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Unit 5 Languages around the world
Listening and Talking
English
The United Kingdom
List the name of the country and the language.
America
English
France
French
Canada
English\French
Japan
Japanese
India
Hindi/ English
Russia
Russian
Australia
English
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[dɑ ns]
dance[d ns]
tomato [t mɑ t ]
tomato [t meto]
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 [ w t (r)] water
[ wɑt ]
ask[ɑ sk] ask[ sk]
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）
Listen and think
Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the different kinds of English mentioned
1
British English
American English
Australian English
There are many different kinds of English around the world,_________________,
and and many others.
A. American English B. British English C. Indian English
D. Australian English
Listen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by Tick them in the boxes.
Listen and tick
Listen to the second part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by Tick them in the boxes.
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semester/term
restroom/toilet
subway/underground
gas/petrol


Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English
Look and think
Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are American English
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BrE
AmE
Try to think of more pairs of words like these.
B: lorry
A: truck
B: ground floor
A: first floor
B: motorway
A: expressway
B: pavement
A: sidewalk
Think and talk
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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。
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
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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