Module1 READINGANDSPEAKING 外研版高二 上 Module1 READINGANDSPEAKING BritishandAmericanEnglish ReadthepassageandfindthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish ReadthetitlesandthefirstsentencesofeachparagraphandfindfourwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent VocabularyGrammarSpellingpronunciation Readagainparagraphbyparagraphandmakenotesofthedifferences Thefirsttwoparagraphs thedifferencesinvocabulary automobiles motorway petrol subway cab flashlight queueup Frenchfries Doyouhave Myfriendhasjustarrived ontheteam weekend Writetomesoon Thethirdparagraph thedifferencesingrammar centre colourprogramme center colorprogram The4thparagraph thedifferencesinspellingandpronunciation Americans understandwhattheBritisharesaying A SometimesB usuallyC never 2 Thereare differencesbetweenAmericanandBritishvarietiesofEnglish A noB afewC lotsof Thereare differencesbetweenBritishandAmericangrammar A noB manyC notmany 4 TelevisionandtheInternethavemadeit fortheBritishandAmericanstounderstandeachother A harderB easierC impossible 5 Americanspellingis Britishspelling A thesameasB simplerthanC harderthan 6 ForaLondoner anAmericanaccentmaybeeasiertounderstandthan A aChineseaccentB someBritishaccentsC aCNNnewsreader Listentothepassageanddiscussthefollowingquestions HowmanymainvarietiesofChinesearethere Inwhatwaysaretheydifferent Discussion 3 DoChinesepeoplefromdifferentregionshaveproblemsunderstandingeachother 4 WhatwillhappentoChineseinthefuture Discussion FindsomeinformationabouttheChinesethatpeopleindifferentregionsofChinaspeak Homework Theendofthispart