Period 2 Reading and Explanation(1),Differences in vocabulary usage,So there is more than one kind of English in the world. And in some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes.,1.more than one +单数名词, 后面的谓语动词用单数。,不止一个,已经不止一人提过这个建议。,More than one _ _ already made the suggestion.,person,has,2.in some ways在某些方面；在某种程度上,The changes（改革） are good in some ways.In some ways you are right. 注意： way作“方面，方法”讲时， 常与介词 in搭配使用 in this way=by this means（用这种方法）,3. be different from 与- 不同,be similar to 与- 相似,4. one another 互相,each other 互相,each other和one another可交互使用。 one another 侧重两者以上的互相； each other 侧重两者之间的互相,City life is very different from country life.,5.official adj.官方的，正式的 The official languages(官方语言) of Canada are English and French. n.官员，要员 a government official（政府要员）,Reading and Explanation(1),The road to modern English1. at the end of 在的末期 At the end of last term they held an important meeting.voyage n.航行，（尤指）航海，航天 The voyage from England to India used to take six months. 过去从英国航行到印度要用6个月。go on / take/ make a sea voyage 去航海旅行conquer v. 占领，征服,because & because of 因为你的关心，我发现生活充满了希望。 1）Because you are concerned about me, I find that life is full of hope. 2）Because of your concern, I find that life is full of hope. 因为雨下得很大，那个男孩穿过树林回家了。 1）Because it rained heavily, the boy went back home through the woods. 2）Because of the heavy rain, the boy went back home through the woods.,2. native,(1)adj. 本国的，本地的 native place native land / country native language (2)adj.土产的 be native to .（动植物）是地方特有的 （3）n. He is a native of Beijing. The panda is a native of West China.,even if / though即使；虽然,1. I wont go even if he invites me. 2. We have decided to visit the meseum even if it rains tomorrow. as if /as though 仿佛，好像 He talks as if he were an expert.,such as: for example My doctor told me not to eat fatty foods such as bacon or hamburgers. 我的医生叫我不要吃油腻的食物，如咸肉或汉堡包。 The differences in pronunciation between AE and BE are greater. For example, Americans say dance daens, and in Southern England they say da:ns. 英国英语和美国英语在发音上区别更大。例如，美国人发daens, 而英国人发da:ns。 “such as” is used to list similar things. “for example” is used to illustrate the speakers argument.,a number of & the number of a number of 大量的（其后谓语动词用复数）There are a number of students in the picture.照片上有很多学生。the number of 的数目（其后谓语动词用单数） The number of people has reached 50. 人数已经达到了50人。,play a part / role (in sth): play a part: to be involved in an activity 1）His parents played a part in his success.他的成功有他父母的因素在内。 2）Her suggestions play a very important part in our decision-making. 她的建议在我们的决定中起了很重要的作用。 3）He has played all kinds of roles in his life. 他一生中扮演了各种各样的角色。,Ex.2: It is not easy for Chinese person to speak English as fluently as a native English speaker. One reason is that English has a large vocabulary. It also has different usage in different English speaking countries. If you use “flat” instead of “apartment”, people in American will know you have learned British English. If you use the word “elevator” instead of “lift” in Britain, people will know you have studied American English.,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre center traveller traveler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,垃圾箱,假期,垃圾,秋天,大学,公寓,地铁,汽油,电梯,两周,Am E neighborhood labor color honorable(可敬的） humor favorite theater kilometer,Br Eneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometre,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,English is a language all over the world. But at first the English spoken in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very from the English spoken today. It was more on German the English we speak now, later English became like German because new settlers the English language and its vocabulary. So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to a wider vocabulary than ever before. Finally by the 19th century the language was because dictionaries were written.,spoken,different,based,than,less,enriched,make use of,settled,Summary of the Reading,