高中英语Unit 2 English Around the World PPT课件.ppt

Warming up
Wang Chunxiu
English is widely used all over the world. This unit will give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.
Canada
Australia
English
Britain
Can you name some countries in which English is spoken.
America
India
Caribbean
Br E &
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
Would you like to see
my flat?
Yes. I’d like e up to
your apartment.
BrE
AmE
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] dance[dæns]
not [not] not [na:t]
lift/elevator电梯
gas, gasoline/petrol汽油
flat/apartment公寓
autumn/fall秋天
subway/underground地铁
college/university大学
rubbish/ garbage垃圾
dustbin/ trash can垃圾箱
vacation /holiday假期
fortnight/two weeks两周
(BE/AE)
(AE/BE)
(BE/AE)
(BE/AE)
(AE/BE)
(AE/BE)
(BE/AE)
(BE/AE)
(AE/BE)
(BE/AE)
GUESSING
Am E
neighborhood
labor
color
honorable
humor
favorite
theater
Kilometer
traveler
Br E
neighbourhood
labour
colour
honourable
humour
favourite
theatre
kilometre
travller
Differences in spelling
petrol
flat
color
lift
rubber
honor
pictures
underground
eraser
gas
apartment
elevator
honour
colour
movies
subway
Review: Match the words that have the same meaning.
Pre-reading
1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language.
2. look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about.
British, America, India, south Africa, Canada,
Australia, Singapore, Ireland, Philippines…