Unit2 Listening and Speaking听说课 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册.pptx

Listening Speaking EchoNoah Webster(1758-1843)Noah Webster was an American lexicographer/?leks??k?ɡr?f?(r)/ 词典编撰者 renowned for（因为...而有名） his American Dictionary of the English Language and his contribution to American English. Webster played a significant part in defining the words that Americans use, and adopted many American English spellings in his dictionary, for example,colorandcenter. He also added commonly used American words that were not part of the British English dictionaries, such assquash.He believed that spelling, grammar, and language usage should be based upon and reflect peoples ways of life, enabling those living in different parts of America to communicate in a common language.Background informationBackground informationAmerican EnglishEnglish was brought to America by British settlers due to the colonialism /k??l??ni?l?z?m/ 殖民主义 during the 17th century. With further migration迁徙，移民 in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the various cultural and language influences that the English in America developed some unique features. When America became an independent nation after the War of Independence, Americans regarded their language as another symbol of that independence and believed that they should have a language system of their own.American EnglishBritish EnglishVocabularyfall autumnI guessI thinkgaspetrolsubwayundergroundapartmentflatelevatorlifthighwaymotorwayspellingtheatertheatrecolorcolourComplete the passage with the words on Page 18 Today, American English is in common international use. It is different from British English in several ways, mostly in spelling and vocabulary. Some American spellings were created by Noah Webster, who made one of Americas first dictionaries. He changed -re spellings to -er, which is why 1.___________ is spelt 2._____________ in American English. The Americans and the British also use different words for everyday things. For example, Americans talk about putting 3._________ in their cars and driving along the 4.