1、Everyday english Fuction Cultural Corner,Module 1 British and American English,Everyday English,Complete the sentences with the correct phrases.,How are you getting on? is a question about_. A. Samanthas health B. what Samantha is doing,2. I didnt get what people were saying means_. A. I didnt under
2、stand it B. I didnt like it 3. When Samantha got used to the accent she_. A. began to understand it B. used it when she spoke English,4. So far means _. A. for a long time B. until now 5. Thats a good point means_. A. what you say is interesting B. I agree with you 6. The girls in Callums school mad
3、e a fuss of him by_. A. laughing at him B. showing a lot of interest in him,7. A cute accent is _. A. horrible B. attractive 8. A couple of means _. A. two B. two or three 9. If Callum picked up the local accent he _. A. started to use it B. wasnt able to use it,10. If Callums American accent has wo
4、rn off, it has_.A. disappeared B. become very noticeable,1.point1)要点;中心思想 He missed the whole point of myspeech.他没弄明白我整个演说的要点。2)意义;目的;用途un. (+in/of)There is no point in complaining.抱怨没有任何意义。,重点单词或短语讲解：,2.1) wear off 慢慢消失My first impressions of the city werewearing off.The pain in his back is wearing
5、 off.2) wear out 使疲惫不堪He was worn out by the hard work.繁重的工作使他疲惫不堪。The long wait wore everyone out.,3. pick up 举起或抬起某人某物; 拿起; 拾起: He picked up the book from the floor. 他从地板上把书拾起来. (b) 见到, 听到(尤指藉助仪器): The equipment picked up the signalfrom the satellite. 这设备收到了卫星发出的信号。,(c) 通过实践学会(外语、 技术等): She soon p
6、icked up French when shewent to live in France. 她到法国居住后很快就学会了法语。 (d) 得, 染(疾病): pick up an infection, a cold, the flu,(e) 买到某物(尤指价廉或运气好): She picked up a valuable first edition at a village book sale. 她在乡村图书展销会上买到一本珍贵的首版书。,1. I like Leeds because theres more going on here than back home in the States
7、. 2. Since English is spoken all over the world, there are lots of varieties. 3. As I was the only British person in theschool, they made a fuss of me. 4. Im getting on just fine, now that Iunderstand the local accent.,Function: Giving reasons,Underline the words which introduce reason.,1) because语势
8、最强, 用来说明人所不知的原因, 回答why提出的问题, 是句子中的重要部分, 常放在句末, 不能用其它三个替换。逗号可加可不加。,You can trust those products because the quality never changes. I havent been to the cinema lately, because I am too busy.,because, since, as, for 辨析,2) 当原因是显而易见的或已为人们所知, 就用as或 since。since稍正式一些。 Since /As the weather is so bad, we hav
9、e to delay our journey.,3) 由because引导的从句如果放在句末, 且前面有逗号, 则可以用for来代替。但如果不是说明直接原因, 而是多种情况加以推断, 就只能用for。 He is absent today, because/for he is ill.He must be ill, for he is absent today.,4) 当because引导的从句与否定的主句连用, 而主句又位于句首时, 之前不用逗号, 因为主句动词否定的是其后的全部内容。为了突出because从句, because 前常加上副词, 如: just, only, simply,
10、chiefly等。,You should not despise a man just because he is poorly dressed. She is not marrying Bill, because he is poor.,Which word do we use more often to introduce a reason? Which expression shows that a situation has changed? 3. Which two words often come at the beginning of a sentence?,Because,No
11、w that,Since and as,Complete the sentences with because, since/as or now that.,1. It is useful to learn English _ it is spoken all over the world. 2. _ they see lots of American films, the British are used to American accents.,because/as,Since/As,3. Americans like the British accent _ they think it
12、is cute. 4. Its easier to compare British and American English _ we have the Internet.,because,now that,Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Place: Hartford, Connecticut Died: May 28, 1848 Place: New Haven, Connecticut,Cultural corner,Do you know this man?,Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man, shr
13、ewd, passionate, learned and energetic. He was the author of the first American Dictionary.,Fast reading,Read quickly and check the answers with deskmates.,1. What does the first paragraph talk about?2. What does it say about the spelling of English?,British English is so complicated.,The spelling o
14、f words does not always represent the sound.,3. Whats the relation between the spelling and the sound in English?4. Does English spelling alwaysrepresent its sound?,The spelling of words does not always represent the sound.,No, it doesnt.,Read again and answer the following questions.,1. What reason
15、s did Webster have for writing an American dictionary? He wanted to simplify the spelling of English and make it look different from British English.,2. What was his first work? The Elementary Spelling Book, which suggested simplifying the spelling of English words was extremely popular.,1. For Amer
16、icans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, 对美国人来说, 事情稍微好办些, 这多亏了一位叫诺亚 韦伯的人, ,Language points,thanks to 由于, 因为;幸亏,多亏 常位于句首, 表感谢或讽刺意味。Thanks to your help, we finished the work head of time. 多亏你的帮助, 我们提前完成了任务。 Thanks to the bad weather, the matchhad been put off. 多亏这倒霉的天气
17、, 比赛推迟了。,due to sth./sb. 某人某事物引起的;由于某人某事物 The teams success was largely due to her efforts. 该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。 They arrived late due to the storm. 他们由于风暴而来迟。,owing to: 由于;因为 Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off. 会议因雨而推迟了。 I couldnt attend the meeting owing to illness. 我因病不能出席会议。,because
18、 of 用在句首或句子后面，表示原因 Because of the heavy rain, the sports meet has been put off. I came late because of the heavy rain.,短语比较：,comparewith把和进行比较 compareto 把比作 compared to/ with 与相比(固定搭配,常作状语),1. Life is often _ voyage. 2. _ the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. 3. He
19、 began to _ himself with the workers in his workshop.,compared to,Compared to / with,compare,单词比较：adopt/adapt,adopt 采取; 采纳; 吸收 过继, 收养 (as) adapt 使适应, 使适合 (to) 改编, 改写 (for),1. After much deliberation, the president decided to _ her suggestion. 2. The author is going to _ his play for television. 3. Mr. Kern _ the orphan as his own son. 4. He tried hard to _ himself to the new conditions.,adopt,adapt,adopt,adapt,