UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDPeriod4ListeningandTalkingExploredifferentkindsofEnglishLead-inEnjoyavideoWhatmisunderstandinghashappenedinthevideo?Whatcausesthemisunderstanding?新人教版必修一Unit5LanguagesaroundtheworldListeningandTalkingExploredifferentkindsofEnglishLearningobjectives1.TosummarizethedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishbylisteningtotherelatedinformation.

2.Touseexpressionsofaskingforclarificationbyapplyingthemintoaconversation.3.TobuildupconfidenceinlearningEnglish.

Activity1:ListeningkindsofEnglisharementionedinthistalk?mayfeelconfusedifhe/shedoesn’tknowthedifferences?Why?

1stListeningWhichHowWhoaretheydifferentfromeachother?BritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglish.Theyaredifferentinvocabulary,pronunciationandgrammar.Non-nativeEnglishspeakers.Tip:Payattentiontothekeyinformation.1.Whatarethetwopairsofwordsthatthestudentisconfusedby?Tickthemintheboxes.

2ndListening2.WhichofthesewordsareBritishEnglishandwhichareAmericanEnglish?AmyBettysemester/termrestroom/toilet

gas/petrol

subway/undergroundtwopairsconfusedBritishEnglishAmericanEnglish√√汽油地鐵Howtoaskforclarification?Amy:ThankyouverymuchforhelpingmewithmyEnglish.Betty:You’rewelcome!Whenareyoufreetomeet?Thissemester,I’mfreeonTuesdayandThursdayafterlunch.Amy:

_____________?___________________________?Betty:Youknow,semester—halfofaschoolyear.Amy:Oh,__________________?Betty:Yes,likeaterm.TheBritishsay“term”.Weusuallysay“semester”hereinAmerica.Amy:

Gotit!MyfirstEnglishlessonwithyou,haha?Ok,let’smeetonTuesday.Whereshallwemeet?Betty:

Let’smeetatacoffeeshopnearmyhome.it’sveryconvenienttogettherebysubway.Amy:

________?___________________________?Bettty:

Yes,thetrainthatgoesundertheground!Amy:

Ah,gotit!Haha,mysecondEnglishlesson—thankyou!Howtoaskforclarification?Amy:ThankyouverymuchforhelpingmewithmyEnglish.Betty:You’rewelcome!Whenareyoufreetomeet?Thissemester,I’mfreeonTuesdayandThursdayafterlunch.Amy:

_____________?_________________________________?Betty:Youknow,semester—halfofaschoolyear.Amy:Oh,________________________?Betty:Yes,likeaterm.TheBritishsay“term”.Weusuallysay“semester”hereinAmerica.Amy:

Gotit!MyfirstEnglishlessonwithyou,haha?Ok,let’smeetonTuesday.Whereshallwemeet?Betty:

Let’smeetatacoffeeshopnearmyhome.it’sveryconvenienttogettherebysubway.Amy:

___________?___________________________________?Bettty:

Yes,thetrainthatgoesundertheground!Amy:

Ah,gotit!Haha,mysecondEnglishlesson—thankyou!I’msorryWhatdoes“semester”meanyoumeanlikeatermSubwayDoyoumeantheUndergroundI’msorry.Wouldyoumindrepeating…?Ibegyourpardon.SoamIrightinsaying…?Sowhatyou’rereallysayingis…Lookatthepairsofwordsbelow.WhichareBritishEnglishandwhichareAmericanEnglish?petrolsweettoiletflatgardengascandyrestroomapartmentyardBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishThedifferencein_________.vocabularydifferenceswater英[?w??t?]美[?w??t?r]dance英[dɑ?ns]美[d?ns]hot英[h?t]美[hɑ?t]Br.EAm.Ecolourmetrerealisecolor

meterrealizespellingpronunciationActivity2:GroupCompetitionTask1

SpellthesewordsinAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish.

favourcenterorganizefavorcentreorganiseTask2

ReadthefollowingsentencesinbothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.

Hiseyesarehalfclosed.Londonishotanddusty.Hiseyesarehalfclosed.Londonishotanddusty.Givemeaglassofwater.Givemeaglassofwater.Task

3:Watchashortvideoandtrytogetthepairsofwordsthatareuseddifferently.Challengeyourmemory!corridor(走廊，過道)groundfloorliftelevatortaxicabChallengeyourmemory!hallfirstfloorActivity3:Makeasummary

Whathavewelearnedtoday?ExploredifferentkindsofEnglishDifferentkindsofEnglishDifferencesbetweenBr.E&Am.EHowtoaskforclarificationBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishAustralianEnglishvocabularyspellingpronunciationWhatdoes...mean?Doyoumean...?Ibegyourpardon?MindMap思維導圖Activity4:Roleplay

SupposeyouareastudentwhohaslearnedAmericanEnglish,andyourpartnerisaBritish.1.ChooseoneortwopairsofwordsthatareuseddifferentlyinBr.E&Am.E.Createasituationandmakeadialogue.2.Usethesentencestoaskforclarification.Br.E&Am.Eflat/apartmentgroundfloor/firstfloorlift/elevatortaxi/cabsweet/candypetrol/gasgarden/yardtrousers/pants

Whoisthewinner?WhatIhavelearnt...DefinitelyNotquiteNotatallIcansummarizethedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Icanuseexpressionsofaskingforclarificationsbyapplyingthemint