1、 2019新人教高中英语必修一新人教高中英语必修一Unit 5 Languages around the worldActivity 1 Brainstorming：Do you know the differences between British English and American English?Challenge your memoryChineseBr.EAm.E公寓公寓_汽油汽油_地铁地铁_flatapartmentpetrolgasundergroundsubway糖果糖果_电梯电梯_比赛比赛_厕所厕所_学期学期_sweetcandyliftelevatormatchga
2、metoiletrestroomtermsemesterPre-listening Translate the following words and phrases.semester n._gas n._petrol n._subway(underground)n._apartment n._be familiar with _ 学期汽油；气体；燃气汽油地铁公寓套房熟悉；通晓Activity2:Listen to the first part of the talk.What are the different kinds of English mentioned?British Engli
3、sh American English Australian English semester/term restroom/toilet gas/petrol subway/undergroundActivity3:Listen to the second part.Tick the two pairs of words that the student is confused by.Tick them in the boxes.British EnglishAmerican EnglishActivity4:Look at the pairs of words.Which words are
4、 British English and which are American English?Can you think of more examples of different words used in British English and American English?British EnglishAmerican EnglishnotetinpresentstaffrubbishillbillcangiftfacultyjunksickBesides pronunciations and use of different words,do you know any other
5、 differences between British and American English?British EnglishAmerican Englishsummarisemetrecolourlabelledsummarizemetercolorlabeled英式和美式英语用词的英式和美式英语用词的一些一些常见常见差异差异及规律及规律:有些名词的词尾有些名词的词尾,英式拼写为英式拼写为-re,美式拼写为美式拼写为-er,例如例如:metre-meter、theatre-theater、centre-center。有些名词的词尾有些名词的词尾,英式拼写为英式拼写为-our,美式拼写为美
6、式拼写为-or,例如例如:labour-labor、honour-honor、favour-tavore。有些词的词尾变化时有些词的词尾变化时,英式双写字母英式双写字母l,而美式则单写而美式则单写l,例如例如:quarrelled-quarreled、traveller-traveler。有些词的变化无规律有些词的变化无规律,只是改变其中的某几个字母只是改变其中的某几个字母,例如例如:grey-gray、plough-plow。同一概念在两种英语中用不同的词来表示同一概念在两种英语中用不同的词来表示,例如例如:autumn-fall、railway-railroad、waistcoat-ves
7、t。Activity4:Read the conversation and answer the following questions.What misunderstanding has happened?What 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?In American English,“pan
8、ts”refers to trousers.But the word“pants”means underwear in British English.Activity5:Role-play the conversation and find out the expressions to ask for clarification.Confusion:Clarification:Other expressions:You dont?Really?What does it mean?Thats what I mean by.I knew what you mean.Do you mean?Im
9、sorry.Would you mind repeating?I beg your pardon.So am I right in saying?So what youre really saying is In this lesson,we listened to and talked about differences between British English and American English and learned how to ask for clarification when we do not understand other people.Although the
10、re are some clear differences in pronunciation between British English andAmerican English accents,they do not lead to communication difficulties.As learners,we dont have to worry about copying British or American English accents.A focus on correct intonation and stress is more important.Activity 6:Summary.AssignmentChoose one or two pairs of words in Activities 4 and make a conversation.Use the expressions for clarification.
