module-1-british-and-american-english(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ier to understand than ____.some British accentsa Chinese accenta CNN newsreader6. Television and the Internet have made it ____ for the British and Americans to understand each other.easierharderimpossibleMatch the British and American words and phrases in the box.British English American English flat ground floor holiday lift lorry petrol rubbish torch fall sidewalk stand in line Rewrite the sentences in British English.1. We really like going on vacation in the fall. 2. You don39。t need to take the elevator. Our apartment is on the first floor. 3. Did you see that truck e out of the gas station? 4. Pass me a flashlight, Eddie. I39。ve lost my wallet.Cultural Corner The Man Who Made Spelling SimpleIn English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. So people say /raIt/ but spell it right, or write, or even rite. Combinations of letters (like ough) may be pronounced in a number of ways. And some words just seem to have too many letters.For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. As a young man he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive American look.So he began his work on American English. His first book, The Elementary Spelling Book, suggested simplifying the spelling of English words. The book was extremely popular. By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever.Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, and flavor instead of flavour. Others, however, such as removing silent letters like the s in island or the final e in examine, were not.Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English Language, which first appeared in 1828. It introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling. The British criticised the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States. Today, Webster39。s dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students.Grammar Match the sentences with the correct meanings.1. The British say Have you got ...? while Americans prefer Do you have ...? 2. Many factors have influenced American pronunciation. 3. Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together. 4. Some people now believe that British English will disappear. 5. In the future, there are going to be many Englishes. 6. Look! The man is filling his automobile with gas. a. a changing situation b.
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