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Unit 5 Languages around the world
Listening and Talking
Conversation 1 :
B: Do you want to eat some sweets ?
A: Oh,do you mean candy ? I would like some sweet candy.
B: Would you like to see my flat ?
A: I'm sorry , what does a flat mean ?
B: Well , it means apartment in American English .
A:Oh,I see .Let's go !
Differences between BrE & AmE
B: British English A: American English
Conversation 2 :
B:Hey , let's go to see a soccer game . It is very exciting!
A:I beg your pardon.
(请再说一次)
B:A soccer game .
A:Does that mean a football match ?
B:Oh , yes !
A:Great ! I like it very much .
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Role -play
Differences between BrE & AmE
a football match
a soccer game
Words
colour
color
Spelling
sweet
candy
flat
apartment
honour
honor
mum
mom
u
u
o
u
Differences between BrE & AmE
dance[dɑːns]
dance[dæns]
tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ]
tomato [təˈmeto]
Pronunciation
BrE AmE
petrol gas
sweet candy
toilet restroom
flat apartment
subway underground
film movie
BrE AmE
honour honor
mum mom
colour color
theatre theater
centre center
BrE AmE
dance dance
tomato tomato
water
[ˈwɔːtə(r)] water
[ˈwɑtə]
ask[ɑːsk]
ask[æsk]
Words
Spelling
Pronunciation
Make a conversation
Choose one or two pairs of words and make a conversation . The expressions below may help you .
Do you mean ...? Does that mean ..? I'm sorry. What does...mean ?
I'm sorry .Would you mind repeating ...? I beg your pardon.
So am I right in saying ...? So what you're really saying is ...?
Asking for clarification (请对方进一步说明)
Make a conversation
B: British English A: American English
Sample 1
B: Do you want to ...?
A: I beg your pardon.
B: ...
A: Does that mean ...?
B:Oh , yes !
A:Great , let's go !
...
BrE AmE
petrol gas
toilet restroom
subway underground
film movie
taxi cab
trousers pants
Words
Sample 2 B:Hey,Would you like to ...?
A:I'm sorry , what does ...mean?
B:Well ,...
A:Oh,I see .
...
semester/term restroom/toilet
gas/petrol subway/underground
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Activity2: Listen to the second part. Tick the two pairs of words that the student is confused by. Tick them in the boxes.
British English
American English
Activity3: Look at the pairs of words. Which words are British English and which are American English?
Can you think of more examples of different words used in British English and American English?
British English American English
note
tin
present
staff
rubbish
ill
bill
can
gift
faculty
junk
sick
Besides pronunciations and use of different words, do you know any other differences between British and American English?
British English American English
summarise
metre
colour
labelled
summarize
meter
color
labeled
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-tavore。
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。
Activity4: Read the conversation and answer the following questions.What misunderstanding has happened?
What does Zhou Wei want to buy?
Why does Martin feel puzzled about what Zhou Wei wants to buy?
How do they misunderstand each other?
How do they clear up the misunderstanding?
In American English, “pants” refers to trousers. But the word “pants” means underwear in British English.
The Chinese writing system has evolved from ancient times. Learning Chinese characters can connect us with people from long ago. Written Chinese has also been adapted so it can be used by future generations.
Chinese Characters
What is the earliest form of written Chinese?
How was jiaguwen created?
Who played an important part in the unification of the Chinese writing system?
Why do we say China’s present is connected with its past by means of written Chinese?
Why are so many international students coming to China to learn Chinese?
1. Ancient Chinese people _______ symbols onto turtle shells or bones of animals.
2. Many of today’s characters have their _______ in the observations of ancient Chinese people.
Before you watch
Complete the sentences with the world below.
carved classics era origins radicals
carved
origins
3. About 80 percent of Chinese characters are made up of smaller parts, called _______.
4. If you can read Chinese characters, you can read Chinese _______ from thousands of years ago.
5. Chinese characters have been adapted into digital form in the modern _______.
radicals
classics
era
While you watch
Watch the video and choose the correct answers.
1. How many tales or legends about the origin of Chinese characters are mentioned in the video?
A. Three B. Four C. Five
2. Today, written Chinese is the ______ system of writing in the world.
A. most complicated B. oldest continuously used C. hardest
3. The character jia probably originated from the idea that _________.
A. animals should live in family homes
B. a good family home has plenty of food
C. ancient homes always kept pigs
4. China’s unified writing system forms a strong bridge linking _________.
A. China with the rest of the world
B. Asia, Africa, and Europe
C. the present and the past
5. Written Chinese spreads ________ wherever it goes.
A. Chinese culture B. Chinese classics C. tales and legends
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