1、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 writerC America and England are two countries divided by a common language.-George Bernard Shaw,20th ce
2、ntury writerKey to the answersThe second writer is American.some of the reasons we know are:British EnglishAmerican EnglishMumMomprogrammeprogramtheatretheaterrealisedrealizewrite to mewrite meReading and Speaking-2.Skimming(5m)Read the passage and find the differences between British English and Am
3、erican English.Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.Reading and Speaking-3.Scanning(10m)Read again paragraph by paragraph and make notes of the differences.The first two paragraphs:the differences in vocabula
4、ryBritish EnglishAmerican Englishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstand in linechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesWordBEAEpieces of hot fried potatochipsFrench friesvery thin and are sold in packetscrispschipsRead the third paragraphThe third paragraph:the differen
5、ces in grammarBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave 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!Read the 4th paragraphThe 4th paragraph:the differences in spelling and pronunciationBritish EnglishAmeri
6、can Englishspellingpronunciationcentre,colour programmecenter,color programNotes:1.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.2.The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciat
7、ion.3.The accent,which is most similar to British English,can be heard on the East Coast of the US.4.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.5.at the flick of a switch6.But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing i
8、nto British English,7.This international dimension suggests that in the future,there are going to be many“Englishes”,not just two main varieties.课时分配课时板块结合范例Period 1Introduction+Reading and SpeakingPeriod 2Vocabulary+Grammar+FunctionPeriod 3Vocabulary and Listening+Everyday EnglishPeriod 4Speaking a
9、nd Writing Cultural CornerPeriod 1Module 5British and American EnglishIntroduction Reading and SpeakingRead the third paragraphThe third paragraph:the differences in grammarBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/at the weekendwrite me soon!Do you have?My frien
10、d has just arrivedon the team/weekendWrite to me soon!Introduction-2.Discussion(5m)Read the quotations and answer the questions1.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
11、of English?6.Can you guess which quotations are from British people?Introduction-3.Imagination(2m)Write down your expectationsWhat do you expect British and American English to be like?Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the British and American English?Introduction-4.Reading(5m)Read the e-mails
12、 and decide which writer is AmericanWhich is American and which is British?(point out the reason)Reading and Speaking-1.Warming-up(5m)Check the following statements.1People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing.2People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xian.3Chinese characters
13、can be understood by all speakers of Chinese.4American English is very different from British English.5People from Britain cant understand people from America.WordBEAEpieces of hot fried potatochipsFrench friesvery thin and are sold in packetscrispschipsReading and Speaking-4.Practice(5m)Read the pa
14、ssage and complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.1.There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English.A.no B.a few C.lots of2.Americans _ understand what the British are saying.A.Sometimes B.usually C.never3.There are _ differences between British and America
15、n grammar.A.no B.many C.not many4.American spelling is _ British spelling.A.the same as B.simpler than C.harder than5.For a Londoner,an American accent may be easier to understand than _.A.a Chinese accent B.some British accents C.a CNN newsreader6.Television and the Internet have made it _ for the
16、British and Americans to understand each other.A.harder B.easier C.impossibleReading and Speaking-5.Discussion(5m)Discuss the following questions.1.How many main varieties of Chinese are there?2.In what ways are they different?3.Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding ea
17、ch other?4.What will happen to Chinese in the future?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.
