Learn some sentences

1、Learn some sentences:Climb high,climb far,Your goal the sky,Your aim the star.往高爬，往遠(yuǎn)爬，往高爬，往遠(yuǎn)爬，你的目標(biāo)是天空，你的目標(biāo)是天空，你的目標(biāo)是明星你的目標(biāo)是明星。American English美美 國國 地地 圖圖 MAP OF U.S.AThe people in the USA speak English.There are some differences between American English and British English.Deal with the new words ,pa

2、y attention to some difficult sentences.Britain Europe India Spain不列顛不列顛 歐洲歐洲 印度印度 西班牙西班牙British European Indian Spanish英國的英國的, 歐洲的歐洲的 印第安人的印第安人的 西班牙的西班牙的英國人英國人(的的) 歐洲人歐洲人 印第安的印第安的 西班牙語西班牙語Florida: the name of the state in the USA “l(fā)and of flowers” 2.Written English is more or less the same in both

3、Britain and American,though there are some spelling differences.在英國和美國，書面英語大體上都是相同的，盡管有些拼在英國和美國，書面英語大體上都是相同的，盡管有些拼法上的差異。法上的差異。More or less 或多或少，或多或少，“大體上大體上”，用來表示自己的，用來表示自己的意見不那么肯定。意見不那么肯定。e.g. The work is more or less finished.這項(xiàng)工作大這項(xiàng)工作大體上已經(jīng)完成了。體上已經(jīng)完成了。我認(rèn)為這多少是一種犯罪行為我認(rèn)為這多少是一種犯罪行為I think its more or

4、less a crime.3.However,most of the time ,people from the two countries do not have any difficulty in understanding each other.然而，在多數(shù)時間里，英國人和美國人都能很容然而，在多數(shù)時間里，英國人和美國人都能很容易地相互聽懂對方所說的話。易地相互聽懂對方所說的話。however, 然而。然而。Id like to go with you,however my hands are full.have a difficulty in doing.在做某事方面有困難在做某事方面

5、有困難。I have some difficulty in speaking English.4.How did the differences come How did the differences come about?about?這些差別是怎樣產(chǎn)生的呢?Come about 產(chǎn)生,發(fā)生 taketake place . .How did the accident come about?6. A great many.許多. a large number of修飾可數(shù)名詞7.cent 美分 1 dollar =100 cents.8, howl 嚎叫. cry.9.reason .原因

6、season季節(jié)10 ,bring in.帶進(jìn),引進(jìn). 11 .movie 電影 gas 煤汽,汽油 store 商店 mail 郵政 filmpetrol shoppost AE BERead the passage,choose”T”or “F”1.Between American English and British English there are more differences in spelling than in pronunciation.( )2.American English and British English are so different that peo

7、ple from the two countries can hardly understand each other.( )FF3.The English language is always changing.( )4.The main idea of the last paragraph is that many words from other languages have come into English language.( )TT在下列單詞后的括號里寫在下列單詞后的括號里寫AE或或BE1.color.( )2.travelled.( )3.movie.( ) 4.film (

8、)5. Center ( ) 6.autumn ( )AEBEAEBEAEBERead the passage again and answer the questions on your workbook.1.Do you think that people from Britain and American can understand?Why do you think so?2.Is there any differences in written English in the countries?3.Can you give some examples to show spelling

9、 differences between American and British English?BE AEfavour favor labour labormetre metertheatre theaterquarreller quarrelerBE AEcolour colorcentre centertravelled traveledAE BEvacation holidayfall autumn check cheque 4.What differences are there in spoken English? AE BEdance ds da:ns not nat n tf

10、ast ft fa:stclerk cl:k kla:kClass cl s kla:s5.Where did the word “fall” first come from?6.Where did the expression”way of life”come from?British EnglishAmerican EnglishBritish AmericanI guess I thinkMovie.way of life.store.right away.8.How did the differences betqeen British and American English com

11、e about?English-other countries-stayed the same -changed-differences came about.8.Why has American English changed?AmericanEnglishIndianGermanOld FrenchSpanishcentFloridaTo howlcookbook9.In which countries is English used as the official language?10.Which do you prefer?American English or British English?Why? American