2023學(xué)年完整公開課版《M1BritishandAmericanEnglish》Cultu

Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishCulturalcorner&taskReadthequotationsandtellwhetheryouagreeordisagree.AWehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,exceptofcourse,language.---OscarWilde,19thcenturywriterBWithinacenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishspeakerswillnotbeabletounderstandeachother.---HenrySweet,19thcenturylinguistCAmericaandEnglandaretwocountriesdividedbyacommonlanguage.--GeorgeBernardShaw,20thcenturywriterDItdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.--DaveSperling,founderofDave’sESLCafeReadthequotationsandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthetopicofthequotations?2.Whichisthemostoptimistic?3.Whichisthemostpessimistic?4.Which(ifany)doyouthinkarefunny?5WhichisgoodnewsforstudentsofEnglish?6.CanyouguesswhichquotationsarefromBritishpeople?DifferencesBetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishDifferences(in)AmericanEnglishBritishEnglishVocabularyautomobile,freeway,gascar,highway,petrolGrammarDoyouhave…?Writemesoon.Haveyougot…?Writetomesoon!Spellingcenter,color,programcentre,colour,programmePronunciationAccentontheEastCoastNewYorkaccentLondonaccentGlasgowaccentAnswerthequestionsaboutNoahWebsterWhatwasNoahWebster?WhydidhefeelthatwrittenEnglishinthenewlyindependentUnitedStatesshouldhaveadistinctive“American”look?Whatwashisfirstwork?WhatisWebsterbestknownfor?Howdoyouknowhisdictionaryisveryimportant?NoahWebsterBorn:October16,1758Place:Hartford,ConnecticutDied:May28,1843PlaceNewhaven,ConnecticutCharacter:trulyremarkableshrewd,passionate,learnedandenergetic,God-fearingandpatriotic.Fame:authorofthefirstAmericandictionaryHowtolearnEnglish?SpeakwithoutFear.Useofyourresources.SurroundyourselfwithEnglish.Listentonativespeakersasmuchaspossible.WatchEnglishfilmsandtelevision.ListentoEnglishmusic.Studyasoftenaspossible.Doexercisesandtaketests.Recordyourself.ListentoEnglish.makeadifferencemakeadifference (tosb)makenodifference(tosb)makesomedifference(tosb)makemuchdifference(tosb)makemuchofadifference(tosb)Eg.Itmakesnodifferencewhetherheisrichornot.(=Itdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherheisrichornot.)Underlinethewordswhichintroducereasons.IlikeLeedsbecausethere’smoregoingonherethanbackhomeintheStates.SinceEnglishisspokenallovertheworld,therearelotsofvarieties.AsIwastheonlyBritishpersonintheschool,theymadeafussofme.I’mgettingonjustfine,nowthatIunderstandthelocalaccent.Whichworddoweusemoreoftentointroduceareason?Whichexpressionshowsthatasituationhaschanged?Whichtwowordsoftencomeatthebeginningofasentence?AnswerthefollowingquestionsWhichworddoweusemoreoftentointroduceareason?Whichexpressionshowsthatasituationhaschanged?Whichtwowordsoftencomeatthebeginningofasentence?BecauseNowthat3.SinceandasMakeyourownsentencescreatively,usingbecause,since,asornowthat.ItisusefultolearnEnglish________________._____________________,theBritishareusedtoAmericanaccents.AmericansliketheBritishaccent______________.NowthatwehaveInternet,_____________.Canyoumakemore