(
课件网) Unit 2 Learning English is fun! Understanding cultures British or American English？ 冀教版 英语 七年级 上册 学习目标 1.学习美式与英式的不同发音 2.相同意思的单词分别会书写美式与英式。 Do you know more different words fall football 新课讲解 Do you know more different words mum movie 新课讲解 Read the passage quickly and tick the main idea. √ Many people are learning English. However, British English and American English are different in some ways. Let’s take a look. Americans use “-er” instead of “-re”, such as meter and center. They do not have “u” in “-our”, like color instead of colour. The British and Americans use different words for food, clothing, and other things. For example, the British take a cab, but Americans take a taxi. There are differences between British English and American English, but people can understand both. Read the passage again and complete the table. meter colour centre favorite taxi Let’s Do It! Work in groups. Find more differences between British English and American English. Group work ● I can better understand English: There are only 26 letters in English, but the 26 letters can make more than one million words ● I can understand and use some English idioms and expressions: a piece of cake I feel blue ● I can use different ways to learn English: Two short words make a long one. Practice your spoken English with your partner. ● Improvement needed: Self-check Fun Time Say the word Say the word: DICTIONARY Slowly at first: DIC-TION-A-RY Try one more time: DICTIONARY Now you have it! Say the word: UNDERSTAND Slowly at first: UN-DER-STAND Try one more time: UNDERSTAND Now you have it! Say the word: EXCELLENT Slowly at first: EX-CEL-LENT Try one more time: EXCELLENT Now you have it! 课堂小结 本节课主要学习了以下重点内容: 1. 掌握相同单词的英式美式不同的发音与书写。 THANKS 冀教版 英语 七年级 上册
