Module 1 Cultural Corner The man who made spelling simple-高中英语外研版必修五

Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishCulturalCornerThemanwhomadespellingsimpleHaveyoueverusedthisdictionarybefore?Doyouknowwhowritesit?NoahWebsterThisisthemanwhomadespellingsimple厄诺·韦伯斯特NoahWebster厄诺·韦伯斯特(1758-1843)：他不仅是美国词典编纂者、课本编写者，还是拼写改革宣导者和政治家，被誉为“美国学术和教育之父”。他于1828年编纂了一本韦氏大词典，收集了七万多个词条，是第一本美国英语字典。在美国，他的名字等同于「词典」美国独立之初，大约有60%的人说英语，并且口音各不相同。其他人说德语、瑞典语和荷兰语。肯德尔说，当时身为教师的韦伯斯特认为"我们应该说美国英语"。韦伯斯特的拼写方法更适合人们透过发音记住单词写法。例如，他把「centre」变成「center」；删除传统英语中的「u」，把「colour」变为「color」；去掉「musick」单词中多余的字母「k」。Listentothepassageandtrytofindouttheanswertothequestion:WhatreasonsdidWebsterhaveforwritinganAmericandictionary?

haveadistinctive“American”lookFastReadingCareful-reading

Answerthefollowingquestions

1.WhomadethespellingofAmericanEnglishsimple?2.WhatdidNoahWebsterdo?

teacherNoah

Webster3.Whatwashisfirstwork?4.Whatdidhesuggestinhisfirstbook?5.WhatisWebsterbestknownfor?TheElementarySpellingBooksimplifyAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageQuestion:CanyouseeanysimilaritiesbetweenWebster’sworkandattemptstosimplifyChinese?TheworkofsimplifyingChinesehasmadeitconvenientforpeopletoread,understandandusetheChineselanguage.SohasWebster’sworkforAmericanpeople.WhatcanyoulearnfromNoahWebster?IwillpersistuntilIsucceed.1.attemptvt./n.努力；尝试；企图

attempttodosth.

=makeanattempt{languagepointstodosth.atdoingsth.试图做某事

Heattemptedtobreaktheworldrecord.=Hemadeanattempttobreaktheworldrecord.即学即练：①他试图欺骗我，但被我发现了。he_______________________tocheatme,butIdiscoveredhistrick.attempted/madeanattempt

②He____toescapefromtheprison,buthecouldn’tfindanybodytohelphim.

A.succeededB.attemptedC.advisedD.offered

B2.thanksto:由于、因为、归功于（表原因）

Itwasthankstoyourtimelyhelpthatweaccomplishedthetaskontime.幸亏你及时帮忙,我们才按时完成了任务。Timeventuallygotfiredasaresultofhiscomplaintsabouthisjob.Thecaraccidentwasduetothedriver'scarelessness.Owingtothefiremen'sbravery,manypeoplewererescued.

Becauseofhisbravery,hewonthegame.asaresultof:due

to:owingto:becauseof:3.fightagainst：与…作斗争〔争吵〕;反对…

Theywerefightingagainsttheenemy.他们在和敌人作战。Wewillhavetofightagainstdifficulties.我们将不得不同困难作斗争。4.adopt：vt.采用，采取，采纳；收养；接受

Thefactorieshaveadoptedthenewestmoderntechnology.采纳那几家工厂采用了现代的最新技术。

Wewilladoptyoursuggestion.Astheyhadnochildrenoftheirown,theyadoptedanorphan.

他们没有亲生儿女，就收养了一个孤儿。

Heistheiradoptedson.

他是他们的养子.5.难句剖析

Bythe1850sitwassellingonemillioncopiesayear,makingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever.

划线部分是v.-ing形式作结果状语，表示前面的内容产生的结果（顺其自然）。

Hedroppedtheglass,breakingitintopieces.表示意外的结果：todo即学即练：用所给动词的适当形式填空。1）wewaitedforthedoctorforthreehoursonly_____________(te