Warming up

This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.

Questions Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why? Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?

Small Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.

The U.S.A.

Great Britain

Australia

Ireland

Canada

Singapore

India

South Africa

New Zealand

English is spoken in these countries.

How much do you know about English?  It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland…  It has a long history.  There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE  Many Chinese are learning English.

What can you learn from it?  Situation: An American is visiting England. Now he has just checked in a hotel. And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel.

Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor? Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And you’d take what? I mean, I’d like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. Oh, sorry. Come this way, I’ll show you the lift.

BrEAmE The differences between British English and American English.vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t]

ChineseBrEAmE liftelevator petrolgas, gasoline flatapartment autumnfall undergroundsubway universitycollege rubbishgarbage dustbintrash can holidayvacation fortnighttwo weeks 电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周

Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater kilometer Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre

petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway Match the words that have the same meaning.

课后练习 I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字 母提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。 1. An e______ is a machine that carries people and goods up and down inside buildings. 2. The President was leaving for a four- day o_____ tour of France. elevator official

II. 每空一词，使上下两句话的意思一致。 注意英式英语与美式英语的不同。 1. I’ll stop and get some gas — we’re running low. I’ll stop and get some ___ — we’re running low. oil

2. If you draw or write in pencil, you can always rub out your mistakes with an eraser. If you draw or write in pencil, you can always rub out your mistakes with __ ______. arubber

3. Which would you rather do — go dancing or go to the movies? Which would you rather do — go dancing or go to the _______? pictures