Unit 2 Exploring English Period 4 Listening and speaking课件2021-2022学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

Unit2 Exploring English ——Listening and speaking 1 American and British English Learn to know the American English words and their English equivalents. Watch Video for fun! Look at the pictures and get to know the American English words and their English equivalents. Now complete the passage with the words above. Today, American English is in common international use. It is different from British English in several ways, mostly in spelling and vocabulary. Some American spellings were created by Noah Webster, who made one of America’s first dictionaries. He changed “-re” spelling to “-er”, which is why ________ is spelt ________ in American English. theatre theater The Americans and the British also use different words for everyday things. For example, Americans talk about putting ______ in their cars and driving along the ________, whereas in the UK, people put ________ in their cars and drive along the ___________. Americans take the ________ to the top floor of a build