2018-2019高中英语必修五(外研版)Module 1 British and American English1.1课件

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popular.By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year, making⑯ it one of the most popular school books ever⑰.
Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted ⑱ .Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, and flavor instead of flavour.Others, however, such as removing silent letters⑲ like the s in island or the final e in examine, were not. Webster is best known for⑳ his American Dictionary of the English Language，which first appeared in 1828㉑.It introduced㉒ lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation㉓ and use, and, of course, the new spelling.The British criticised ㉔ the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard ㉕ reference ㉖ book in the States.Today, Webster ’ s dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students.

必修5 Module 1 British and American EnglishNew words:1.h ave … in common with sb / sth 与…..有共同之处We have really everything in common with American nowadays , except of course ,language. (P1)have something / a lot / nothing / not much / little in common with与……有一些/ 很多/ 没有/ 没多少/ 几乎没有共同之处in common 共有的、共同的in common with 与……一样1)To my surprise, I found I had a lot in common with this stranger.2）In common with other earthquakes, the earthquake in Japan caused great damage.3）他们是双胞胎，但毫无共同之处。

They are twins, but they have nothing in common.4）英语是一种不同于汉语的语言，但它们有一些共同之处。

English is a different language from Chinese, but they have something in common5）Generally speaking, the music of one country has quite a lot ___ her culture. A.in common B. in common with C. with common in D. in common of2.make a difference 有影响，起作用；使不相同It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. (P1)m ake some / much difference to …对……有些/ 有很大关系make all the difference to 对……关系重大；使大不相同make no difference to 与……没有关系1)It’s what you do today that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.是你今天的所作所为使你的明天与众不同。

The north of England.
2. How long did it take her to understand what people were saying?
Two month
3. What did she notice about the pronunciation of words like dance and bath?
5. How long did Callum spend in the US?
10 months.
6. What didn’t he like about the place he stayed in?
The climate
7. What did he say about the way people spoke?
Listen to the interview and fill the form below.
Who
Do
found the loantha understand.
Callum
didn’t find the local accent difficult to understand.
speak like Americans?
Or will British English continue to __ex4i_s_t__? Later on we’re going to _5as_k__ you to phone in and __gi6v_e__ your
views on the subject, but first we’re going to __7ta_l_k_ to two young people,
2. Which accent do you prefer, American accent or British accent? And why?

Module 1British and American English Words,Words,WordsBritish and American English are different in many ways英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不同的。

The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary.首先，最为明显的方面是在词汇方面。

There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic, or which are used with a different meaning.有成百上千的不同的词在大西洋彼岸是不被使用的或以不同的意思被使用。

Some of these words are well-known – Americans drive automobiles down freeways and fill up with gas; the British drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol.有一些词是非常有名的，美国人在高速公路上驾驶时给车（automobile 汽车）加油加的是gas；而英国人通常来给车加油用的是petrol（汽油）。

As a tourist, you will need to used the underground in London or the subway in New York, or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi (British) or cab (American).做为一个游客，你在伦敦将会使用underground來指地铁或在纽约使用subway，或许你将会更愿意选择用出租车taxi（英国）或cab（美国）来游览城市。