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1、Read the passage and find the differences between British English and American English.Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.1.Vocabulary2.Grammar3.Spelling4.pronunciationRead again paragraph by paragraph and
2、make notes of the differences.The first two paragraphs: the differences in vocabularyBritish EnglishAmerican Englishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstand in linechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.i
3、n the team/ at the weekendwrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/ weekendWrite to me soon!The third paragraph: the differences in grammarcentre, colour programmecenter, color programThe 4th paragraph: the differences in spelling and pronunciation1.Americans _ understand what
4、 the British are saying. A. Sometimes B. usually C. never2. There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of3.There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many4. Television and the Internet have made it _ for t
5、he British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible5. American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same as B. simpler than C. harder than6. For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN
6、newsreaderListen to the passage and discuss the following questions. 1.How many main varieties of Chinese are there?2.In what ways are they different?3. Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other?4. What will happen to Chinese in the future?Find some information about the Chinese that people in different regions of China speak .
