1、Listening and Writing,Module 1 British and American English,Listening,Work in pairs. Think about problems exchange students have. Number them in order of importance.,a understanding the language b getting on with peoplec foodd different school subjects and timetablee local customsf climate,Check you
2、r ideas with another pair.,P5 1,Complete the passage with the words in the box.,Hello, and welcome to todays edition of In the air. As you know, every week on this programme we discuss an aspect of,ask exist happen give live speak talk think,the way we (1) _ now, and todays topic is the language we
3、(2) _ -English. So thats something which affects us all. The question is, whats going to(3) _ to the way we speak English in the future? Are we all going to speak like Americans? Or will British English continue to (4) _?,live,speak,happen,exist,Later on were going to (5) _ you to phone in and (6) _
4、 your views on the subject, but first were going to (7) _ to two young people, one American, and one British, who have spent time on an educational exchange in the others country. We (8) _ they will have some interesting ideas on the subject.,ask,give,talk,think,Listen to the interviews and answer t
5、he questions.,1. Who found the local accent difficult to understand? 2. Who didnt find the local accent difficult to understand? 3. Who gets on well with the other students? 4. Who played in a school sports team? 5. Who discovered a lively music scene? 6. Who enjoyed the-end-of-year dance? 7. Who th
6、inks everyone will speak American English one day? 8. Who thinks its only natural that there are lots of varieties of English?,Samantha,Callum,P6 3,Samantha,Samantha,Samantha,Samantha,Callum,Callum,Callum,Callum,Listen again and answer the questions.,Which part of the country is Samantha staying in?
7、 The north of England (Leeds in Yorkshire). 2. How long did it take her to understand what people were saying? Two months.,3. What did she notice about the pronunciation of words like dance and bath? Theyre the same as in American English. 4. What is the last question the interviewer asked Samantha?
8、 Do you think youll go home speaking with a north of England accent?,5. How long did Callum spend in the US? Ten months. 6. What didnt he like about the place he stayed in? The climate (hot and humid).,7. What did he say about the way people spoke? It was easy to understand; they spoke rather slowly
9、. 8. What did girls like about Callum? His English accent (it was cute).,INT: Id like to speak to our American guest first. Hi, Samantha, welcome to the _, and welcome to England! SAM: Thanks! INT: _ are you from? SAM: Im from Albany, in New York State. INT: _ did you arrive in the UK? SAM: Two mont
10、hs ago, in September, at the _ of the school term.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,show,beginning,Where,When,INT: How did you get to hear about the exchange? SAM: I saw an _ in my school magazine _ in the States. INT: Where are you _ school now? SAM: In Leeds, in Yorkshire. INT: And how are you
11、 _ _? SAM: Im getting on just fine, now that I understand the local _. INT: So, it was difficult at first?,advertisement,back,attending,getting on,accent,SAM: Yes, because I didnt _ what people were saying for _ _ _ days. I think that was the biggest problem I had when I _. INT: But then you _ _ _ i
12、t? SAM: Yes - and now it seems quite _. In fact, in some ways the accent here, in the north of England, _ me of American English.,get,a couple of,arrived,got used to,normal,reminds,INT: How do you mean? SAM: Well, like they say bath _ _ bath, or Do you want to dance instead of dance, like they do in
13、 other parts of Britain. INT: Whats been the most _ thing about the exchange _ _? SAM: _ the people, especially the other students in my class. Theyre really friendly.,instead of,positive,so far,Definitely,INT: Is there _ _ you like about living in Britain? SAM: Lots of things, like the music scene
14、in Leeds, _ _. I like Leeds because theres more going on here than back home in the States. The school has a _ music laboratory, which is really interesting.,anything else,creative,for instance,INT: Ive got a question to ask you, Samantha, about the _ of English. Do you think in the future everyone
15、will speak American English? SAM: No, why should they? Since English is spoken all over the world, I guess its only _ that there are lots of _. INT: So do you think youll go home _ with a north of England accent? SAM: Oh no, I didnt mean that!,future,natural,varieties,speaking,INT: Well now Id like
16、to _ _ our other guest, another exchange student, thats _ Callum Nightingale. Callum, you recently returned from the US. How long were you there? CAL: Ten months _. INT: And where were you? CAL: I was in a _ agricultural region, in a _ small town in Mississippi.,turn to,altogether,fertile,fairly,eig
17、hteen-year-old,INT: Thats quite a long way _, isnt it? CAL: Yes, it is. INT: What was the most difficult problem you had? CAL: I _ it was the _; it was hot and humid for a lot of the time. INT: How did you _ _ _ American English? CAL: Well, I didnt really have any problems with the accent. It was ea
18、sy to understand, they speak _ _.,south,reckon,climate,get on with,rather slowly,INT: But did they understand you? CAL: Thats a good _. I think they did. As I was the only British person in the school they _ _ _ of me. The girls all said my accent was _. INT: What was the best moment of your stay? C
19、AL: I think it was the _, thats the school dance at the end of the year.,point,made a fuss,cute,prom,INT: I want to ask you a couple of questions about American English. Did you find that a lot of words are _? CAL: Yes, especially _ _ - they have grades, we have years, then the names of subjects are
20、 _ _ different, like “civics”, which basically means _ and _. And some sports are different - football means American football, not _ - I actually played in the soccer team.,a bit,law,government,soccer,different,at school,Then the American word for maths is _, without the “s” - that seems like a ver
21、y small detail. But the first time I heard it, it sounded _ . but you get used to it. When I came home my mum said I had _ _ an American accent, but its _ _ now I think. INT: Callum, do you think that in the future everybody will speak an American _ of English?,math,strange,picked up,worn off,variet
22、y,CAL: Maybe yes. I think the British will speak American English because they _ it every day now, on _, in _ and so on. INT: And are you _ about that? CAL: I dont know. I _ I dont mind, really. Everything changes _ _ _.,hear,happy,suppose,sooner or later,TV,films,Writing,GUIDED WRITING,British and
23、American English,【话题分析】语言是人们交流交际的工具，它必将为人们的交流与理解服务。有关媒体语言的选择和使用，也关系到媒体传播与交流的功效。该类文章写作常设计成应用文体的形式，写作内容可结合自己的学习体会和认识适当发挥。但文章语言要标准，用词要准确，行文要连贯，方能达到好的交流效果。,【归纳记忆】 以下关于汉语语言的句子可供参考：There are many different accents in Chinese, which I think resulted in the trouble, especially for foreigners, in understandi
24、ng it. 2. Compared with English, Chinese are pronounced in more ways with a variety of accents in different parts of China. 3. Many Chinese characters are spelled in a special way, combining the meaning with their pronunciation.,4. In order to understand Chinese and communicate well with the natives
25、, youd better practice listening and speaking a lot, which helps to learn it well in return. 5. You should also pay attention to the traditional customs, which will help youlearn the language while getting alongwell with the natives.,【写作任务】假设你是李华。你的加拿大笔友Peter一个月前来北京某大学学习汉语。他发现汉语与英语有很大的不同：汉字的发音和拼写复杂难
26、学，句子结构也是如此。请你写封回信，对此作出简单解释，提供学习建议，并鼓励他学好汉语。注意：1. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；2. 要求词数: 100左右。,【写作分析与指导】 第一步：审题该题目属于以语言学习为话题的应用文写作。要求为笔友解释汉语语言的特点(剖析笔友遇到的困难, 解除对方的犯难情绪)；提供汉语语言学习的建议(根据个人经验，适当发挥); 并鼓励对方学好汉语。书信的格式已为中学生所熟悉, 因此选用恰当的词句成为写作的关键。写作过程中要尽量选用较为丰富的词语, 运用较为复杂的句式, 借以提高表达的质量。提供的建议要中肯, 注重实效, 真正起到帮助学习的作用。全文以第一人称为主,
27、 提供建议可用第二人称。动词时态以现在时态为主。,第二步：列提纲 书信的开头，引出话题，介绍情况：了 解到对方来北京学习汉语；剖析汉语和英语的不同：汉字的发音、拼写、句子结构等复杂难学； 2. 书信的主体，提供建议：学习语言离不 开练习（读写）；交流交际过程中，了解不同口音和文化，反过来又利于学习，等等； 3. 书信的结尾，总结、鼓励、祝愿，增强其信心。,第三步：优化句子正如你所发现的一样，汉语和英语大不相同。【优化1】You said that you had found many differences between Chinese and English.【优化2】Just as yo
28、u have found, Chinesediffers greatly from English.,2. 汉字的发音和拼写复杂难学，句子结构也是如此。 【优化1】The pronunciation, the spelling of the Chinese words and the sentence structures are too complicated for people to learn. 【优化2】The pronunciation and the spelling of the Chinese words are very complicated, and so are th
29、e sentence structures, making them a little bitdifficult for people to learn.,3. 你应该多找机会和本地人交流,借以熟悉他们的口音和文化,这有助于汉语的学习。【优化1】You should talk more with thenative people to get familiar with different accents and the culture, which helps you to learn Chinese.【优化2】You should find more opportunities to co
30、mmunicate with the native people so that you can get familiar with different accents and the culture, helping to learn Chinese.【优化3】You should find more opportunities to communicate with the native people to get familiar with different accents as well as the culture, which will help you to learn Chi
31、nese by using it.,【范例展示】 Dear Peter,Im glad to know that you have been studying Chinese in a university in Beijing for about a month. Just as you have found, Chinese differs greatly from English. The pronunciation and the spelling of the Chinese words are very complicated, and so are the sentence st
32、ructures. That is why many foreigners have great difficulty in learning Chinese.,However, practicing will make a difference. If you can read and write Chinese as much as you can, you will master it in time. In addition, you should find more opportunities to communicate with the native people to get
33、familiar with different accents as well as the culture, which will help you to learn Chinese by using it. Im sure you can learn Chinese well if you dont give it up. I can offer some help if necessary. Best wishes.Yours,Li Hua,Homework,Do the listening exercises in Learning English. 2. 为更好地服务外商，某地方电视台要增加英语新闻节目，现向社会各界征求意见，并讨论使用美国英语还是英国英语播报的问题。请以学生李华的名义，给负责人张先生写一封书信，内容包括：1. 提供英语节目的必要性；2. 使用美国英语或英国英语的建议及原因；3. 其它方面的建议等。 注意：1. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯； 2. 要求词数: 120-150。,
