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课时分配课时板块结合范例Period1Introduction+ReadingandSpeakingPeriod2Vocabulary+Grammar+FunctionPeriod3VocabularyandListening+EverydayEnglishPeriod4SpeakingandWriting＋CulturalCornerPeriod1Module5BritishandAmericanEnglishIntroductionReadingandSpeakingIntroduction-1.Reading(3m)Readthequotationsandtellwhetheryouagreeordisagree.AWehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,exceptofcourse,language.---OscarWilde,19thcenturywriterBWithinacenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishspeakerswillnotbeabletounderstandeachother.---HenrySweet,19thcenturylinguistCAmericaandEnglandaretwocountriesdividedbyacommonlanguage.--GeorgeBernardShaw,20thcenturywriterDItdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.--DaveSperling,founderofDave’sESLCafeIntroduction-2.Discussion(5m)Readthequotationsandanswerthequestions1.Whatisthetopicofthequotations?2.Whichisthemostoptimistic?3.Whichisthemostpessimistic?4.Which(ifany)doyouthinkarefunny?5WhichisgoodnewsforstudentsofEnglish?6.CanyouguesswhichquotationsarefromBritishpeople?Keys1.ThedifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish2.D3.B4.(open)5.D6.HenrySweetIntroduction-3.Imagination(2m)Writedownyourexpectations•WhatdoyouexpectBritishandAmericanEnglishtobelike?•AreyouoptimisticorpessimisticabouttheBritishandAmericanEnglish?Introduction-4.Reading(5m)Readthee-mailsanddecidewhichwriterisAmericanWhichisAmericanandwhichisBritish?(pointoutthereason)Keytotheanswers•ThesecondwriterisAmerican.someofthereasonsweknoware:BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishMumMomprogrammeprogramtheatretheaterrealisedrealizewritetomewritemeReadingandSpeaking-1.Warming-up(5m)Checkthefollowingstatements.1PeoplefromHongKongcanunderstandpeoplefromBeijing.2PeoplefromShanghaisoundthesameaspeoplefromXi’an.3ChinesecharacterscanbeunderstoodbyallspeakersofChinese.4AmericanEnglishisverydifferentfromBritishEnglish.5PeoplefromBritaincan’tunderstandpeoplefromAmerica.Discussandtheanswersareopen.ReadingandSpeaking-2.Skimming(5m)ReadthepassageandfindthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.•ReadthetitlesandthefirstsentencesofeachparagraphandfindfourwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent.1.Vocabulary2.Grammar3.Spelling4.pronunciationReadingandSpeaking-3.Scanning(10m)Readagainparagraphbyparagraphandmakenotesofthedifferences.•Thefirsttwoparagraphs:thedifferencesinvocabularyBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstandinlinechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueueupFrenchfriesFreWordBEAEpiecesofhotfriedpotatochipsFrenchfriesverythinandaresoldinpacketscrispschipsReadthethirdparagraph•Thethirdparagraph:thedifferencesingrammarBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishHaveyougot…?Myfriendjustarrived.intheteam/attheweekendwritemesoon!Doyouhave…?Myfriendhasjustarrivedontheteam/weekendWritetomesoon!Readthe4thparagraph•The4thparagraph:thedifferencesinspellingandpronunciationBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishspellingpronunciationcentre,colourprogrammecenter,colorprogramReadingandSpeaking-4.Practice(5m)Readthepassageandcompletethesentenceswiththecorrectwordsorphrases.1.Thereare______differencesbetweenAmericanandBritishvarietiesofEnglish.A.noB.afewC.lotsof2.Americans____understandwhattheBritisharesaying.A.SometimesB.usuallyC.never3.Thereare______differencesbetweenBritishandAmericangrammar.A.noB.manyC.notmanyBBC4.Americanspellingis_______Britishspelling.A.thesameasB.simplerthanC.harderthan5.ForaLondoner,anAmericanaccentmaybeeasiertounderstandthan_______.A.aChineseaccentB.someBritishaccentsC.aCNNnewsreader6.TelevisionandtheInternethavemadeit_____fortheBritishandAmericanstounderstandeachother.A.harderB.easierC.impossibleBBBNotes:1.TherearehundredsofdifferentwordswhicharenotusedontheothersideoftheAtlantic,orwhichareusedwithadifferentmeaning.2.Theothertwoareasinwhichthetwovarietiesdifferarespellingandpronunciation.3.Theaccent,whichismostsimilartoBritishEnglish,canbeheardontheEastCoastoftheUS.4.ALondonerhasmoredifficultyunderstandingaScotsmanfromGlasgowthanunderstandingaNewYorker.5.attheflickofaswitch6.ButithasalsoledtolotsofAmericanwordsandstructurespassingintoBritishEnglish,…7.Thisinternationaldimensionsuggeststhatinthefuture,therearegoingtobemany“Englishes”,notjusttwomainvarieties.ReadingandSpeaking-5.Discussion(5m)Discussthefollowingquestions.1.HowmanymainvarietiesofChinesearethere?2.Inwhatwaysaretheydifferent?3.DoChinesepeoplefromdifferentregionshaveproblemsunderstandingeachother?4.WhatwillhappentoChineseinthefuture?Homework–Taskofthelesson•TrytocollectmorewordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentinBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishinthe4ways.(vocabulary,grammar,spellingandpronunciation)•FindsomeinformationabouttheChinesethatpeopleindifferentregionsofChinaspeak.