Dictation 1. 口音 n. _ 11. 有影响，使不同 _ 2. 显然的 adj. _ 12. 四处走动 _ 3. 排队 vi. _ 13. 与相似 _ 4. 令人困惑的 adj. _ 14. 做某事有困难 _ 5. 比较 vt. _ 15. 宁愿做 _ 6. 种类 n. _ 16. 毕竟 _ 7. 不同，有区别 vi. _ 8. 移民 n. _ 9. 评论，讲话 n. _ 10. 语法 n. _sentences1. The British use prepositions (_ Americans sometimes _ them). 英国人用介词的地方美国人有时候可能会省略 。 2. The other two areas (_ _ the two varieties _ ) are spelling and pronunciation. 此外，在两种英语中另外两个领域的区别是拼 写和发音。whereomitin whichdiffer3. The accent, which _ most _ _ British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US. 在美国东海岸能够听到跟英式英语非常接近的口 音。 4. When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw _ the famous _ that the British and the Americans are two nations _ by a common language, he was obviously _ _ the differences. 当爱尔兰作家萧伯纳讲那句名言英语和美国是 被同一种语言分开的两个民族的时候，他显 然想到了它们的区别。issimilar tomaderemarkdividedthinking about 5.一个伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格 兰人讲话可能比理解一个纽约人更难。 A Londoner _ _ _ ( in) _ a Scotsman from Glasgow _ understanding a New Yorker. has more difficultyunderstandingthanTurn on the TV 1. This non-stop communication, the experts think, has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other. made it +adj + for sb to do 新的学习方法使我们学习英语更加容易。The new learning method makes it easier for us to learn English. 2. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.Hard work leads to success. Laziness leads to failing the exam. I was _ to the conclusion that eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A. led, lead B. leading, lead to C. leading, lead D. led, lead to 3. suggest Ann is not good at speaking English. I suggest_English for two hours every day. A.he speaking B.his praticing C.him to speak D.he pratice speakingLearning paperI. Fast reading：Read the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different._ _ II. Further reading: Could you tell the structure of the whole passage? Which paragraphs tell the ways in which British and American English are different? _ _ Which paragraphs predict the future of these two varieties? _ _vocabulary grammar spelling pronunciation1,2,3,45, 6, 7III. Detail reading: 1. Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases. 1.)There are _differences between American and British varieties of English. A. no B. a few C. lots of 2.) Americans _ understand what the British are saying. A. sometimes B. usually C. never 3.) There are _ differences between British and American grammar. A. no B. many C. not many_4.) American spelling is _ British spelling. A. the same way B. simpler than C. harder than 5.) For a Londoner, an American accent may be easier to understand than _. A. a Chinese accent B. some British accents C. a CNN newsreader 6. )Television and the Internet have made it _ for the British and Americans to understand each other. A. harder B. easier C. impossible_2. True or False 1). Americans always have difficulty in understanding what the British are saying. ( ) 2). If you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with the American accent. ( ) 3). There is going to be only one English left - British English. ( ) 4). A Londoner can understand an American better than a Scotsman from Edinburgh. ( )FFFF 3. Rewrite the sentences using British words. 1).We really like going on vacation in the fall. _ _ 2).You dont need to take the elevator. Our apartment is on the first floor. _ _. 3).Did you see that truck come out of the gas station? _ _ 4).Pass me a flashlight. Ive lost my wallet. _ _We really like going on HOLIDAYS in the AUTUMN.You dont need to take the LIFT. Our FLAT is on the GROUND floor.Did you see that truck come out of the PETROL station?Pass me a TORCH. Ive lost my wallet. Step3. 词斟句酌，赏析背诵 1. British English and American English are different in many ways. 译