Book5 Module1_British_and_American_English_(Readin

Readthequotationsandtellwhetheryouagreeordisagree.AWehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,exceptofcourse,language.---OscarWilde,19thcenturywriterBWithacenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishspeakerswillnotbeabletounderstandeachother.---HenrySweet,19thcenturylinguistCAmericaandEnglandaretwocountriesdividedbyacommonlanguage.--GeorgeBernardShaw,20thcenturywriterDItdoesn’tmakemuchofadifferencewhetherateacherspeaksBritishorAmericanEnglish.--DaveSperling,founderofDave’sESLCafe•ReadthetitlesandthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphandfindfourwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent.1.Vocabulary2.Grammar3.Spelling4.pronunciationReadingWorkingroupsandfillintheblanks.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstandinlinechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueueupFrenchfriesBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishHaveyougot…?Myfriendjustarrived.intheteam/attheweekendwritemesoon!Doyouhave…?Myfriendhasjustarrivedontheteam/weekendWritetomesoon!BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishspellingpronunciationcentre,colourprogrammecenter,colorprogramTrueorfalse1.ManyfactorshaveinfluencedAmericanpronunciationsincethefirstsettlersarrivedfivehundredyearsago.2.Thedifferencebetweenthetwovarietiesarebecomingbiggerandbigger.3.AmericanandBritishEnglishalsohavesomedifferencesingrammar.4.PeoplefromLondoncanunderstandotherBritishaccentseasily.FFFTReadthepassageandcompletethesentenceswiththecorrectwordsorphrases.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.Whatdoestheword“accent”meaninthelastbutoneparagraph?A.varietiesB.waysofspeakingC.differentopinionsBBBHomework1.Previewthelanguagepointsinourguidingpaper.2.Reviewthegrammarofthisperiod.