英语 24 字整体教学法
名师团队助你一臂之力
Unit 5 Languages around the world
U5P5
学习目标
1.Explore different kinds of English and understand the diversity of English.
2.Figure out the main facts and summarise the main ideas when listening.
3.Master effective communication strategies and methods of communicating in English.
课内探究
Part Ⅰ Listening:Explore different kinds of English
Activity 1 Listen to the first part of the talk.
Q:What are the different kinds of English mentioned?
Activity 2 Listen to the second part of the talk.Tick the two pairs of words that
the students are confused by in the boxes.
semester/term restroom/toilet
gas/petrol subway/underground
Part Ⅱ Talking:Explore different kinds of English
Activity 1 Look at the pairs of words.
Q:Which words are British English and which are American English?
Activity 2 Think of more examples of different words used in British English and
American English.
Activity 3 Besides pronunciation and usages of different words,think of other
differences between British and American English.
Part Ⅲ Asking for clarification
Activity 1 Read the conversation and answer the following questions.
What does Zhou Wei want to buy?
Why does Martin feel puzzled about what Zhou Wei wants to buy?
What misunderstanding has happened?
How do they clear up the misunderstanding?
Activity 2 Role-play the conversation and find out the expressions to ask for
clarification.
Confusion:
Clarification:
Other expressions:
Part Ⅳ Homework
Choose one or two pairs of words for clarification and make a conversation.
参考答案
Part Ⅰ
英语 24 字整体教学法
名师团队助你一臂之力
Activity 1 British English,American English,and Australian English.
Activity 2 semester/term;subway/underground
Part Ⅱ
Activity 1
Activity 2
British English American English
trousers
lorry
holiday
post
mobile phone
ground floor
pants
truck
vacation
mail
cell phone
first floor
Activity 3
British English American English
civilisation
centre
honour
traveller
civilization
center
honor
traveler
英式和美式英语用词的一些常见差异及规律:
有 些 名 词 的 词 尾 , 英 式 拼 写 为 -re, 美 式 拼 写 为 -er, 例
如:metre/meter,theatre/theater,centre/center。
有 些 名 词 的 词 尾 , 英 式 拼 写 为 -our, 美 式 拼 写 为 -or, 例
如:labour/labor,honour/honor,favour/favor。
有 些 词 的 词 尾 变 化 时 , 英 式 双 写 字 母 l, 而 美 式 则 单 写 l, 例
如:quarrelled/quarreled,traveller/traveler。
有些词的变化无规律,只是改变其中的某几个字母,例如:grey/gray,plough/plow。
同 一 概 念 在 两 种 英 语 中 用 不 同 的 词 来 表 示 , 例
如:autumn/fall,railway/railroad,waistcoat/vest。
Part Ⅲ
Activity 1
Zhou Wei wants to buy some pants.In American English,“pants” refers to trousers.But
the word “pants” means underwear in British English.Martin explains that“pants”
refers to underwear in British English.
Activity 2
Confusion: You dont?
Really?
What does it mean?
Clarification: Thats what I mean by...
I knew what you mean.
Other expressions:
Do you mean...?
英语 24 字整体教学法
名师团队助你一臂之力
Im sorry.Would you mind repeating...?
I beg your pardon.
So am I right in saying...?
So what youre really saying is...