1、 English is the most common language in the earth villageEnglish as the first language BritianAmericaAustraliaJamaica牙买加牙买加English as official languageIndiaEnglish as the foreign langugeChinaJapanFranceBritish and American EnglishFast-reading There are seven paragraphs in the passage1.Which paragrap
2、hs tell the ways in which British and American English are different?2.Which paragraphs predict (预测）预测）the future of these two varieties(kinds)of English?Read para.1-4 and find four ways in which British and American English are different.(find 4 key words)skimming British English American English m
3、ath vacation football autumn ground floor rubbishfill the blanksholidaymathssoccerfallfirst floorgarbageReady for para.1&2British EnglishAmerican Englishcars1 _2 _freeway3 _gasunderground4 _taxi5 _torch6 _7 _stand in linechips8 _listen to para.1&2 fill the blanksBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave y
4、ou got?My friend just arrived.in the team/at the weekendWrite to me soon!Para.the differences in grammarBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishspellingPara.4 the Differences in Spellingcentrecolour programmecentercolor programPara.4 difference in pronunciation Enjoy Briitish and American English Enjoy BBC 一
5、般来说，英式英语读音比较平，硬。一般来说，英式英语读音比较平，硬。美式英语大多是卷舌，比较好听美式英语大多是卷舌，比较好听。Do you Know?check Para.14 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.never 3.There are _ differences betwe
6、en 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 than5.For a Londoner,an American accent may be easier to understand than _.A.a Chinese accent B.some British accents C.a CNN newsreaderRead para5-7 T(True)or F(False
7、).a.There are a few differences between American and British English.b.Americans always have difficulty in understanding what the British are saying.c.There is going to be only one English left-British English.sometimesnotMonita Rajpal is a CNN news reporter.She was born in Hong Kong and spent much
8、of her childhood there,before moving to Canada.In addition to English,she speaks Cantonese（广东话),French and Punjabi(印度和巴基斯坦的旁遮普语）If you turn on CNN,the American TV network,you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with the different accents.We can conclude from her story:Post-reading
9、Discuss the following questions1.How many main varieties(kinds)of Chinese are there?2.Do Chinese people from different regions(地区地区)have difficulty understanding each other?3.What will happen to Chinese in the future?普通话普通话、北方方言、粤方言、湘方言、北方方言、粤方言、湘方言、赣方言、客家方言、闽方言、吴方言等。赣方言、客家方言、闽方言、吴方言等。homework1.Write your own passage about the differences between American and British English2.Listen to VOA and BBC
