(
课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the world Listening and Talking Conversation 1 : B: Do you want to eat some sweets ？ A: Oh，do you mean candy ？ I would like some sweet candy. B: Would you like to see my flat ？ A: I'm sorry , what does a flat mean B: Well , it means apartment in American English . A:Oh,I see .Let's go ! Differences between BrE & AmE B: British English A: American English Conversation 2 : B:Hey , let's go to see a soccer game . It is very exciting! A:I beg your pardon. （请再说一次） B:A soccer game . A:Does that mean a football match B:Oh , yes ! A:Great ! I like it very much . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Role -play Differences between BrE & AmE a football match a soccer game Words colour color Spelling sweet candy flat apartment honour honor mum mom u u o u Differences between BrE & AmE dance[dɑ ns] dance[d ns] tomato [t mɑ t ] tomato [t meto] Pronunciation BrE AmE petrol gas sweet candy toilet restroom flat apartment subway underground film movie BrE AmE honour honor mum mom colour color theatre theater centre center BrE AmE dance dance tomato tomato water [ w t (r)] water [ wɑt ] ask[ɑ sk] ask[ sk] Words Spelling Pronunciation Make a conversation Choose one or two pairs of words and make a conversation . The expressions below may help you . Do you mean ... Does that mean .. I'm sorry. What does...mean I'm sorry .Would you mind repeating ... I beg your pardon. So am I right in saying ... So what you're really saying is ...？ Asking for clarification （请对方进一步说明） Make a conversation B: British English A: American English Sample 1 B: Do you want to ...？ A: I beg your pardon. B: ... A: Does that mean ... B:Oh , yes ! A:Great , let's go ! ... BrE AmE petrol gas toilet restroom subway underground film movie taxi cab trousers pants Words Sample 2 B:Hey，Would you like to ... A:I'm sorry , what does ...mean B:Well ,... A:Oh，I see . ... semester/term restroom/toilet gas/petrol subway/underground √ √ Activity2: Listen to the second part. Tick the two pairs of words that the student is confused by. Tick them in the boxes. British English American English Activity3: Look at the pairs of words. Which words are British English and which are American English Can you think of more examples of different words used in British English and American English British English American English note tin present staff rubbish ill bill can gift faculty junk sick Besides pronunciations and use of different words, do you know any other differences between British and American English British English American English summarise metre colour labelled summarize meter color labeled 英式和美式英语用词的一些常见差异及规律: 有些名词的词尾,英式拼写为-re,美式拼写为-er, 例如: metre-meter、theatre-theater、centre-center。 有些名词的词尾,英式拼写为-our,美式拼写为-or, 例如:labour--labor、honour-honor、favour-tavore。 有些词的词尾变化时,英式双写字母l,而美式则单写l, 例如:quarrelled-quarreled、traveller-t ... ...
