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American and British English
&
Unfamiliar English expressions
Unit 2
Exploring English
Period 3
Content
Learning Objectives
Warm-up
Lead-in
Vocabulary Presentation
Practice
Cultural Tip
Listening Activity
Learning to Learn
Think & Discuss
Homework
Learn vocabulary differences between American & British English
Understand spelling changes
Practice using both versions in context
Discover more examples independently
Listen and identify meanings & origins of new expressions
Explain unfamiliar words to others in conversation
Find new words online and share their meanings
learning objectives
Warm-up
American and British English – Same Meaning, Different Words
petrol
gas
Do you prefer American English or British English Why
Which one do you think is easier
Lead-in
Guess the Country
subway
underground
highway
motorway
theatre
theater
elevator
lift
flat
apartment
英 /'s bwe / 美 /'s bwe /
Vocabulary Presentation
subway
英 / nd 'ɡra nd/美 / nd r'ɡra nd/
地鐵
underground
英 /‘ha we / 美 /'ha we /
Vocabulary Presentation
highway
英 /'m t we /美 /'mo t rwe /
高速公路
motorway
英 /‘θi t / 美 / θi t /
Vocabulary Presentation
theater
英 /'θ t (r)/ 美 /'θi t r/
劇院
theatre
英 /ɡ s/ 美 /ɡ s/
Vocabulary Presentation
gas
英 /'petr l/ 美 /'petr l/
汽油
petrol
英 / 'pɑ tm nt/
美 / 'pɑ rtm nt/
Vocabulary Presentation
apartment
英 /fl t/ 美 /fl t/
公寓
flat
英 /‘el ve t (r)/
美 /'el ve t r/
Vocabulary Presentation
elevator
英 /l ft/ 美 /l ft/
電梯
lift
Today, American English is in common international use. It is different from British English in several ways, mostly in spelling and vocabulary. Some American spellings were created by Noah Webster, who made one of America’s first dictionaries. He changed “-re” spellings to “-er”, which is why 1___________ is spelt 2____________ in American English.
Fill-in-the-Blank Activity (from textbook passage)
theatre
theater
The Americans and the British also use different words for everyday things. For example, Americans talk about putting 3__________ in their cars and driving along the 4___________ , whereas in the UK, people put 5__________ in their cars and drive along the 6__________.
Fill-in-the-Blank Activity (from textbook passage)
gas
highway
petrol
motorway
Fill-in-the-Blank Activity (from textbook passage)
elevator
lift
subway
underground
Americans take the 7_________ to the top floor of a building, but the British use the 8 _________. In the US, they take the 9___________ , but in the UK, people travel on the 10____________ . Americans live in a(n) 11____________ , while the British live in a(n) 12___________.
apartment
flat
Pair Work
American British Meaning
cookie biscuit 餅干
Instruction: “Work in pairs. Search online or use your dictionaries to find at least 5 more pairs of American and British words.”For example:
Practice:
Speaking Practice
Students work in pairs: A with American words and B with British words, describing the same scene
Example:
A: “I’m taking the elevator to my apartment.”
B: “I’m taking the lift to my flat.”
Practice:
Cultural Tip
"American English" is more commonly used in international communication, but British English is more influential in academic and formal settings
It is not difficult to emphasize that the two types of English understand each other, but the difference in spelling and wording can lead to interesting discussions
Listening Activity
Pre-listening: Did You Know
Each year, many additions are made to English dictionaries.
selfie
netizen
BRB
COZ
G2G
Do You Know the meaning of these words
Which of these words do you already know
Do you use similar abbreviations in Chinese
While-listening
Listening Task 1: Match Pictures
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
While-listening
Listening Task 2: Listen again and complete the table.
1 Chinese food
2 the Guangdong dialect
3 cellfish
4 cellphone
5 selfish
6 LOL
7 "laugh out loud"
Speaking practice
Post-listening
How to ask for and explain the meaning of expressions？
Step 1 – Asking for meaning
Sorry, could you explain what you mean by …
What does … mean
Do you mean … (paraphrasing to confirm)
Speaking practice
Post-listening
How to ask for and explain the meaning of expressions？
Step 2 – Explaining meaning
It means …
In other words, …
For example, …
Student A → Turn to Page 81 (speaking prompts)
Pair work: Act out the conversation
Role-play with a partner
Student B → Turn to Page 84 (explanation prompts)
A: What does “wicked” mean
B: It means very good in informal English.
Learning to learn
Be careful when using Internet language
Internet language ≠ formal language
Ask yourself:
Who am I communicating with
Why am I communicating
Make sure:
Abbreviations/emojis are appropriate
Your readers understand them
Think & discuss
Mini discussion
When is it OK to use abbreviations like BRB or COZ
Can you think of situations where they are NOT suitable
What will you do if you see an abbreviation you don’t understand
Homework
Search & share new expressions
Work in pairs.
Use your phone or computer to find two unfamiliar expressions on the Internet.
Prepare a short conversation: one asks for meaning, the other explains.
A: I saw “spill the tea” on Instagram. What does it mean
B: It means to share gossip.·

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