高中英语教学资料（缙云中学）汇编-M1U2 Warming up and reading.pptVIP

Unit 2 Warming up and reading English around the world Do you know VOA? Do you know BBC? Voice of America (VOA) is the official broadcast institution of the United States federal government. (联邦政府) The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting corporation. It is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff. Do you know American English? Do you know British English? What are the differences between A.E and B.E? Kobe Bryant is an American basketball player. David Beckham is a former English footballer. Let’s read a dialogue between them. Do you want to come to my flat? Where is your apartment? Kobe Bryant David Beckham Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday? Wow, the bar is a nice place. Wow, I want a tin of Coko and some sweets. What about you? Well, I want a can of milk tea and some candy. Great. I like football match, too. Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting. Oh no, the lift must be full of people at this time. Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together. It’s important to have a good knowledge of English. From these we can see there are differences between British English American English. British English American English spelling pronunciation words colour, color, favourite, favorite, theatre, theater, centre, center, travelled, traveled, metre meter ask dance not [not] [na:t] post mail film movie shop store I think I guess Though there are differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary, for the most part, British and American English are the same language. 1. Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? 2. Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why? 3. Can you name some countries where English is spoken? U.K. U.S.A. Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa English-speaking countries English-speaking countries UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zeala