Module 1 British and American EnglishAutumn Fall Why do we have different words for the season?SKIMMINGRead the titles and the first sentences of each paragraph and find four ways in which British and American English are different.1. vocabulary2. grammar3. spelling4. pronunciationRead the passage quickly and divide the passage into 2 partsPart 1 ( )The differences between British and American EnglishPart 2 ( )The future of English1457ItemsBritish English American English VocabularyGrammarSpelling pronunciationBritish EnglishAmerican Englishcarsfreewaygasundergroundtaxitorchstand in linechipsautomobilesmotorwaypetrolsubwaycabflashlightqueue upFrench friesthe Differences in VocabularyTHE DIFFERENCES IN GRAMMARBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishHave you got?My friend just arrived.in the team/ at the weekendWrite me soon!Do you have?My friend has just arrivedon the team/ weekendWrite to me soon!THE DIFFERENCES IN SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATIONBritish EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationcentre, colour programmecenter,color programRead part 2 carefully and answer the questions:1. Why do experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer?2. What will happen to English in the future?As a result of this non-stop communication, lots of American words and structures became a part of British English, which made some people think that British English will disappear.Which sentence in the passage has the same meaning as the following one?But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.2. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.1.After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.畢竟，兩個(gè)國(guó)家各自內(nèi)部的語(yǔ)言差異和兩國(guó)之間的語(yǔ)言差異可能是一樣多的。倫敦人要聽(tīng)懂來(lái)自格拉斯哥的蘇格蘭人說(shuō)話比聽(tīng)懂紐約人說(shuō)話更難。have difficultyin doing sth.with sth.1.The government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave their villages. Do you have any difficulty with English? 你英語(yǔ)上有困難嗎？你英語(yǔ)上有困難嗎？做某事有困難做某事有困難政府很難說(shuō)服人們離開(kāi)他們的村莊。政府很難說(shuō)服人們離開(kāi)他們的村莊。1. How many main varieties of Chinese are there?2. In what ways are they different?3. Do Chinese people from different regions have problems understanding each other?4. What will happen to Chinese in the future?Discuss the following questions.Rewrite the sentences using British words. 1. We really like going on vacation in the fall. 2. You dont need to take the elevator. Our apartment in on the first floor. 3. Did you see that truck come out of the gas station? 4. Pass me a flashlight, Eddie. Ive lost my wallet. We like going on holiday in the autumn very much. You dont need to use the lift. Our flat is on the ground floor. Did you see that lorry come out of the petrol station? Pass me a torch, Eddie. Ive lost my wallet.