Lesson

2

Language

Learning

Tips2023/5/221Period2Unit9

LearningRecallingWhat

difficulties

do

people

have

in

learning

English?Whatare

the

effective

ways

of

learning

English?Warming-upDo

you

know

the

differences

between

British

and

American

English

(e.g.

spelling,

pronunciation,

vocabulary,

etc.)?

Give

specific

examples

under

corresponding

categories.Brainstorm&DiscusscolourfavouritesummarisecolorfavoritesummarizeWarming-upSpelling:Canyoutellthetypicaldifferences?Pronunciation:

Read

aloud

and

feel

the

differencesBritish

AccentAmerican

Accenttomato/t??mɑ?t?u//t??me?t?u/mobile/?m?uba?l//?m?ubi?l/fertile/?f??ta?l//?f??rtl/garage/?g?rɑ??//g??rɑ??/brochure/?br?u??(r)//br?u??u?r/vaccine/?v?ksi?n//v?k?si?n/hospitable/h??sp?t?bl//hɑˋsp?t?bl/advertisement/?d?v??t?sm?nt//??dv?r?ta?zm?nt/Warming-uppantstrouserscrispchipschipsFrench

friesfizzy

drinksodaliftelevatorfilmmoviepavementsidewalkWatchthevideoandwritedownthewordsmentioned.Warming-upWarming-up

MywifeandIweresoexcitedtofinallygoonvacation!Wewerecarefultoarriveearlytotheairportsothatwewouldhaveplentyoftime.Therewasalreadyalotofpeoplewaitingtocheck-in,sowegotinline.Aftertwentyminutes,wemadeittothefront.Whenwewalkuptotheairlinecounter,wehandoverourpassportsandwait.Wearealmostfinished,whenheasks,“doyouhaveanyluggagetocheck-in?”Ireplythat“yes,wedohavesuitcasestocheck.”Iturnmyheadtograbmybag,andImakethehorriblerealization.Ileftmysuitcaseinthetrunkofthetaxi!Pre-listeningReadandtellifthewriterisusingAmericanorBritishEnglish.AspectsExamplesways

of

pronouncingwater,

tomato

…uses

of

wordssubway,

underground,

tubeexample,

dancing

in

the

classroomListeningListentotheprogram.Completethenotesinthetable–We

have

different

ways

of

pronouncing

words.

For

example,

…

–That’s

odd!

__________________________!

Do

they

still

mean

the

same

thing?–I

say

“example”

and

“dancing

in

the

classroom”,

but

Robert

…

–__________!

How

do

people

…?–We

say

“lift”,

but

Americans

say

“elevator”.

–__________!–The

American

“subway”

is

called

the

“underground”

in

the

UK,

or

the

“tube”

in

London.

–__________!

I

never

realised

…WowThey

sound

so

differentAhInterestingThey

sound

so

different

Ah/WowInterestingWow/AhListeningListenandimitate.CompletethesentencesintheTalkBuilder.Post-listeningNormalresponseUh-huh.

Oh,Isee.

Right.StrongerresponseReally?

Oh

really?

Wow!That’samazing!

That’sincredible/unbelievable!

Noway!

You’rejoking!Can

you

add

more

expressions

for

showing

interest?A:IwenttoFijionvacationlastyear.It

reallychangedmyperspectiveonlife.B:________________

(Showinterest.)A:Yeah,mostofthenativeFijianslive

togetherinsmallvillages.B:________________

(Showinterest.)A:Yeah,andmostofthemdon’twork.

Instead,theyjustsitaroundandtalk

mostoftheday.B:________________

(Showinterest

or

surprise.)A:It’strue.Theygetfruitand

vegetablesfromthevillagegarden,

andtheygetfishfromthesea.They

saytheydon’treallyneedanythingelse.B:_______(Showinterest

or

surprise.)A:SoIdecidedtoquitmyjobandmove

toFiji.B:________________

(Showinterest

or

surprise.)A:ButthenIchangedmymind.B:________________

(Showinterest.)A:Yeah,IdecidedIwouldmissmy

favoriteTVshowstoomuch.B:________________

(Showinterest.)Post-listeningRole-play:Conversation1B:Therewasaverystrongearthquakeafew

yearsagowhenIwaslivingabroad.A:_____________

(Showinterest.)B:Yeah,ithappenedinthemiddleofthe

night.IthoughtIwasgoingtodie.A:_____________

(Showsurprise.)B:Yeah!Thewholebuildingshookand

everythingfelloffthewalls.A:__________

(Showinterestorsurprise.)B:Yeah,itwasprettyscary.Allmyfurniture

gotknockedover,andeverythingfellout

ofthekitchencabinets.A:__________

(Showinterestorsurprise.)B:AndIhadanaquariumonthefloor,

andthewaterandfishhittheceiling

andcamedownontheothersideofthe

room.A:____________

(Showsurprise.)B:Ithoughtthebuildingwouldbreak

apart.Youcouldactuallyhearthe

concreteandsteelscreamingasthe

buildingshook.A:____________

(Showsurprise.)B:Yeah.

Butthenitwasover.I’llnever

takemothernatureforgrantedagain.Post-listeningRole-play:Conversation2Therefore,

the

English

language

may

be

used

slightly

differently

_________________________.The

more

you

listen,

the

easier

it

is

to

_________._______________________,

we

use

different

words

for

describing

the

same

things.In

London,

if

you

ask

the

local

people,

“Where

is

the

nearest

subway?”,

you

may

______________________________.Though

they

are

different

________________________,

people

___________________

understanding

each

other.from

one

country

to

anothercatch

onApart

from

pronunciationend

up

in

a

fast

food

restaurantin

one

way

or

anotherhave

no

difficulty

inDictationPost-listeningTalkingAct

out

a

dialogue

between

an

expert

and

a

learner

talking

about

differences

between

British

and

American

English.

The

expert

gives

examples

and

the

learner

responds

with

interest.Uh-huh.

Oh,Isee.

Right.Really?

Oh

really?

Wow!That’samazing!

That’sincredible/unbelievable!

Noway!

You’rejoking!AssignmentReferences:

/british-american-english-differences-language//usage/british-and-american-termshttps://www.writerswrite.co.za/british-vs-american-english//british-english-vs-american-english-pronunciation//british-vs-american-english/Search

online

to

find

more

differences

between

British

and

American

English.

Choose

one

task

that

interests

you

the

most.Task

1:

Give

a

presentation.Task

2:

Shoot

a

video.Notescatch

on

(to):

tobecomeaware;

learn

or

understand理解

I

didn’t

catchon

towhatwasgoingon.

It

takes

me

a

while

to

catch

on.catch

on:

tobecomepopular

流行起來

Thisideahasalready

caughton.翻譯練習：1.Sincethetimewhenskateboardingfirstcaughton,therehavebeenmanyimprovementsinwheeldesign.自從滑板最開始流行起來，輪子的設計就有了很多改進。Itwasalongtimebeforethepolicecaughtontowhath