1、Language points,Module 1 British and American English,本课时主要是针对阅读材料中重点词汇、短语和句型的解释，教师可根据学生的预习情况来选择性讲解。为了引导学生自主学习，自行查找相关资料学习新单词，这里只针对部分词汇进行解释。教师讲解时，建议采用归纳法，如尽可能多的呈现一些相关例句，或让学生从已学课文中找相应例句，引导学生试着从所观察到的语言现象中总结出词汇的意思和用法。,Objective,To learn to use the words and expressions:,be different in hundreds of on th
2、e other side of prefer to get around compare with be similar to differ in have difficulty doing sth.,1. British English and American English are different in many ways. 英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不同的。 1) be different in 在方面不同 They are so different in life style. 他们在生活方式上很不同。 2) inway (s) 在方面 It is proved in the
3、 following ways: politics, economy and culture. 它在以下方面被证明：政治、经济和文化。,1. 如果我现在住在那个城市，我的生活可能会有多种不同的方式。If I lived in that city now, my life might be different in a number of ways. 2. 他在很多方面都比别人做得好。He does better than others in many ways.,practice,2. There are hundreds of different words which are not us
4、ed on the other side of the Atlantic. 有数以百计个不同的词在大西洋彼岸的另 一个英语国家不被使用。hundreds of 成百的The restaurant receives hundreds of customers every day.这家饭店每天接待数以百计的顾客。,当hundred前面有具体数词修饰时,不能加s, 如: I have two hundred books.,当表示不确定的数目时用复数,而且要与 of连用: There are hundreds of books on the desk. 桌子上有几百本书。 2) on the othe
5、r side of 在的另一边；在的另一面 The nearest road was on the other side of the stream. 距离最近的一条道路在小溪的另一边。 I live on the other side of town. 我住这个城镇的另一边。,1. 数以百计的人感染了这种病毒。Hundreds of people are infected by the virus. 2. 他们住在马路的另一边。They live on the other side of the street.,practice,3. maybe you will prefer to get
6、 around the town by taxi or cab. 或者你愿意乘坐taxi或者cab游览城市。 1) prefer to 更加喜欢；宁愿I prefer to work rather than go to holiday to the seaside.我宁愿工作也不愿去海滨度假。 2) get around 到处走走When I was little, my uncle could get around without the chair.在我还小的时候,我叔叔可以不用轮椅到处走动。,1. 你愿意在这儿还是到我的办公室谈？Would you prefer to talk here
7、 or in my office? 2. 我必须要在这有限的车程里想出可以四处游玩的好方法。I need to figure out how to get around within this kind of limited range.,practice,4. Prepositions, too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with in the team, at the weekend (British). compare vt. 比较，对比；把喻为vi. 匹敌，可与相比 a. Just
8、 compare the one that has beencleaned with the others. b. My works cant be compared with yours.,1) compare +n. + with/to + n. 把和比较 We carefully compared the first report with the second. 2) compare + n. + to + n. 把比喻为 We often compare children to flowers of our country. 【注意】表“与相比”时，compare with与comp
9、areto一样。若表比喻意义 “把比作”时，应用compareto。,【联想拓展】,根据汉语意思完成句子。 1. 我遇到了一些困难，但与你的困难比 较起来就算不上什么了。Ive had some difficulties, but they werenothing _ _ _. 2. 这座房子比不上我们以前的。This house doesnt _ _ ourprevious one. 3. 把新版本与旧版本相比较，你就会发现不同之处。_ the new edition _the oldone, youll find the difference.,compared to/with yours
10、,compare with,with/to,Compare,practice,5. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. 这两种变体的另两个不同之处是拼写和发音。differ in 在方面存在不同 The husband and wife differ in their interests. 夫妻之间爱好不同。 For years, studies have suggested that women and men differ in how they expe
11、rience pain. 数年来，研究表明女性和男性的差异表现在他们各自的疼痛体验上。,1. 人们对失败持有不同的态度。 People differ in their attitudes towards failure. 2. 这对双胞胎姐妹在性格上不同。The twin sisters differ in their characters.,practice,6. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.在美国东海岸能够听到跟英式英语非常接近的
12、口音。 be similar to 与相似 The questions will be similar to the ones you answered on your Application for Permanent Residence in Canada. 这些问题和你在申请加拿大永久居民时的问题相似。,1. 孩提时，我们被那些我们认为与自己 相像的人所吸引。 As children, were attracted to those we perceive to be similar to us. 2. 她的性格跟她母亲很相似。Her character is similar to he
13、r mothers.,practice,7. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker. 一个伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人讲话可能比理解一个纽约人更难。 have difficulty (in) doing sth. “做某事有困难。”difficulty是不可数名词, 相当于trouble, 其前可用some, any, no, great, much, little等修饰, 介词in可以省略。 When I have diff
14、iculty in doing anything, I will ask my father for advice. 每当我做事遇到困难时，我往往向我父亲求教。,I had great difficulty _ the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant. A. find B. found C. to find D. finding 2. You cant imagine what difficulty wehad _ home in the snowstorm. A. walked B. walk C. to walk D. walkin
15、g,practice,8. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English.这也导致了大量美语单词和结构进入英式英语。 lead to “引起, 导致” (to为介词, 后接名词性的词或短语, 不用被动语态)。 This misprint led to great confusion. 这个印刷错误导致了巨大的混乱。 Heart failure led to her fathers death. 心力衰竭导致她父亲的死亡。,一个投资计划会创造上百个新就业机会。An
16、 investment program will lead to the creation of hundreds of new jobs. 2. 银行悬赏情报，以便将这些人绳之以法。The bank has offered a reward for any information leading to the arrest of the men.,practice,9. This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”, not just two m
17、ain varieties. 这种国际性的广泛使用表明在未来将会有许多种类的英语，而不仅仅是两个主要变体。,suggest有“暗示，表明”的意思，后接宾语从句时，从句用陈述语气。如： Marys pale face suggested that she was ill. Are you suggesting that Im not telling the truth?,1. 他说的话表明他是个骗子。 What he said suggested that he was acheat. 2. 乌云暗示出有雨。 The dark clouds suggest that its going to r
18、ain.,practice,Let the word fly,Let the word fly 板块是帮助学生学习一些一词多义、熟词生义的词汇。通过此环节，学生可以对一些常见词的用法、意思有一个全面的了解。在翻译过程中体会词汇使用的丰富多彩。,1. Laughter filled the room. 2. Dont forget to fill in your boarding cards.3. Fill the pots with earth.,试着翻译下面的英文，注意单词fill的用法。,fill in 填写,fill sth. with 填满；装满,别忘了填写你的登记卡。,在花盆里装上泥
19、土。,房间里充满了笑声。,4. He has filled up the tank with gas. 5. Pop music undoubtedly fills an important role in teenagers lives.,fill a role 成为(的)一部分; 起某种作用,流行音乐毫无疑问是青少年生活中一个 重要部分。,fill up 装满,他已给油箱装满了汽油。,Work in pairs and make up sentences as many as possible with fill in English, then well check which grou
20、p is the most productive.,现学现用,Review,课时重点回顾,be different in hundreds of prefer to get around compare with be similar to lead to,在方面不同 成百的 宁愿；更喜欢 到处走走 与相比较 与相似 导致；引起,get around; lead to; be similar to; make a difference; queue up; fill up with; at the flick of; on the other side of,Her kind financia
21、l help has _to the poor boys life. 2. I saw many people_ fortickets at the box office when I passedby.,. Choose the best phrases to complete the following sentences.,queuing up,made a,difference,3. Its hard to _ in some foreign cities if you dont know the language. 4. Many things can be easily done
22、just _ the mouse. 5. Her book shelf _ all kinds of novels and magazines.,get around,at the flick of,is filled up with,get around; lead to; be similar to; make a difference; queue up; fill up with; at the flick of; on the other side of,6. Global warming has _ the sealevel rising little by little ever
23、y year. 7. They _ each other in appearance but differ greatly in character. 8. Williamsburg is located right _ the East River.,led to,are similar to,on the other side of,get around; lead to; be similar to; make a difference; queue up; fill up with; at the flick of; on the other side of,1. 你把这个句子翻译成英
24、语有困难吗? (have difficulty (in) doing sth.)_ 2. 和那些受苦的人相比，我们过得很好了。(compare with)_,. Translate the following sentences into English.,Do you have any difficulty (in) translating this sentence into English?,Compared with those who are suffering, we are better off.,3. 专家号召人们使用公共交通工具出行。(get around) _ 4. 我的iPad和你的相似，但更便宜。(be similar to)_ 5. 吃太多盐能引起健康问题。(lead to)_,My iPad is similar to yours, but it is much cheaper.,Experts call on people to use public transport to get around.,Eating too much salt can lead to health problems.,