饼干 brollie umbrella 雨伞 car automobile 汽车 care-taker janitor 管理员 car park parking lot 停车场 chips french fries 薯条 crisps potato chips 洋芋片 英式英语 美式英语 中文 flat apartment 公寓 Full stop period 句点 jumper sweater 运动衫 lift elevator 电梯 lorry truck 卡车；大货车 motorway freeway 高速公路 on your Todd on you own 你自己的方式 pavement sidewalk 行人道 petrol gasoline(gas) 汽油 rubber eraser 橡皮擦 shop store 商店 sweets candy 糖果 tap faucet 水龙头 trainers sneakers 运动鞋 trousers pants 长裤 underground/tube subway 地铁 wellingtons rubber boots 长统靴 zebra crossing pedestrian crossing 行人穿越道 child(ren) kid(s) 小孩 mobile phone cell phone 手机 football soccer 英式足球 American football football/rugby 美式橄榄球 boot (of a car) trunk (of a car) 汽车尾部行李箱 holiday vacation 假日 whiskey scotch 苏格兰威士忌酒 英式英语 美式英语 中文 rubber eraser 橡皮擦 shop store 商店 sweets candy 糖果 tap faucet 水龙头 trainers sneakers 运动鞋 trousers pants 长裤 underground/tube subway 地铁 wellingtons rubber boots 长统靴 football soccer 英式足球 child(ren) kid(s) 小孩 mobile phone cell phone 手机 football soccer 英式足球 American football football/rugby 美式橄榄球 boot (of a car) trunk (of a car) 汽车尾部行李箱 holiday vacation 假日 whiskey scotch 苏格兰威士忌酒 quotations A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. --Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer B With a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. --Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist C America and England are two countries divided by a common language. --George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer D It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. --Dave Sperling, founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe Answer the questions: 1. What is the topic of the quotations 2. Which is the most optimistic 3. Which is the most pessimistic 4. Which (if any) do you think are funny 5 Which is good news for students of English 6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people The ... ...
