1、Review1.Can you speak out the Chinese meaning of these words.opetimistic pessimistic nawadays within if any a variety of 乐观的乐观的悲观的悲观的在在.之内之内如果有的话，如果有的话，各种各样的各种各样的=varieties oftry to tranlate these sentences1.这两种文化具有许多相同之处。2.这场雨对比赛没有多大影响。These two cultures have a lot in commom.The rain didnt make muc
2、h difference to the game.Check the true statements.People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing.Open 2.People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xian.F3.Chinese characters can be understood by all speakers of Chinese.4.American English is very different from British English.5.Pe
3、ople from Britain cant understand people from America.FFTBritish and American EnglishRead the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.vocabulary grammar spelling pronunciationSubject Sentences in parts1-4Part 1:Part 2:Pa
4、rt 3:Part 4:The first and most obvious way is in the vocabularySometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning.There are a few differences in grammar.The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.Reading carefully and find the differences in vocabulary
5、,grammar and spelling.the Differences in Vocabulary(Part 1)automobilesfreewaysgassubwaycabRead the second part and finish the form.flashlightstand in lineFrench frieschipsthe Differences in Grammar(Part 3)Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/weekendWrite to me soon!the Differences in Sp
6、elling and Pronunciation(Part 4)centre,colour programmecenter,color programRead part 5 and finish the form.accents weather forecastersComplete 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
7、 _ understand what the British are saying.A.sometimes B.usually C.never 3.There are _ differences between British and American grammar.A.no B.many C.not many4.American spelling is _ British spelling.A.the same way B.simpler than C.harder than 5.For a Londoner,an American accent may be easier to unde
8、rstand than _.A.a Chinese accent B.some British accents C.a CNN newsreader6.Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and Americans to understand each other.A.harder B.easier C.impossibleTry to collect more words or expressions which are different in British and American English in the 4 ways.(vocabulary,grammar,spelling and pronunciation)Homework Homework Task of the lessonTask of the lesson
