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1、Introduction- 1. Reading (3m) Read the quotations and tell whether you agree or disagree.A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language.-Oscar Wilde, 19th century writerB B With a century British and With a century British and American English speakers Americ
2、an English speakers will not be able to understand will not be able to understand each other.each other.-Henry Sweet, 19-Henry Sweet, 19thth century century linguistlinguistC America and England are two countries divided by a common language.-George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writerD D It doesnt It
3、doesnt make much of a make much of a differencedifference whether a whether a teacher speaks British or teacher speaks British or American English.American English.-Dave Sperling, founder of -Dave Sperling, founder of Daves ESL CafeDaves ESL CafeKey to the answersThe second writer is American. some
4、of the reasons we know are:British EnglishAmerican EnglishMumMomprogrammeprogramtheatretheaterrealisedrealizewrite to mewrite meReading and Speaking- 2. Skimming (5m) Read the passage and find the differences between British English and American English. Read the titles and the first sentences of ea
5、ch paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.1. 1.VocabularyVocabulary2. 2.GrammarGrammar3. 3.SpellingSpelling4. 4.pronunciationpronunciationReading and Speaking- 3. Scanning (10m) Read again paragraph by paragraph and make notes of the differences.The first tw
6、o paragraphs: the differences in vocabularyBritish EnglishAmerican Englishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstand in linechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesWordBEAEpieces of hot fried potatochipsFrench friesvery thin and are sold in packetscrispschipsRead the third
7、paragraphThe third paragraph: the differences in grammarBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/ at the weekendwrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/ weekendWrite to me soon!Read the 4th paragraphThe 4th paragraph: the differences in s
8、pelling and pronunciationBritish EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationcentre,colour programmecenter,color programNotes:There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic, or which are used with a different meaning.The other two areas in which the two va
9、rieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.at the flick of a switchBut it has also led to lots of Ame
10、rican words and structures passing into British English,This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”, not just two main varieties.课时分配课时板块结 合范例Period 1Introduction + Reading and SpeakingPeriod 2Vocabulary +Grammar + FunctionPeriod 3Vocabulary and L
11、istening + Everyday EnglishPeriod 4Speaking and Writing Cultural CornerPeriod 1Module 5British and American EnglishIntroduction Reading and SpeakingRead the third paragraphThe third paragraph: the differences in grammarBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/ a
12、t the weekendwrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/ weekendWrite to me soon!Introduction- 2. Discussion (5m) Read the quotations and answer the questions1. What is the topic of the quotations?2. Which is the most optimistic?3. Which is the most pessimistic?4. Which (if any)
13、 do you think are funny?5 Which is good news for students of English?6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people? KeysKeys The difference The difference between between British and British and American American EnglishEnglish D D B B (open)(open) D D Henry SweetHenry SweetIntroduction-
14、 3. Imagination (2m) Write down your expectationsWhat do you expect British and American English to be like?Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the British and American English?Introduction- 4. Reading (5m) Read the e-mails and decide which writer is AmericanWhich is American and which is Britis
15、h? (point out the reason)Reading and Speaking- 1. Warming-up (5m) Check the following statements.People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing.People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xian.Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese.American English is very d
16、ifferent from British English.People from Britain cant understand people from America.Discuss and the answers are open.Discuss and the answers are open.WordBEAEpieces of hot fried potatochipsFrench friesvery thin and are sold in packetscrispschipsReading and Speaking- 4. Practice (5m) Read the passage and complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots ofAmericans _ understand what the Brit
