高二英语British-and-American-English课件.pptVIP

Module 1 British and American English Reading and vocabulary As you know, China is big in size and full of many dialects. Hong Kong is part of China. Do you think we will have difficulty in understanding people from Hong Kong ? What difficulties in understanding do you think people from Hong Kong will have when they are in Beijing? Do people from Shanghai sound the same as those from Xi’an? What about Chinese characters? Do you think people from different regions of China have difficulty in understanding Chinese characters? What about Britain English and American English? Do you think they are quite different? Can people from the two countries understand each other? Read the passage and find ways in which British and American English are different. vocabulary spelling grammar and pronunciation. Read the first part and find out the topic sentence The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. What is the example? Americans drive ___________ down freeways and fill up with gas. The British drive cars along _________ and fill up with ________. automobiles motorways petrol As a tourist, you will need to use the underground in London or the _______in New York, or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi ( British ) or_____ (American). subway cab The second part of the passage Americans use a _________, while for the British, it’s a torch. The British queue up; American______________. Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing.______, for example, are pieces of hot fries potato in Britain; in the states chips are sold in packets. The British call these _____. The chips the British know and love are _____________ on the other side of the Atlantic. flashlight stand in line crisps French fries Chips The main idea of this paragraph: Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing. The third part of the passage The topic sentence: There a