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1、Unit 2 English around the world 英国人到了美国发现,其实英美英语大不相同呢! Problems with American English When cars drive in a circle,do they go around a “traffic circle” or a “roundabout”?The first choice sounds strange to me,as we dont say it in Britain,but Ive made Americans laugh for minutes at a time just by sayin
2、g “roundabout” before. Irish author George Bernard Shaw is believed to have said,“England and America are two countries separated by the same language.”This idea might seem strange,but I think of it whenever I have this type of communication problem with my friends from across the Atlantic. Often,Am
3、erican people simply dont know who Im talking about.Many times Ive had to explain who a British celebrity1 is,even though I assume2 that they must be well-known outside of the UK.It sometimes seems like most Americans dont know who UK Prime Minister David Cameron is,yet in the UK we know all about P
4、aris Hilton and other unimportant US celebritieshardly fair! There are also many differences in meaning between words and idioms in our two forms of English.I once tried to break up an argument between two Americans by saying,“Come on,leave it out!”(meaning “stop doing or saying that”)but they just
5、turned to me looking confused3,wondering what exactly they were supposed to “leave out”.At least the argument finished! Another unexpected problem with the two types of English happened to me when I was a teacher.I realized that sometimes when I wrote a word with a British spelling,such as “colour”
6、with a “u”,my students would think that I had spelled it wrong and try to correct me. Having said all of that,I should say that I do really like the way American English sounds,and Ive got nothing against people learning itjust “leave it out” if youre thinking of correcting my spelling! 单词注释难句剖析导读诱思
7、 1.celebrity /slebrti/ n.名人 2.assume /sjum/ vt.认为 3.confused /knfjuzd/ adj.困惑的 难句剖析导读诱思单词注释 Having said all of that,I should say that I do really like the way American English sounds,and Ive got nothing against people learning itjust “leave it out” if youre thinking of correcting my spelling! 译文:尽管如
8、此,我还是应该说我确实很喜欢美式英语的发音方 式,而且我不反对人们学习它只是如果你想改正我的拼写的 话,就此打住! 剖析:本句的主句是由and连接的两个并列分句;Having said .是 动词的-ing形式短语,在句中做让步状语;破折号之后的句子由“祈 使句+if条件句”组成。 难句剖析导读诱思单词注释 1.What does the writer think is unfair? 2.Why were the writers American friends confused when he said “leave it out”? 答案:That most Americans dont
9、 know those famous people in Britain,even the UK Prime Minister. 答案:Because they didnt know what he really meant by saying “leave it out”. Section Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading to use 2.because ofb.now; these days 3.actuallyc.as a result of; due to 4.at presentd.a long trip by sea or in space 5.v
10、oyagee.for example 6.make use off.in fact; really 答案:1.e 2.c 3.f 4.b 5.d 6.a 一二三四五六 三、美式英语和英式英语在拼写和用词方面都有所不同, 请根 据平时的知识填写下表 color centre traveler mail film store 一二三四五六 四、阅读课文THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH, 完成下列 表格 German ruled less Shakespeare 一二三四五六 America Australia government 一二三四五六 dictionary The A
11、merican Dictionary of the English Language American 一二三四五六 五、阅读课文THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH, 完成下列 问题 1.Why did the people in many other countries besides England begin to speak English in the 17th century? A.Because they wanted to trade with English people. B.Because people from England made voyages
12、 to conquer other parts of the world. C.Because they found English easier to speak. D.Because they wanted to conquer England. 答案:B 一二三四五六 2.Which of the following words is American English? A.Flat. B.Apartment. C.Honour.D.Metre. 3.What was the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150
13、based on? A.It was based more on German than the English we speak today. B.It was based more on Danish than the English we speak today. C.It was based only on German. D.It was based only on French. 答案:B 答案:A 一二三四五六 4.When did two big changes in English spelling happen? A.In the 16th century.B.In 115
14、0. C.In the 19th century.D.In the 20th century. 答案:C 一二三四五六 六、根据课文内容填空 English has changed and 1. (develop)when cultures meet and communicate 2. each other.From AD 450 to 1150,new settlers to England 3. (rich)the English language and enlarged its vocabulary.In 1620,British people began to move to 4.
15、 countries,and gradually,English 5. (speak)in many other countries.By the 19th century American English spelling got a separate identity 6. Noah Webster wrote his dictionary.At 7. ,more people speak English as their first,8. or a foreign language than ever before.People in South Asia 9. as India,Singapore speak fluent English.China may have the 10. (large)number of English learners. developed with enriched other was spoken when present second such largest 12345678 1.Which country do you think has the most English learners? 你觉得学英语的人最多的是哪个国家? 剖析do you think/believe/expect/find/suppose . 作为插入语,
