外研 英语必修5Module 1Reading课件 (共33张PPT).ppt

1、Read the quotations and answer the questions.We have really everything in common with America nowadays,except of course,language.Oscar Wilde,(19th century writer)It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.Dave Sperling(founder of Daves ESL Caf)Within a c

2、entury British and American Englishspeakers will not be able to understand each other.Henry Sweet (19th century linguist)America and England are two countries divided by a common language.George Bernard Shaw(20th century writer)1.What is the topic of the quotations?The difference between British and

3、 American English.2.Whose opinion is the most optimistic?Dave Sperling.3.Whose opinion is the most pessimistic?Henry Sweet.Check the true statements.1.People from Hong Kong can understand people from Beijing.Open2.People from Shanghai sound the same as people from Xian.Not true3.Chinese characters c

4、an be understood by all speakers of Chinese.4.American English is very different from British English.5.People from Britain cant understand people from America.True Not trueNot trueRead the passage and find out ways in which British and American English are different.Vocabulary Spelling Grammar Pron

5、unciationReading1.There are _ differences between American and British varieties of English.A.no B.a few C.lots ofComplete the sentences with the correct words or phrases.2.Americans _ understand what the British are saying.A.sometimes B.usually C.never 3.There are _ differences between British and

6、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 understand than _.A.a Chinese accent B.some British accents C.a CNN newsreader6.Television and the Internet have made it _

7、 for the British and Americans to understand each other.A.harder B.easier C.impossibleRead the first paragraph and finish the form.BritishAmericancarsmotorwayspetrolundergroundtaxiautomobilesfreewaysgassubwaycabBritishAmericantorchqueue upchips(薯片薯片)crisps(薯条薯条)Read the second paragraph and finish t

8、he form.flashlightstand in lineFrench frieschipsBritishAmericanHave you got?My friend has just arrived.in the team at the weekendwrite to me soonRead the third paragraph and finish the form.Do you have?My friend just arrived.on the teamon the weekendwrite me soonRead the forth paragraph and check th

9、e following statements.1.Americans prefer center,color,and program instead of centre,colour and programme.2.The accent,which is most similar to British English,can be heard on the West Coast of the US.3.George Bernard Shaw is a famous British writer.Read the last three paragraphs and complete the se

10、ntences with the correct form of the verbs.1.Some experts believe that the two varieties _(move)closer together.are moving2.For more than a century communications across the Atlantic _(develop)steadily.3.Users of English _(be able to)understand each otherwherever they are.have developed will be able

11、 to1.British English and American English are different in many ways.英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不同的。同的。1)be different in 在在方面不同方面不同 They are so different in life style.Language points2)in way(s)在在方面方面 It is proved in the following ways:politics,economy and culture.2.Americans drives automobile d

12、own freeways and fill up with gas.美国人开车沿高速公路行驶并加满汽油。美国人开车沿高速公路行驶并加满汽油。fill up 装满装满;填满填满 He filled up the bucket with water.他把水桶装满水他把水桶装满水 3.Americans use a flashlight,while for the British its a torch.美国人用的是美国人用的是flashlight(手电筒手电筒)而英而英国人则用国人则用torch(手电筒手电筒)。while:然而然而;而而;而且。此处表对比。而且。此处表对比。He likes pl

13、aying basketball,while I likes listen to music.他喜欢打篮球他喜欢打篮球,而我喜欢听音乐。而我喜欢听音乐。4.Prepositions,too,can be different:compare on the end,on the weekend(American)with in the team,at the weekend(British).介词也不同介词也不同:把美国的把美国的 on the team,on the weekend 与英国的与英国的in the team,at the weekend比较一下。比较一下。compare 1)com

14、pare A with B 把把A和和B进行比较进行比较 In todays class,our teacher compared Li Bai with Du Fu.在今天的课堂上我们的老师比较了李在今天的课堂上我们的老师比较了李白和杜甫。白和杜甫。2)compare A to B 把把A比作比作B Shakespeare compares the world to status.莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。3)compared with/to 与与相比相比(在句中在句中常作状语常作状语)Compared with/to many women,she was indeed

15、 very famous.5.The accent,which is most similar to British English,can be heard on the East Coast of the US.这种对英国英语来讲非常相似的口音这种对英国英语来讲非常相似的口音可以在美国的东部沿海一带听到。可以在美国的东部沿海一带听到。is similar to 类似于类似于,与与 相似相似 My new dress is similar to the one you have.我的新衣服和你的那件相似。我的新衣服和你的那件相似。6.After all,there is probably a

16、s much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.毕竟毕竟,两个国家境内的发音的差别两个国家境内的发音的差别可能跟两国之间的发音差别一样多。可能跟两国之间的发音差别一样多。1)after all 毕竟毕竟;仍然仍然:We chose to take a plane after all.我们仍然选择乘飞机。我们仍然选择乘飞机。终究终究;最终最终:It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天气终于转晴了。天气终于转晴了。2)as much as 意思是

17、意思是“多达多达,之之多多”,as as 中间常接形容词或副词中间常接形容词或副词原形原形,即即 as+adj./adv.+as。The cost of the trip is as much as 50,000 yuan.这次旅行的费用高达这次旅行的费用高达50,000人民币。人民币。asas在否定句中也可将第一个在否定句中也可将第一个as换成换成so。Mike is not so clever as his sister.迈迈克不如他姐姐聪明。克不如他姐姐聪明。7.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Gl

18、asgow than understanding a New Yorker.伦敦的居民听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏伦敦的居民听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人格兰人 的话要比听懂一个纽约人的的话要比听懂一个纽约人的话难得多。话难得多。have difficultyin doing sth.with sth.Do you have any difficulty with English?你英语上有困难吗？你英语上有困难吗？The government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave their villages.政府很难说服人们离开他们的村庄。政府很难说服人们离开他们的村庄。干某事有困难干某事有困难