Introduction + Reading and Speaking Period 2 课时分配 课时 板块结合范例 Period 1 Introduction + Reading and Speaking Period 2 Vocabulary +Grammar + Function Period 3 Vocabulary and Listening + Everyday English Period 4 Speaking and Writing ＋ Cultural Corner 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

British and American English Period 1 Module 5 British and American English Introduction Reading and Speaking 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

---Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer Introduction- 1. Reading (3m) Read the quotations and tell whether you agree or disagree. A We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. ---Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer B With a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. ---Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

C America and England are two countries divided by a common language. --George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer D It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. --Dave Sperling, founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

1. What is the topic of the quotations? Introduction- 2. Discussion (5m) Read the quotations and answer the questions 1. What is the topic of the quotations? 2. Which is the most optimistic? 3. Which is the most pessimistic? 4. Which (if any) do you think are funny? 5 Which is good news for students of English? 6. Can you guess which quotations are from British people? Keys The difference between British and American English D B (open) Henry Sweet 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Introduction- 3. Imagination (2m) Write down your expectations What do you expect British and American English to be like? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the British and American English? 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Which is American and which is British? (point out the reason) Introduction- 4. Reading (5m) Read the e-mails and decide which writer is American Which is American and which is British? (point out the reason) 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

The second writer is American. some of the reasons we know are: Key to the answers The second writer is American. some of the reasons we know are: British English American English Mum Mom programme program theatre theater realised realize write to me write me 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing. Reading and Speaking- 1. Warming-up (5m) Check the following statements. People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing. People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xi’an. Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese. American English is very different from British English. People from Britain can’t understand people from America. Discuss and the answers are open. 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Reading and Speaking- 2. Skimming (5m) Read the passage and find the differences between British English and American English. Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different. Vocabulary Grammar Spelling pronunciation 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

The first two paragraphs: the differences in vocabulary Reading and Speaking- 3. Scanning (10m) Read again paragraph by paragraph and make notes of the differences. The first two paragraphs: the differences in vocabulary British English American English cars freeway gas underground taxi torch stand in line chips automobiles motorway petrol subway cab flashlight queue up French fries 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

pieces of hot fried potato chips French fries Word BE AE pieces of hot fried potato chips French fries very thin and are sold in packets crisps 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Read the third paragraph The third paragraph: the differences in grammar British English American English Have you got…? My friend just arrived. in the team/ at the weekend write me soon! Do you have…? My friend has just arrived on the team/ weekend Write to me soon! 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

The 4th paragraph: the differences in spelling and pronunciation Read the 4th paragraph The 4th paragraph: the differences in spelling and pronunciation British English American English spelling pronunciation centre,colour programme center,color program 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Reading and Speaking- 4. Practice (5m) Read the passage and complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases. There are ______ differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of Americans ____ understand what the British are saying. A. Sometimes B. usually C. never There are ______ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many B B C 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

B B B 4. American spelling is _______ British spelling. A. the same as B. simpler than C. harder than For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _______. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader Television and the Internet have made it _____ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible B B B 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Notes: There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic, or which are used with a different meaning. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker. 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

at the flick of a switch But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English,… This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many “Englishes”, not just two main varieties. 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

How many main varieties of Chinese are there? Reading and Speaking- 5. Discussion (5m) Discuss the following questions. How many main varieties of Chinese are there? In what ways are they different? Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other? What will happen to Chinese in the future? 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞

Homework – Task of the lesson Try to collect more words or expressions which are different in British English and American English in the 4 ways. (vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation) Find some information about the Chinese that people in different regions of China speak . 制作：韶关市一中 王锦霞