内容正文:
七年级英语上册Unit2知识点-British or American English?讲义
【课文要点】
Part 1: 英式英语与美式英语的区别(Differences between British and American English)
1. 拼写差异(Spelling Differences)
英式英语(British) 美式英语(American)
colour color
centre center
metre meter
theatre theater
规则总结:
- 英式用“-re”,美式用“-er”(如 centre→center, theatre→theater)
- 英式保留“-our”,美式省略“u”(如 colour→color, favourite→favorite)
2. 词汇差异(Vocabulary Differences)
英式英语(British) 美式英语(American)
cab(出租车) taxi
lift(电梯) elevator
flat(公寓) apartment
football(足球) soccer
holiday(假期) vacation
trousers(裤子) pants
autumn(秋天) fall
rubbish(垃圾) garbage
Part 2: 阅读文章核心观点
- 许多人正在学习英语。
- 英式英语和美式英语在某些方面有所不同(different in some ways)。
- 但它们之间的差异并不大,人们都能理解(people can understand both)。
【高频短语汇总】(中英互译)
British English 英式英语
American English 美式英语
in some ways 在某些方面
take a cab 乘出租车
take a taxi 乘出租车
different in some ways 在某些方面不同
instead of 代替
the main idea 主旨大意
understand both 两种都能理解
spelling differences 拼写差异
vocabulary differences 词汇差异
no big differences 没有大的差异
in British English 在英式英语中
in American English 在美式英语中
people can understand both 人们两种都能理解
【综合练习】
一、单项选择(每小题1分,共15分)
( ) 1. British English and American English are different ______ some ways.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
( ) 2. Americans use “-er” ______ “-re”.
A. instead B. instead of C. take D. for
( ) 3. In British English, we spell “colour”, but in American English, we spell “______”.
A. color B. coulor C. collor D. colur
( ) 4. In British English, we spell “centre”, but in American English, we spell “______”.
A. centre B. center C. centar D. centor
( ) 5. The British take a ______, but Americans take a taxi.
A. cab B. bus C. car D. train
( ) 6. The word “metre” in British English is “______” in American English.
A. meter B. meetre C. mitre D. metar
( ) 7. “Favourite” in British English is “______” in American English.
A. favorite B. favourit C. favrite D. favorite
( ) 8. The British say “______” and Americans say “elevator”.
A. lift B. cab C. flat D. fall
( ) 9. The British say “flat” and Americans say “______”.
A. apartment B. house C. room D. hotel
( ) 10. The British say “autumn” and Americans say “______”.
A. fall B. spring C. summer D. winter
( ) 11. The British say “rubbish” and Americans say “______”.
A. garbage B. food C. water D. paper
( ) 12. The British say “holiday” and Americans say “______”.
A. vacation B. break C. trip D. tour
( ) 13. The British say “trousers” and Americans say “______”.
A. pants B. shirts C. shoes D. shorts
( ) 14. People can understand ______ British and American English.
A. either B. both C. neither D. all
( ) 15. The main idea of the passage is that British and American English are ______.
A. very different B. the same C. different in some ways but people can understand both D. not important
二、根据汉语意思完成句子(每空一词,共20空,每空1分)
1. 许多人正在学习英语。
Many people are ______ ______.
2. 英式英语和美式英语在某些方面有所不同。
British English and American English are ______ in ______ ways.
3. 让我们来看一看。
Let’s take a ______.
4. 美国人用“-er”代替“-re”。
Americans use “-er” ______ ______ “-re”.
5. 他们不写“-our”中的“u”。
They ______ have “u” in “-our”.
6. 他们在拼写上不同。
They are ______ in ______.
7. 英国人和美国人使用不同的词来指代食物、衣物和其他东西。
The British and Americans use ______ words for ______, clothing, and other things.
8. 英国人乘出租车,美国人乘出租车。
The British take a ______, but Americans take a ______.
9. 英式英语和美式英语之间有差异。
There are ______ between British English and American ______.
10. 人们两种都能理解。
People can ______ ______.
11. 英式英语中“colour”拼写为c-o-l-o-u-r。
______ ______, “colour” is spelled c-o-l-o-u-r.
12. 美式英语中“color”拼写为c-o-l-o-r。
______ ______, “color” is spelled c-o-l-o-r.
13. 电影院怎么说?
How do you say “______”?
14. 电梯怎么说?
How do you say “______”?
15. 公寓怎么说?
How do you say “______”?
16. 足球怎么说?
How do you say “______”?
17. 拼写在英式英语和美式英语中不同。
______ are ______ in British and American English.
18. 没有大的差异。
There are ______ big ______.
19. 我更喜欢美式英语。
I ______ American English.
20. 她正在学习英式英语。
She is ______ British ______.
【参考答案】
一、单项选择
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C
二、完成句子
1. learning; English
2. different; some
3. look
4. instead; of
5. don‘t
6. different; spelling
7. different; food
8. cab; taxi
9. differences; English
10. understand; both
11. In; British
12. In; American
13. theatre/theater
14. lift/elevator
15. flat/apartment
16. football/soccer
17. Spelling; different
18. no; differences
19. prefer
20. learning; English
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