1、Teaching ProceduresTeaching Procedures3Skimming and scanning 34Detailed reading Further readingGreeting and leading in 15 Assessment and Homework 26Skills for proof readingBritish and American EnglishModule1 British and American EnglishWhat do you think of BE and AE?Here are some quotationsWe have r
2、eally everything in common with America nowadays,except,of course,language.Oscar Wilde如今，我们和美国在一如今，我们和美国在一切方面都相同，当然除切方面都相同，当然除了语言。了语言。Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other.不出一百年，讲英国英语和讲美国英语不出一百年，讲英国英语和讲美国英语的人将不能互相理解。的人将不能互相理解。Henry SweetAmer
3、ica and England are two countries divided by a common language.Bernard Shaw萧伯纳萧伯纳美国和英国是被同一种语美国和英国是被同一种语言分开的两个国家。言分开的两个国家。Dave SperlingIt doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.老师讲英式英语或美式老师讲英式英语或美式英语并没有多大的差别英语并没有多大的差别founder of Daves ESL Caf1.What is the
4、 general idea of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words)2.Read the titles and the first sentence of eachparagraph and find in which British andAmerican English are different.(use only 4 key words)Fast reading 11.Differences between BE.and AE.Task-Read and choose the general idea of each paragrap
5、h.Paragraph 1-2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5-6Paragraph 7A.A.Differences in grammar Differences in grammar B.The two varieties moving closer B.The two varieties moving closer together and different accents.together and different accents.C.Differing in the vocabulary C.Differing in the vocabulary
6、 D.D.there being many“Englishes”in there being many“Englishes”in the futurethe futureE.Differences in spelling and E.Differences in spelling and pronunciationpronunciationskimming and scanning What?Do you mean this Do you have any plan this fall-A.E.autumn-B.E,Dialogue Comprehension The British An A
7、mericanAutumn is generally used in,and fall is usually used in Read Paragraph 12:Differences in vocabulary or expressionsand then fill in the chart below.automobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesWe drive_ along _ and fill up with_.We like to get around using _ or by_.We drive
8、automobiles down freeway and fill up with gas.We like to get around using subway or by cab.Strike while the iron is hot.cars motorwaypetrolundergroundtaxiThe British The AmericanI _to buy a _.I stand in line to buy a flashlight.queue uptorch The British The AmericanI want French fries,not chips.I wa
9、nt _,not _ chipscrispsQ1.What do they want?They both want this.The AmericanThe British Another difference:GrammarI my key.Can you help me look for it?I lost my key.Can you help me look for it?The BritishThe AmericanRead the third paragraph to get more information in grammar differenceAnd then fill i
10、n the blanks with CORRECT forms BE Expressions AE Expressions1.Have you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/at the weekendwrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/weekendWrite to me soon!(Discussion)A.E.B.E.the weekend a teamPlease soon the weekend a teamPlease write to me
11、soonThe Forth Paragraph-The differences in spelling and pronunciationDifferencesBE.AE.(simplified)Spelling Words ending in-our(BE)-or(AE)Eg.favor/neighbor/humor/flavor Pronunciationstress patterns in their speech when they say certain words with two or more syllables A Londoner can understand what a
12、n American says,but cant get what a Scotsman says.centre,colourprogrammecenter,colorprogramRead this paragraph and complete the chart.Summary.Fill up the form.BE.AE.Vocabulary(including words and expressions)taximotorwaysubwaygasqueue upSpellingcentreprogram GrammarHave you got?on the weekendcabfree
13、wayundergroundpetrolstand in linecenterprogrammeDo you have?at the weekend Some experts _ that the two _ are moving closer together.This non-stop communication has also _ lots of American words and structures _into British English.One of the best-known faces,Monita Rajpal,was born in Hong Kong,and g
14、rew up _ Chinese and Punjabi,as _ as English.believevarietiesled topassing wellRead the last 3 Paragraphs and fill in the blanks.speaking1.There are few differences between AE.and BE.True or False I 5.A Londoner can understand an American better than a Scotsman from Edinburgh.2.Americans always have
15、 difficulty in understanding what the British are saying.3.If you turn on CNN,the American TV network,you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with the American accent.4.There is going to be only one English left British English.Read the whole passage and do some true or false quest
16、ions to check some detailed information 1.There are differences between AE.and BE.Keys:FFFFT True or FalseI 5.A Londoner can understand an American better than a Scotsman from Edinburgh.2.Americans always have difficulty in understanding what the British are saying.3.If you turn on CNN,the American
17、TV network,you find newsreaders and weather forecasters with the American accent.4.There is going to be left British English.高考链接=课文语法填空 British and American English are _(1)_(difference)in many ways.The vocabulary is most _(2)_(obviously).They use different words to describe the same things.Sometim
18、es,the same word has a _(3)_(slight)different meaning,which can be _(4)_(confuse).There are a few differences in grammar,too.The British use prepositions,while Americans omit_(5)_.Compare the _(6)_(follow)two sentences:I will see you Monday and I will see you on Monday.The two _(7)(variety)are also
19、different in spelling and pronunciation,so they might have difficulty in _(8)_(understand)each other.But with the communication developing _(9)_(steady),since the 1980s,a lot of American words and _(10)_(structure)have passed into British English,so that some people believe that British English will
20、 disappear.(1)different (2)obvious (3)slightly (4)confusing (5)them (6)following(7)varieties (8)understanding(9)steadily(10)structuresMake a conclusionAssessmentAssessment EvaluationEvaluation ChartChartABCDYour Name:_(A=perfect B=good C=ok D=unacceptable)surveymeasuresHomework 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)through the Internet or with other methods.
