1、Introduction,Module 1 British and American English,Words and Expressions,Objectives,1. To know about the main differences between British and American English 2. To figure out the differences between British and American English 3. To learn some useful words and expressions:havein common, linguist,
2、make a difference, accent,Words review,havein common linguist make a difference accent,有相同的特点 n. 语言学家 有影响，使不相同 n. 口音,How many English-speaking countries do you know? Can you list some?,English as a native language,Great Britain,America,Australia,Jamaica 牙买加,English as an official language,India,Sing
3、apore 新加坡,Ghana 加纳,English as a foreign language,China,Japan,France,We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer,如今，我们和美国在一切方面 都相同，当然除了语言。,Can you translate these quotations?,Within a century British and American English spea
4、kers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist,不出一百年，讲英国英语和讲美国英语的人将不能互相理解。,America and England are two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer,美国和英国是被同一种语言分开的 两个国家。,老师讲英式英语或美国英语并没有多大的差别。,We have really everything in common
5、with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde,Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet,America and England are two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw,It doesnt make much of a difference whe
6、ther a teacher speaks British or American English. Dave Sperling,Q1: What is the topic of the quotations?,British English and American English are different.,Look through the quotations again and answer the following questions.,P1 1,We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except o
7、f course, language. Oscar Wilde,Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet,America and England are two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw,It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British o
8、r American English. Dave Sperling,Q2: Which is the most optimistic?,We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde,Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet,America and England are
9、 two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw,It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. Dave Sperling,Q3: Which is the most pessimistic?,We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wil
10、de,Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet,America and England are two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw,It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. Dave Sper
11、ling,Q4:Which (if any) do you think are funny?,open,We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde,Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet,America and England are two countries d
12、ivided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw,It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. Dave Sperling,Q5:Which is good news for students of English?,We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. Oscar Wilde,W
13、ithin a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. Henry Sweet,America and England are two countries divided by a common language. George Bernard Shaw,It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. Dave Sperling
14、,English,Irish,Irish,American,Q6: Can you guess which quotations are from British people?,British English and American English are different, though the same language. How did it come out?,Immigrants from England came in the 17th century. Immigrants from other parts of the world came. To survive, th
15、ey had to learn and speak English, and of course, they had words and accents of their own languages.,As more settlers went to the west part of America, Indian words came to their English.,invented many new words,rapid development of science and economy,struggled to survive and fight against the Natu
16、re,British,American?,Can you tell whether a man is,What are the differences between American English and British English?,Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using?,Lets go to the pictures!,Why not go by Underground?,OK. But how shall we go to the movies?,Er, but the s
17、ubway station is far away.,Do you know some other similar examples?,Fill in the table below.,apartment,petrol,underground,eraser,rubbish,be on vacation,elevator,Do you know some other differences between BrE and AmE?,BrE,AmE,spelling,vocabulary,colour,color,travelled,traveled,theatre,theater,danced:
18、ns dns neitherna(r) ni clerk kl:k klk,autumn,film,football,fall,movie,soccer,BrE & AmE,pronunci -ation,Read the emails and circle the different expressions the writers use when they express the same things.,Which writer is American?,P1 2,1. havein common 在有共同之处What do all these pictures and events h
19、ave in common?这些照片与事件的共同之处在哪里呢？Were aware of what they all have in common: information.我们知道他们身上拥有共同的特质：信息。,Further Explanation,practice,你知道这些玩意有什么共同点吗？Do you know what all of these things have in common? 2. 我觉得我们是两个国家有着很多相似之处的两个国家。 I think the two nations have a lot in common.,Whatever you can do ca
20、n make a difference. 无论你能做什么，都会带来不同。 A decisive person understands the difference between decisions that really make a difference and those that dont. 一个果断的人明白那些会带来不同结果的决定和无关紧要的决定之间的区别。,2. make a difference 有影响，使不相同,无论你选择做什么，他们都会产生一定的影响。Whatever you choose to do, it will make a difference. 2. 对于大多数用
21、户，这并没有什么区别。This should not make a difference for most users.,practice,Jack is a British boy. He went to America for a trip in this summer vacation. The first day he went to a restaurant and looked around for a toilet. When he asked the waitress, she told him it is on the second floor. Jack went up two floors only to find empty rooms.,Where is the toilet?,British Englishthe ground floor the first floorthe second floorthe third floor,the first floor,the second floor,the third floor,the fourth floor,American English,Read the passage and preview the new words and expressions on Page 2&3.,