1、Unit 2English around the worldUsing language,expression midwesternAfricanSpanisheastern,n. 语言; 表达; 表示adj. 中西部的adj. 非洲的; 非洲人的；非洲语言的adj./n. 西班牙; 西班牙语的adj. 东方的;东部的,Words & Expressions,southeasternnorthwesternrecognizedialect,adj. 东南方的; 来自东南的adj. 西北方的; 来自西北的vt. 辨认出; 承认n. 方言,play a part (in)Believe it or
2、 not,扮演一个角色；参与不管你信不信; 信不信由你,?,How many dialects are there in China?,Reading,Standard English and dialects,Dialects family in China,北方方言,吴语,闽南语,客家话,湘语,赣语,粤语,Chinese,汉语方言分布图,Dialects in Guangdong province,粤方言,客方言,闽方言,代表地区梅州,代表地区广州,代表地区潮汕,Do you think there are some dialects in English?,English dialect
3、s in different countries,Britain,the U.S.A,Canada,Australia,India,New Zealand,Which one is the standard English?,Para.1 There is no such thing as standard English.Para.2 When people use words and expressions different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect.Para. 3 Geography also plays
4、a part in making dialects.,Fast reading: Find out the topic sentences of each paragraph.,Read para 1 and answer.Q: In the writers opinion, is there standard English? Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.2. Read para 2-3 and complete the chart below:,Detailed Reading,midweste
5、rn,African,Spanish,Words and expressions different from the “standard language”,1) People have come from all over the world.,2) Geography plays a part in,Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each others dialects.,Answer the following questions.,1. How many dialects
6、 of American English have been listed in the text?,Mid-western, southern, African American, Spanish dialects.,2. Why do people from both Northwestern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect? Because when Americans moved from one place to anther, they took their dialects with them
7、.,3.Why are there so many dialects in American English? Thats because people have come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.,4. According to the whole passage, which doesnt play a part in making dialects? A. History B. Tradition C. Age D. Geography,C,1.Whats standar
8、d English?什么是标准英语? standard n. 标准, 规格 adj. 标准的 meet standard 符合标准 standard of living 生活水平 on a standard 根据某一标准The mountains are not high _ world standard. A. by B. at C. to D. on,Language Points,D,2. Believe it or not, theres no such a thing as standard English.信不信由你, 世界上没有所谓的标准英语。believe it or not
9、信不信由你通常在句子中作插入语, 有逗号和句子分开。如:Believe it or not, all the people present have agreed to the plan.,2)句型: Theres no such person/ thing as sb./sth. 没有这样的人/物等, 用于表示某人或某物并不存在。如:世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事。,There is no such thing as a free lunch.,Such 用法点拨,当such与a/an连用时, such要放 在a/an前面. John is such a clever boy.当such与al
10、l, no, one, some, any 等词连用时, such应放在这些词的 后面。One such dictionary is enough.当名词前有few, little, much, many 修饰时, 只能用so 来修饰, 不能用such。 e.g. There are so many good books.,3. expect vt. (理所当然)期望, 预料, 认为, 预期expect sb to do sthexpect +that-clauseexpect sthexpect to do sth,I expect so. 我想是这样。,I expect not. I do
11、nt expect so.,我想不是这样。,4. However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.然而, 甚至在电视上或收音机里都会听到人们在说话时的差异。the way后面接定语从句时, 关系代词用that/in which或不用关系代词。如:I did it in the way that/in which/不填you taught me.,I dont like _ you speak to her.A. the wayB. the way in thatC. the way w
12、hichD. the way of which,A,5. American English has many dialects, especially the midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects.美国英语有很多方言, 尤其是在中西部, 南部, 黑人和西班牙方言。,especially 尤其, 表达事物不寻常或 特别重要specially 专门 (指专为某一目的),Our garden is beautiful, especially in autumn.I came here specially to see
13、you.,African a. 非洲的In the new African countries the governments are trying to provide education for adults.n. 非洲人 Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans.,Spanish a.西班牙的 a Spanish dancen. 西班牙语 Do you speak Spanish?,6. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。 play a/an +a
14、dj.+ part 扮演角色, 起作用 take (on)/perform a role 扮演角色 hand out roles 分派任务(角色) a leading/starring role 主角e.g. She played a leading part in the play.,His parents played a part in his success.他的成功有他父母的因素在内。Her suggestions play a very important part in our decision-making. 她的建议在我们的决定中起了很重要的作用。He has played
15、all kinds of roles in his life. 他一生中扮演了各种各样的角色。,7. eastern 东方的, 东部的eastern一类的词与east一类的词辨析:专有名词, 尤其是所表示的地方具有明确的固定范围的专有名词, 特别是政治区分, 一般用east。普通名词和所指的地方没有明确的固定范围的专有名词多用eastern。east 重点在形容方位或从哪个方向来的；,而eastern则指从某一固定的地方看某一个方向, 或指某物来自何方或某地朝哪个方向。He is interested in Eastern philosophy. 他对东方哲学感兴趣。 Eastern regi
16、ons will have heavy rain today.东部区域今天将有大雨。China faces the Pacific on the east. 中国东临太平洋。 China is in the east of Asia.,8. Although many Americans move a lot,they still recognize each others dialects.虽然许多美国人经常搬家, 但他们仍然能够辨认出彼此的方言。recognize vt. 辨认, 认出 (pick out)recognize sth./sb. as sth./sb. 把认作recogniz
17、e sb./sth. to be 承认某人recognize thate.g. Drugs were not recognized as a problem then.,注意: recognize是一个终止性动词, 是指原来很熟悉, 经过一段时间的间隔或别的原因后又重新认出来。e.g. I recognized her by her long hair. They recognized him to be a great leader.I recognize him as a clever man.We recognized that the task was not easy.,1. Lit
18、tle girl: Hi, Id like some sweets, please. Store owner: No problem. All the candy we sell is sweet. Little girl: I see, so you sell sweet sweets.2. British boy: Shall we move the new bed by lorry? American girl: Not by me, I hope. British boy: Oh, Im sorry, Lori, I mean by truck.3. British boy: What
19、 a lovely autumn day! American girl: Yes, its a nice fall day, isnt it?,3 Read & Imitating,Answer keys for Exercise 3,sweets,candy,lorry,truck,fall,autumn,T e x a s,Listening,1 Look at the picture and predict the content.,Hey, yall, this here is Buford. I come from a big oil town in Texas. Now, yall
20、 need to understand that we aint really a state, but a whole nother country. Now let me tell ya a story bout when I was just a pup. One hot summers day I was swimmin with my cousins Little Lester and Big Billy Bob. We was jumpin in the water and feelin good.,2 Listen,Then along comes this catfish bo
21、ut the size of a house. Well, alright, maybe a little smaller than that. Little Lester starts to thinkin its goin to eat him sure nough. Man, you shoulda seen him! He got outta the water fast as lightning and climbed up a tree. Big Billy Bob and I just laughed and laughed. To this day, Lester wont g
22、o near that place.,Listen and put these sentences in the right sequence.,_ Lester climbed a tree. _ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming._ Lester thought the catfish would eat him. _ Buford and Billy Bob laughed. _ Lester saw a catfish. _ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.,1,2,3,4,5,
23、6,Answer the following questions What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know?,He believes its almost a different country from the USA. The listening text tells us.,2) How large was the catfish?,The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.,3) Why did Lester get out of the wa
24、ter so quickly?,He thought the catfish would eat him.,4) Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?,They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.,1 Read and recognize. Amy: Excuse me, madam. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?Lady: Erthe underground? Well, go round
25、the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. Itll be on your right-hand side.,Reading and speaking,Amy: Thanks so much!Friends: What did she say, Amy?Amy: She told us to go round the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on our right.,
26、Try to write down the words from the dialogue.,underground,left-hand side,go straight on,two streets,right-hand side,2 Work in pairs.,Pardon? I beg your pardon? I dont understand. How do you spell that? Could you say that again please? Could you speak more slowly please? Sorry, I cant follow you! Co
27、uld you repeat that please?,1. You and your friend are American. You have arrived in a strange city in England to watch a football match. You need to find a cab/taxi to take you to the football ground. 2. You and your friend are British. You are visiting America. Your car needs some more petrol but
28、you cannot find a petrol station. Ask directions to the nearest one.,Sample dialogue for situation 2:,S1: Excuse me sir. Could you tell me where the nearest petrol station is?S2: You mean gas station? Yes, of course. Its straight ahead till you reach the traffic lights. Then turn left and cross one
29、street. Then youll see it on your left.S1: Whats that again? I dont understand. How many blocks is that?,S2: Blocks? There is no blocks! You just go along this road till you reach the traffic lights.S1: I see for one block? Can you speak more slowly please? I want to write this down.S2: See those tr
30、affic lights? Go straight ahead until you reach them and turn left.,S1: Yes, I see. Thats two blocks. Then do I take a left?S2: Yes and then cross one road and it is on your left-hand side.S1: Thanks. I go one block and itll be on my left. Thanks so much.,Writing: Brainstorm with a partner on the fo
31、llowing topic:,to read English books,to do business,to use in school,to write to pen friends,to talk to native speakers,to listen to Englishmusic and movies,What is it important to learn English?Reasons for learning English:1. World trade is done in English;2. International organizations (such as th
32、e UN) use English;3. We need contact with the developed Western world to build our country;,4. Many developing countries also use English in their dealings;5. Most businessmen do not have time to learn new languages every time they enter a new international market. So Chinas future lies in learning
33、English to a certain extent.,to keep fit to make us strong,to enjoy ourselves,to build up our skillsSome exercise a day keeps the doctor away!,to fight illness and disease,Why should we do exercise?,Make your own poster,Homework,Review all the new words and expressions.2. Finish exercises 1-2 on Page 53 on your workbooks.,
