1、To explore different kinds of EnglishWhat difference between British English and American English can you see from the video?_PronunciationWatch the video.How much do you know about American English and British English?Recall the contents we have learned in Listening and Speaking and answer the ques
2、tions.1.Which language has the most native speakers in the world English,Spanish or Chinese?2.How about English?Does it have the second largest number of native speakers in the world?Chinese.No,it comes the third,after Spanish.Listen to the first part of the talk.What are the different kinds of Engl
3、ish are mentioned?British English,American English,and Australian English.Discuss the following questions.1.In what ways are theses kinds English different from each other?2.Are these differences great?3.Do people from theses countries have problems in communication?semester/term restroom/toilet gas
4、/petrol subway/undergroundListen to the second part of the talk.What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by?Tick them in the boxes.Look at the pairs of words below.Which words are British English and which are American English?British EnglishAmerican EnglishWhen you hear two nati
5、ve speakers of English,they may still not speak the same kind of English.What?Do you mean this autumn?Do you have any plan this fall?American English?British English?A:Do you want to come to my apartment?B:Your flat?I dont think so.Can we go to the pub?A:Wow,the bar is a nice place.We can go.B:Great
6、.I want a tin of Coke and some sweets.A:Well,I want a can of beer and some candies.B:Hey,I like football match very much.A:OK.We can go and see a soccer game tomorrow.B:Oh,time to go home,lets go to the lift.A:OK.Lets go to the elevator together.BrEAmEThe differences between BrE&AmE.vocabularyspelli
7、ngpronunciationautumn falltyphoon tornadoI think I guesscolour colorcentre centertraveller travelerdance dancenot not ChineseBrEAmE邻居关系邻居关系neighbourhoodneighborhood劳动力劳动力labourlabor颜色颜色colourcolor荣誉荣誉honourablehonorable幽默幽默humourhumor 特别喜爱的人特别喜爱的人(或物或物)favouritefavorite电影院电影院theatretheater公里公里kilome
8、trekilometerChineseBrEAmE电梯电梯liftelevator汽油汽油petrolgas,gasoline秋天秋天autumnfall地铁地铁undergroundsubway垃圾垃圾rubbishgarbage垃圾箱垃圾箱dustbintrash can假期假期holidayvacation两周两周fortnighttwo weeksChineseBrEAmE公寓公寓flatapartment酒吧酒吧pubbar罐头罐头tincan糖果糖果sweetscandy橡皮橡皮eraserrubber比赛比赛matchgame足球足球footballsoccer电影电影filmm
9、ovie出租车出租车taxicabcenterflat colourliftgrayhonorpetrolundergroundpictureserasergreycentreapartmentelevatorhonourcolorrubber gasmoviessubwayMatch the words that have the same meaning.Martin:Hey,Zhou Wei,do you want to go shopping?Theres a sale at my favourite store.Zhou Wei:Oh,yes!I really need to buy
10、 some pants.Martin:Pants?Thats funny.I dont usually go shopping with my friends for pants.Zhou Wei:You dont?Dont you like to have somebody tell you if the pants look good or not?Read the conversation and answer the questions.What misunderstanding has happened?Role-play the conversationMartin:Er Not
11、really Hey,wait,do you mean trousers what you and I are wearing on our legs right now?Zhou Wei:Oh,yes.Thats what I mean by pants!Thats American English,isnt it?Martin:Yes,it is!I knew what you meant,by the way.I was just joking with you.Did you know that in British English,“pants”means something ver
12、y different?Zhou Wei:Really?So what does it mean?Martin:In British English,the word“pants”means underwear.Zhou Wei refers to pants,American English for trousers.Martin explains that pants refers to underwear in British English.疑惑:疑惑:Pardon?/You dont?/Really?/What does it mean?释疑:释疑:I think you mean/
13、Thats what I mean by/I knew what you meant./Thats whyWhat does Zhou Wei want to buy?Why does Martin feel puzzled about what Zhou Wei wants to buy?How do they misunderstand each other?How do they clear up the misunderstanding?截止期限截止期限 time-limit/deadline 时间表时间表 timetable/schedule 城市城市 town/city 裤子裤子
14、trousers/pants 铁路铁路 tube(London)/subway 工作时间工作时间 working day/workday 工厂工厂 works/factoryTry to think of more pairs of words like these.Choose one or two pairs of words in Activity 3 and make a conversation.The expressions below may help you.Do you mean.?Does that mean.?Im sorry,would you mind repeating.?So am I right in saying?Asking for clarificationIm sorry.What does.mean?I beg your pardon.So what youre really saying is 1.Finish your conversation.2.Preview Reading for writing.
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