英语外研版全册同步课件份必修课b5m1p4.pptx

Period4Module5BritishandAmericanEnglishSpeakingandWritingCulturalCorner

SpeakingandWriting–1.Reading(2m)ReadthenotesandaddmoreinformationTheGreatDebate----WhichEnglish?BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishWorldEnglish

SpeakingandWriting–2.Debate(8m)Dividetheclassinto3groupsanddebate.GroupA:BritishEnglishisthebestvarietytolearn.GroupB:AmericanEnglishisthebestvarietytolearn.GroupC:WorldEnglishisthebestvarietytolearn.Whowillwinthegame?

SpeakingandWriting–3.Reading(4m)Readandchoosethebesttitle.TheoriginofChineseWhatisChinese?VarietiesofChineseWhichisthebesttitle?AndWhy?

SpeakingandWriting–4.Writing(10m)Collectinformationaboutthe3topicsandwritemoreparagraphs.TheWritingSystemVarietiesofChineseThelanguageTodayAbout5000characters/mostpeopleknowabout2000/elementsofmeaningandinformationaboutpronunciation/8mainvarieties/calleddialects/WenyanandBaihua/Putonghua-simplifiedChinesePinyin,awritingsystemsince1958/helptousePutonghua

CulturalCorner–1.Warming-up(3m)Askthefollowingquestions.Doyouknowthisman?DoyouknowAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage?

CulturalCorner–2.Readanddiscuss(8m)Answerthefollowingquestions.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtalkabout?WhatdoesitsayaboutthespellingofEnglish?What‘stherelationbetweenthespellingandthesoundinEnglish?DoesEnglishspellingalwaysrepresentitssound?

CulturalCorner–3.Notes(5m)Dealwiththedifficulties.1….thankstotheworkofNoahWebster…2.…shouldhaveadistinctive“American”look.3.…suggestedsimplifyingthespellingofEnglishwords.4.TheBritishcriticisedthedictionary,butitquicklybecameastandardreferencebookintheStates

CulturalCorner–4.Discussion(5m)Discussandshareyourideawithyourpartner.WhatreasonsdidWebsterhaveforwritinganAmericandictionary?Canyouseeanysimila