Word study: notice: eastern: differently: generally speaking: vt. & vi. see and observe; I wasn’t noticing.I noticed (that) he left early. adj. of, from, living in, the east; adv. in a different manner; ( n. adj. )differencedifferent = in general; in general situation; Brainstorm: --- Information about Canada:

--- What’s this? --- A language school. --- Who studies in it? --- Students from foreign countries. Lesson 25:Dialogue Fang Qun Dean Question for reading: --- What are they talking about? --- Differences between American English and Canadian English.

--- What differences are they talking about? --- The difference in accents. Including: Vocabulary; Spelling Pronunciation Questions for listening: 1.What is Dean? 2.Do Canadians use American or British spelling? 3.What spelling does textbooks use in Canada? 4.What do people in other places think of Canadians? 5. Do all the people in Canada use the same pronunciation?

Multiple choice: 1. American English and Canadian English sounds ______ each other. A. quite different from B. exactly the same as C. similar to D. opposite to 2. Which of the following has greater influence ( 影响 ) on Canadian English? A. American English B. British English C. French D. Japanese 3. When Dean says “it looks strange,” he refers to ______; by “sound strange,” he refers to ______. A. Canadian accents; Canadian spellings B. Canadian spellings; dialects ( 方言 ) in Canada C. Canadian people; Canadian voices D. “gas” and “tap”; /nu:z/ ( C ) ( A ) ( B )

Passage completion: Fang Qun has just met Jean, a ________ student in the school. They are talking about the __________ between an American _______ and a Canadian one. Dean says that there are not many differences between the two. In fact, Canadian mainly use __________ words, though they also use quite a lot of______ words. _________ speaking, newspapers use American spelling and schoolbooks _______ the British way. ________ fact is that people from different ______of the country speak __________. Canadian difference accent American BritishGenerally follow partsdifferently Another

Notes: 1. A lot of people can’t tell the difference between an American accent and a Canadian accent. tell:vt.see or understand well; (usu. can, could, be able to) as, He asked me to tell the difference between above and over. Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? (tell A from B) accent:n.way of speaking; as, an American accent; a Gaochun accent; He speaks putonghua with a strong...

2. We fill our cars with “gas”, which is American, but we turn on the “tap” which is British English. Bri Eng.: maize, rubber, autumn, main road, post Am. Eng.: corn; eraser; fall;highway;mail; cf: engine/ motor;film/ movie; 3. Generally speaking, newspapers follow the American way, but …. adv. + speaking: as, exactly speaking; frankly speaking; Frankly speaking, I don’t enjoy the performance. follow: obey;Are you going to follow her advice? Finally we decided to follow his suggestion.

Situation dialogue: Chen Hui and Gary meet with each other at the school gate. They don’t know each other but they know they are studying at the same school. So they begin their dialogue. Hints: Gary: an American; Chen Hui: a Chinese; Topic: differences between American English and Canadian English