二0二三学年高二英语module1《BritishandAmericanEnglish》

Introduction-1.Reading(3m)Readthequotationsandtellwhetheryouagreeordisagree.AWehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,exceptofcourse,language.---OscarWilde,19thcenturywriterBWithacenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishspeakerswillnotbeabletounderstandeachother.---HenrySweet,19thcenturylinguistCAmericaandEnglandaretwocountriesdividedbyacommonlanguage.--GeorgeBernardShaw,20thcenturywriterDItdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.--DaveSperling,founderofDave’sESLCafeKeytotheanswersThesecondwriterisAmerican.someofthereasonsweknoware:BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishMumMomprogrammeprogramtheatretheaterrealisedrealizewritetomewritemeReadingandSpeaking-2.Skimming(5m)

ReadthepassageandfindthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.ReadthetitlesandthefirstsentencesofeachparagraphandfindfourwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent.VocabularyGrammarSpellingpronunciationReadingandSpeaking-3.Scanning(10m)

Readagainparagraphbyparagraphandmakenotesofthedifferences.Thefirsttwoparagraphs:thedifferencesinvocabularyBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstandinlinechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueueupFrenchfriesWordBEAEpiecesofhotfriedpotatochipsFrenchfriesverythinandaresoldinpacketscrispschipsReadthethirdparagraphThethirdparagraph:thedifferencesingrammarBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishHaveyougot…?Mheteam/attheweekendwritemesoon!Doyouhave…?Myfriendhasjustarrivedontheteam/weekendWritetomesoon!Readthe4thparagraphThe4thparagraph:thedifferencesinspellingandpronunciationBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishspellingpronunciationcentre,colourprogrammecenter,colorprogramNotes:TherearehundredsofdifferentwordswhicharenotusedontheothersideoftheAtlantic,orwhichareusedwithadifferentmeaning.Theothertwoareasinwhichthetwovarietiesdifferarespellingandpronunciation.Theaccent,whichismostsimilartoBritishEnglish,canbeheardontheEastCoastoftheUS.ALondonerhasmoredifficultyunderstandingaScotsmanfromGlasgowthanunderstandingaNewYorker.attheflickofaswitchButithasalsoledtolotsofAmericanwordsandstructurespassingintoBritishEnglish,…Thisinternationaldimension

suggeststhatinthefuture,therearegoingtobemany“Englishes”,notjusttwomainvarieties.课时分配课时板块结合范例Period1Introduction+ReadingandSpeakingPeriod2Vocabulary+Grammar+FunctionPeriod3VocabularyandListening+EverydayEnglishPeriod4SpeakingandWriting＋CulturalCornerPeriod1Module5BritishandAmericanEnglishIntroductionReadingandSpeakingReadthethirdparagraphThethirdparagraph:thedifferencesingrammarBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishHaveyougot…?Mheteam/attheweekendwritemesoon!Doyouhave…?Myfriendhasjustarrivedontheteam/weekendWritetomesoon!Introduction-2.Discussion(5m)

Readthequotationsandanswerthequestions1.Whatisthetopicofthequotations?2.Whichisthemostoptimistic?3.Whichisthemostpessimistic?4.Which(ifany)doyouthinkarefunny?5WhichisgoodnewsforstudentsofEnglish?6.CanyouguesswhichquotationsarefromBritishpeople?KeysThedifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishDB(open)DHenrySweetIntroduction-3.Imagination(2m)

WritedownyourexpectationsWhatdoyouexpectBritishandAmericanEnglishtobelike?AreyouoptimisticorpessimisticabouttheBritishandAmericanEnglish?Introduction-4.Reading(5m)

Readthee-mailsanddecidewhichwriterisAmericanWhichisAmericanandwhichisBritish?(pointoutthereason)ReadingandSpeaking-1.Warming-up(5m)

Checkthefollowingstatements.PeoplefromHongKongcanunderstandpeoplefromBeijing.PeoplefromShanghaisoundthesameaspeoplefromXi’an.ChinesecharacterscanbeunderstoodbyallspeakersofChinese.AmericanEnglishisverydifferentfromBritishEnglish.PeoplefromBritaincan’tunderstandpeoplefromAmerica.Discussandtheanswersareopen.WordBEAEpiecesofhotfriedpotatochipsFrenchfriesverythinandaresoldinpacketscrispschipsReadingandSpeaking-4.Practice(5m)

Readthepassageandcompletethesentenceswiththecorrectwordsorphrases.Thereare______differencesbetweenAmericanandBritishvarietiesofEnglish.A.noB.afewC.lotsofAmericans____understandwhattheBritisharesaying.A.SometimesB.usuallyC.neverThereare______differencesbetweenBritishandAmericangrammar.A.noB.manyC.notmanyBBC4.Americanspellingis_______Britishspelling.A.thesameasB.simplerthanC.harderthanForaLondoner,anAmericanaccentmaybeeasiertounderstandthan_______.A.aChineseaccentB.someBritishaccentsC.aCNNnewsreaderTelevisionandtheInternethavemadeit_____fortheBritishandAmericanstounderstandeachother.A.harder