1、How much do you know about American English and British English?Listen to the first part of the talk.What are the different kinds of English are mentioned?British English,American English,and Australian English.As many countries speak English as a first language,there are many different kinds of Eng
2、lish around the world:British English,American English,Australian English,and many others.Some English learners might ask,“Can English speakers from different countries all understand each other?”The answer is yes.People in these countries can usually understand each other with very few problems.The
3、re are differences in vocabulary,pronunciation,and grammar,but those are usually not big problems.However,those differences can cause confusion for non-native English speakers.For example,a student who has learnt British English might not be familiar with the different vocabulary that an American mi
4、ght use.Listen to this conversation between a foreign language student and her American classmate.Listen 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.semester/term restroom/toilet gas/petrol subway/undergroundAmy:Thank you very
5、 much for helping me with my English.Betty:Youre welcome!When are you free to meet?This semester,Im free on Tuesday and Thursday after lunch.Amy:Im sorry?What does“semester”mean?Betty:You know,semester-half of a school year.Amy:Oh,you mean like a term?Betty:Yes,like a term.The British say“term”.We u
6、suallysay“semester”here in America.Amy:Got it!My first English lesson with you,haha?OK,lets meet on Tuesday.Where shall we meet?Betty:Let,s meet at a coffee shop near my home.Its very convenient to get there by subway.Amy:Subway?Do you mean the Underground?Betty:Yes,the train that goes under the gro
7、und.Amy:Ah,got it!Haha,my second English lesson-thank you!Look at the pairs of words below.Which are British and which are American?British EnglishAmerican EnglishBrEAmEThe differences between BrE&AmE.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoon tornadoI thinkI guesscolourcolorcentrecentertravel
8、lertravelerdance 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kilometrekilometerChineseBrEAmE电梯电梯liftelevator汽油汽油petrolgas,gasoline秋天秋天autumnfall地铁地铁underg
9、roundsubway大学大学universitycollege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filmmovie出租车出租车taxicabWhat misunderstanding has happened?Zhou Wei refers to pants,American English for trousers.Martin explains that pants refers to underwear in British English.Task 4:Read and role-play the conversation
