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1、Book 5 Module 1 British and American En Book 5 Module 1 British and American English 一基础落实.高频单词思忆 1.Its very (显然的；显而易见的) that we have to cancel tonights performance.2.Dont make rude （评论）about his appearance.3.The instructions on the box were so (令人困惑的；难懂的) that Ive done it all wrong.4.These girls co

2、me from a (种类) of different backgrounds.5.The equipment picked up the signal from the （卫星）.6.In English the spelling of words doesnt always (代表) the sound.7.All (努力；尝试) to control inflation have failed.8.The airline has strict safety (标 准).9.Some 300 papers were （提交）at the conference. It was really

3、out of our anticipation.10.I (比较) the copy with the original, but there was not much difference.重点短语再现1. .in common 有相同点in common .和相同 common不同寻常 common 常识2.have difficulty (in) sth.做某事有困难get/run difficulty陷入困境3.make a fuss 宠爱(过于娇纵某人)make a fuss (因)大吵大闹4.lead 导致lead sb. to sth.带领某人做某事5.in favour 支持；

4、赞成 sb. a favour帮某人一个忙 a favour还某人一个人情6. around 四处走动 confused困惑;不知所措7.stand line排队 a firm line on.对采取坚定的态度8. refer to. .称为thanks 由于；幸亏9.wear 消失；减弱wear (时间)慢慢地过去wear (因过度或长期使用)磨损，用坏 wear sb. 使某人疲惫不堪 10. a difference有关系；有影响 make difference没有关系；没有影响 the difference A B 区分A和B短语运用 have.in common, make a di

5、fference, get around, be similar to, have difficulty in doing sth., lead to, in favor of, thanks to, make a fuss of, have a strong influence on1.My opinion on this matter_Kays.2. With the boy leading us, we the house of that old man.3. Most people voted for the policy, that is, they were it.4. the h

6、elp of the TV program, these lost children found their parents at last.5. Though they are brothers, they almost nothing .6. What the president spoke at the meeting to the development of the country.7. Working in an international firm, he always has chances to .8. All the experiments the same conclus

7、ion.9. The activities of the parents their children.10. As parents, you shouldnt always the children.翻译句子1.尽管他们是孪生兄弟，他们之间很少有共同之处。（have.in common） 2.不要拿自己的短处和别人的长处相比。（compare.with） 3.姑娘们的出身背景各异。（a variety of） 4.她在写论文上遇到了困难。（have difficulty （in） doing sth） 5.没有车外出很不方便。（get around） .课文语法填空British and A

8、merican English are different 1_ many ways. The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. There are hundreds 2_ different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic, or which are used with a different meaning. Some of 3_ words are well known - Americans drive automobiles down

9、freeways and fill up with gas; the British drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol. As a tourist, you will need 4_ (use) the underground in London or the subway in New York, or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi (British) or cab (American) . Chips or French fries? But ot

10、her words and 5_(express) are not so well known. Americans use a flashlight, while for the British, its a torch. The British queue up; Americans stand in line. Sometimes the same word has a 6_ (slight) different meaning, which can be 7_ (confuse). Chips, for example, are pieces of hot fried potato i

11、n Britain; in the States chips are very thin and 8_ (sell) in packets. The British call these crisps. The chips the British know and love are French fries on the other side of the Atlantic. Have or have got? There are a few differences in grammar, too. The British say “Have you got?” While Americans

12、 prefer “Do you have.?” An American might say “My friend just arrived”, but a British person would say “My friend has just arrived.” Prepositions, too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with in the team, at the weekend (British) The British use prepositions where Ameri

13、cans sometimes omit 9_ (Ill see you Monday ; Write me soon !).Colour or Color? The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and 10_ (pronounce). American spelling seems simpler: center, color and program instead of centre, colour and programme. Many factors 11_ (influence) Amer

14、ican pronunciation since the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago. The accent, 12_ is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US. When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a c

15、ommon language, he was 13_ (obvious) thinking about the differences. But are they really so important? After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a N

16、ew Yorker.Turn on the TVSome experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together. For more than a century, communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily. Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible 14_ (listen) to British and American English

17、at the flick of a switch. This non-stop communication, the experts think, has made it 15_ (easy) for British people and Americans to understand each other. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English so that some people believe that British English will

18、disappear.However, if you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all 16_ (speak) with different accents-American, British, Australian, and even Spanish. One of the best -known faces, Monita Rajpal, was born in Hong Kong, China, and grew up speaking Chinese

19、 and Punjabi, as well as English.This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many Englishes not just two main varieties. But the message is Dont worry. Users of English will all be able to understand each other -wherever they are.Module1 Grammar：复习动词的形式（1）语法详解：1.一

20、般现在时（1）表示经常发生或习惯性的动作或状态，常与always，usually，never，every day等时间状语连用。My father always drinks tea after supper.My parents work in a government office.（2）表示主语的特征、性格或能力。Lily is a good-looking girl.My mother sings well.（3）表示客观事实、普遍真理、谚语、格言等。In summer, days are longer than nights.The moon goes around the eart

21、h.（4）表示按规定、计划或时间表将要发生的事情。The meeting begins at nine oclock tomorrow.（5）一些表示心理状态的动词，如know，understand，remember等，无进行时，只能用一般现在时表示现在发生的具体行为。He still remember the days when he worked in that company.注意：在时间状语从句、条件状语从句中，常用一般现在时代替一般将来时。If it does not rain, well go on a picnic as planned.2.现在进行时（1）表示此时此刻或最近一段

22、时间正在进行的动作。The telephone is ringing. Would you answer it, please?I am helping my father on the farm this summer vacation.（2）与always，continually，constantly，forever等副词连用，表达抱怨、厌烦、赞扬等情感。She is always thinking of how she could do more for the people.He is forever boasting.（3）一些非延续性动词，如die，stop，start，finis

23、h，approach等用现在进行时不表示正在进行，而表示按计划即将发生的动作。He is coming to see you tomorrow.They are leaving for New York this afternoon.注意：一些动词既可表状态，又可表动作，前者不可用现在进行时，而后者则可。I see what you mean.I am seeing a friend tomorrow.3.现在完成时(1)表示发生在过去但对现在有影响的动作I have bought two boxes of chocolates.We have read the book.(2)表示从过去开始

24、一直持续到现在，且还可能继续持续下去的动作I have lived in Shanghai since last October.(3)常与always，so far，up to now，in the pastlast few years等状语连用。I have lived in the city for eleven years so far.Great changes have taken place in our village in the past ten years.(4)在时间和条件状语从句中，表示将来某时已经完成的动作。You shouldnt get off the bus

25、until it has stopped.Well start at five oclock if it has stopped raining by then.注意：（a）since.和for.都可作现在完成时句子的时间状语。Since后接表示时间点的短语或一般过去时的形式的句子；for表示某事发生的时间长短，其后接表示时间段的短语。Mr. Smith has worked here since 1984.We have known each other for twenty years.(b)havehas been to 表示“曾经去过某地”，而havehas gone to表示已经去了

26、某地。4.一般将来时表示将要发生的动作，通常有以下几种表示形式;形式意义willshall do表示客观上将来势必要发生的事情或临时做出的打算be going to do表示主观打算做某事或客观迹象表明某事即将发生be about to do表示即将发生的动作，强调主观，一般不与明确的时间状语连用be to do表示计划中约定的或按职责、义务、要求要发生的动作或必须去做的事I willshall bring more money next time.There is going to be a meeting this evening.I am about to leave when it b

27、egins to rain.We are to discuss the problem next week.注意：be going to do表示当前已计划或安排过要做某事，willshall do 表示事先未思考或未计划过要做某事；be going to do还可表示客观迹象表明马上要发生的事。I am going to see him tomorrow.(表示事先经过考虑)Look at the clouds. There is going to be a storm.（客观迹象表明要发生）Ill answer the door.（未经事先考虑）经典考题：1. Planning so fa

28、r ahead no sense-so many things will have changed by the next year.（全国）A.made B.is making C.makes D.has made2. That piece of music sounds quite familiar, who the piano upstairs? （重庆）A.has played B.played C.plays D.is playing3. I hear you in a pub. Whats it like?Well, its very hard work and Im always

29、 tired, but I dont mind. （江苏）A.are working B.will work C.were working D.will be working4. It is the most instructive lecture that I since I came to the school. （湖南）A.attended B.had attended C.am attending D.have attended5. Ann is in hospital.Oh, really? I know, I go and visit her. (江苏)A.didnt; am go

30、ing to B.dont; would C.dont; will D.didnt; will答案：CDADD追踪练习：1. The teacher told us that light faster than sound.A.traveled B.had traveled C.is traveling D.travels2. Tom, can you help me type up this report?Sorry, I must go to Shanghai to see a client. My plane at 3:30p.m.A.takes off B.took off C.will be taken off D.has taken off3. Believe it or not, the number of students who carry cellphones with themselves at present.A.increases B.is to increase C.has increase D.is increasing4. China over 300 Confucius In