必修五moduleone

1、Lead in :Talk about what you know about BritainAmerican?Do you know the diffrences between the UK and the USA? Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different. Read the first two paragraphs and fill in the form.British

2、EnglishAmerican Englishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstand in linechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesDetail reading Read the passage again and finish the EXX in activity 3, then fill in the chart below.British EnglishAmerican Englishliftpetrolflatcentrecolourpro

3、grammeelevatorgasapartmentcentercolorprogramAmerican EnglishBritish EnglishPara. 1 _ vocabularyvocabularyautomobilefreewaygassubwaycabcarmotorwaypetrolundergroundtaxiPara. 2 _ expressionsexpressionsAmerican EnglishBritish Englishflashlightstand in linechipsFrench friestorch queue upcrispschipsDo you

4、 have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/ weekendWrite to me soon!Para. 3 _ grammargrammarAmerican EnglishBritish EnglishDo you have ?My friend just arrived.on the teamon the weekendHave you got ?My friend has just arrived.in the teamat the weekendcentre,colour programmecenter,color programPara.

5、4 _spellingspellingAmerican EnglishBritish EnglishcentercolorprogramcentrecolourprogrammeDecide whether the following statement true or false.1.Therere a lot of difference in grammar between British and American English.2. Spelling is the first and most obvious difference between the two.3. British

6、people say ”write me” and ”on the team”.4. Theres not much variation in language within the country.5. Television and Internet have made it easier for the British and Americans to understand each other.6. In the future, therell be only one kind of English.FFFFFTAnswers to activity 4:1.Words British

7、people dont use:automobilesfreewaysgassubwaycabflashlightAnswers to activity 4:2.Words Americans dont use:3.An American expression which British people dont usecarsmotorwaypetrolundergroundtaxi torchStand in lineAnswers to activity 4:4. A word which has a different meaning on the other side of the A

8、tlantic :5.A difference in grammar:chipsHave you gotDo you haveHave just arrivedJust arrivedAnswers to activity 4:6.A difference in spilling:centrecentercolourcolorprogrammeprogramBeautiful sentences1.The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes omit them.The new school will be built_(曾經(jīng)有一

9、座電影院的地方曾經(jīng)有一座電影院的地方)2.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman .You can never imagine the difficulty I have _.（找到你的家）（找到你的家）3. This communication has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.Mobilephones have_ for people _with each other.（讓互相聯(lián)系更方便）（讓互相聯(lián)系

10、更方便）where there used to be a cinema.finding your housemade it more convenientto get in touch Fill in the blanks and retell it according to it.Therere four ways in which British and American English _ from each other. The first and most _ way is in the vocabulary. In grammar therere a few _. The Brit

11、ish say Have you got .? _Americans prefer Do you have? The British use prepositions _ Americans sometimes _them.The other two areas in which the two _ are different are spelling and pronunciation. But for more than a century communications have developed _.Thanks to satellite TV and the Internet, it

12、 has been possilble to listen to many Englishes at the _ of a switch. So experts believe that the two are moving _.differobviousdifferenceswhilewhereomitvarietiessteadilyflickcloser Discussion: Which of the following do you think is the best language in the future? Why?uMatch the British and America

13、n words and phrases in the box.flatautumnliftground floortorchrubbishpetrolholidayqueue uplorrypavementapartmentfallelevatorfirst floorflashlightgarbagegasvacationstand in linetrucksidewalkRewrite the sentences using British words.1. We really like going on vacation in the fall. We really like going on holiday in the autumn.2. You dont need to take the elevator. Our apartment is on the first floor. You dont need to use the lift. Our flat is on the grou