《高中英语教学资料》M1B5Corner.pptVIP

* 1. 评论 2. 卫星 3. 令人困惑的4.显然的5.批评 1.这两种语言有所不同的另外两个领域是拼写和发音 2.英国人在美国省略介词的地方使用介词 3. 毕竟，可能这两个国家境内的发音变化跟两国 之间的变化一样大 4.这也致使许多美式英语单词和结构传入英式英语。 Noah Webster 1758.10—1848.5 remarkable , passionate, learned and energetic. the author of the first American Dictionary 1.What was the main reason why Webster wrote an American dictionary? 2. Were all his suggestions adopted ? 3. Was his first book a success ? How do you know it ? 4. What was the American’s attitude to his dictionary ? Read quickly and check the answers with deskmates. What was the main reason why Webster wrote an American dictionary? 2. Were all his suggestions adopted ? No. Many of them but not all were adopted To have a language with a distinctive American look 3. Was his first book a success ? How do you know it ? What was the American’s attitude to his dictionary ? Yes . It sold one million a year , making it one of the most popular school books ever . In favor / Supportive 1.in a number of ways 2. a little bit easier 3. graduate from 4. fight against / with / for 5. the newly –independent United States 6. suggest simplifying 7. such as removing silent letters 8. a standard reference book 9. the number one dictionary =the best known British English American English World English Work in groups. Read the notes and decide which is the best variety of English to learn. The Great Debate: Which English? *