(
课件网) Words Review gas petrol subway apartment pants beg n. 汽油；气体；燃气 n. (NAmE gas) 汽油 n. (BrE underground)地铁 n. 公寓套房 n. [pl.] (BrE) 内裤；短裤 (especially NAmE) 裤子 vt. 恳求；祈求；哀求 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately. Unit 5 Languages around the World Listening & Talking Look at the picture below and figure out their problem. Both of them think they’re on the “first” floor, but they are on different floors. I’m an _____. I’m an _____. Now let's watch a video about it! English American I am British. I am American. What other differences do they have? They are talking about the differences between British English and American English. Let’s watch the video and try to take some notes. Meanings British English 裤子 薯片 碳酸类饮料 电梯 看电影 人行道 trousers pants crisps chips fizzy drink soda elevator lift watch a movie watch a film sidewalk pavement Check your notes! American English There are many different kinds of English around the world. Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the different kinds of English mentioned? P65 1 ① British English ② American English ③ Australian English Listen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by? Tick them in the boxes. ? semester/term ? restroom/toilet ? gas/petrol ? subway/underground P65 2 Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English? Try to think of more pairs of words like these. petrol gas sweet candy toilet restroom honour honor mum mom flat apartment P65 3 BrE: petrol, sweet, toilet, honour, mum, flat AmE: gas, candy, restroom, honor, mom, apartment more pairs of words Read and role-play the conversation. What misunderstanding has happened? Martin: Hey, Zhou Wei, do you want to go shopping? There's a sale at my favourite store. Zhou Wei: Oh, yes! I really need to buy some pants. Martin: Pants? That's funny. I don't usually go shopping with my friends for pants. Zhou Wei: You don't? Don't you like to have somebody tell you if the pants look good or not? Martin: Er... Not really ... Hey, wait, do you mean trousers—what you and I are wearing on our legs right now? Zhou Wei: Oh, yes. That's what I mean by pants! That's American English, isn't it? Martin: Yes, it is! I knew what you meant, by the way. I was just joking with you. Did you know that in British English, "pants" means something very different? Zhou Wei: Really? So what does it mean? Martin: In British English, the word "pants" means underwear. ... P65 4 In American English, “pants” means trousers; In British English, “pants” means underwear. Choose one or two pairs of words in Activity 3 and make a conversation. The expressions below may help you. petrol gas sweet candy toilet restroom honour honor mum mom flat apartment Asking for clarification ? Do you mean ...? Does that mean ...? ? I'm sorry. Would you mind repeatin ... ...
