1、李燕,LISTENING & SPEAKING III,EXPERIENCING ENGLISH,Unit 6 Language,Unit 6 Language,“Its hard to understand him sometimes.”,Unit 6 Language,Unit 6 Language,Unit Overview In this unit students listen to extracts about different kinds of English used in the world. Students have an opportunity to talk abo
2、ut situations non-native speakers of English may face, accents, slang, and their views on standard English.,Unit 6 Language,Unit 6 Language,Warm up Listening Task Real World Listening Interaction Link,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,Warm Up Focus Students will review and expand their vocabulary related to d
3、ifferent varieties of English around the world. This vocabulary is useful for talking about: learning and using English, accents, native and non-native speakers, using language at work.,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,Preview Where is English spoken as an official language? Can you name some other countries
4、 where English is spoken? Do all of these types of English sound the same? Who thinks that there should be just one type of English spoken everywhere? Why? What do you think this unit is about?,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,Check Vocabulary Knowledgeexpert = someone who has advanced knowledge or skillslan
5、g = words or phrases that have a special meaning for a group of speakers of that languageto apply = to formally try for a job dialect = a version of a language spoken in a specific region or by a group of peoplecome in handy = be useful to pick up = to learn,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,Warm Up Two stude
6、nts are studying English as a second language. Read their opinions. Choose the correct words.,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,I think teachers who work in the United States and the UK should be native homeland speakers of English. There are so many varieties of English that I can never be an expert professi
7、onal in all of them.,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,English has a lot of slang fluency. How am I supposed to know that a “hot” pair of jeans means the same thing as a “cool” pair of jeans? I would be worried about approaching applying for a job in the United States. What if they didnt think my English was
8、good enough?,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,I dont mind if my teacher has a different communication accent than Im used to, as long as I can understand what he or she is saying. I think its useful to have some knowledge of different dialects standards of English. That knowledge will handle come in handy wh
9、en I travel.,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,The large number of slang words in English is amazing incredulous. There is a lot to pick up take out! I think companies should rent hire non-native speakers of English if they are qualified to do the job.,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,Warm Up Now listen and check.,Uni
10、t 6 Language,Warm up,I think teachers who work in the United States and the UK should be homeland speakers of English. 2. There are so many varieties of English that I can never be an professional in all of them., native, expert,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,English has a lot of fluency. How am I supposed
11、 to know that a “hot” pair of jeans means the same thing as a “cool” pair of jeans? I would be worried about approaching for a job in the United States. What if they didnt think my English was good enough?, slang, applying,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,I dont mind if my teacher has a different communicati
12、on than Im used to, as long as I can understand what he or she is saying. I think its useful to have some knowledge of different standards of English. That knowledge will handle when I travel.,accent, dialects, come in handy,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,The large number of slang words in English is incre
13、dulous. There is a lot to take out! I think companies should rent non-native speakers of English if they are qualified to do the job., amazing,pick up, hire,Unit 6 Language,Warm up,Pair Work Which of these ideas do you agree with? What different kinds of English have you heard? Where did you hear th
14、em?,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Listening Task Focus What do these people need English for? What problem is the person talking about? How does the listener respond?,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Preparation Question Look at the pictures. Where are the people?,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Check
15、 Vocabulary Knowledgegday = Australian for hello or good-bye (“good day”)down under = in Australia (“under” the equator)Action! = a phrase used by directors to get actors to start acting,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Culture Notes The concept of a whole language is vast, so a framework of categorie
16、s is used to describe the varieties of a language. When varieties are classified in terms of users, they are called dialects. Dialect is a regional variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary langua
17、ge or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists.,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Culture Notes Accent is a characteristic pronunciation, especially determined by the regional or social background of the speaker or by the phonetic habits of the speakers native language carried over to his or he
18、r use of another language.,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Culture Notes Slang is a kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of short-lived coinage sand figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irrever
19、ence, or other effect. They are very informal words, phrases, etc. commonly used in speech, esp. between people from the same social group or who work together, not considered suitable for formal contexts and often not in use for long.,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,First Listening What are the peop
20、le talking about?1. 2.3.,Australian slang.,A teacher who is hard to understand.,Learning to imitate an accent.,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Second Listening Write T (true) or F (false)._ People use different vocabulary in different countries. _ “Mozzie” means “most”. _ “Tucker” means “food”.,T,F,T
21、,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Second Listening Write T (true) or F (false)._ Everyone has an accent. _ Its hard to get used to some accents. _ Some people dont have an accent.,T,T,F,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Second Listening Write T (true) or F (false)._ Accents are different even in the same
22、 country. _ “R” sounds are dropped in the American South. _ “T” sounds are dropped in the American South.,T,F,F,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Third Listening Answer the following questions with the information youve heard. What did Andrew think of Austria?2. What does Strine mean?,It was great! The
23、 people there were so friendly. The weather was great.,Australian English.,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Third Listening Answer the following questions with the information youve heard. 3. How do you Describe Professor Lees class?,Its hard to pick up what shes saying. Her English is so hard to unde
24、rstand. She has a strong accent.,Unit 6 Language,Listening Task,Third Listening Answer the following questions with the information youve heard. 4. What are the typical examples of “R” sounds at the end of words?,Better. Sugar. Dont bother me any more.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Real World
25、 Listening Focus Students will: listen to Sumi at a job interview; discuss what Sumi should do; discuss jobs that can be done by native or non-native speakers.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Concept Check Standard English: Should everyone speak the same way? Which variety of English do you lik
26、e the best? Which is easiest to understand? Should everyone speak English with the same accent? Does everyone in your country use the same accent? How is that good? How is it bad?,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Prepare Look at the pictures. What do you think these two women are talking about?,
27、Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Prepare Sumi has a degree in travel management. Shes applying for a job at World Trek travel agency in New York. What job do you think shes applying for? Tour guide Secretary Customer service Department manager representative Security guard Another position _,Uni
28、t 6 Language,Real World Listening,Prepare Do You think she will get the job? Yes. No. It depends.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Prepare Now listen and check.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Prepare Sumi has a degree in travel management. Shes applying for a job at World Trek travel agenc
29、y in New York. What job do you think shes applying for? Tour guide Secretary Customer servicerepresentative Security guard Another position _, Department manager,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Prepare Do You think she will get the job? Yes. It depends., No.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening
30、,Get the Main IdeasAnswer these Questions. 1. What job did Sumi apply for? _ 2. What qualifications does she have? _,A management job.,A bachelors degree in travel industry management, five years experience, management experience.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Get the Main IdeasAnswer these Q
31、uestions. 3. What job was Sumi offered? _,Customer service representative.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Get the Main Ideas Answer these Questions. 4. Why does Sumi think she was offered that job?_ 5. What is Sumi going to do? _,She thinks they were worried about her English.,Shell accept the
32、 job and show them how good she is.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Respond to the Ideas Do you think Sumi made the right decision? What would you have done? Are there any jobs that can only be done by native speakers? What jobs? Why? Act out one of the conversations with your partner. You can
33、make up something.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Extension Comment on one of the situations below to expand the discussion on varieties of English. Situation 1: After spending ten years studying American English, you go to London and some people tell you that you have a bad accent. Situation
34、2: An English teacher teaches mostly slang and swear words, explaining that they will hear them often.,Unit 6 Language,Real World Listening,Extension Comment on one of the situations below to expand the discussion on varieties of English. Situation 3: After studying in Australia, you use Australian
35、expressions on the Internet. Everyone in the chat room is convinced that you are Australian. Situation 4: You are studying at a university in the U.S., and many native speakers ignore you in class discussion.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Short Version (1520 minutes) 1. Read
36、 the opinions about English and add two new ideas of your own.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Short Version,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Short Version,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Short Version2. Walk around the classroom an
37、d ask different classmates questions to fill in the chart. When you find someone who agrees with one of the statements, find out why. If you disagree, argue in favor of your viewpoint.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Short Version3. Make groups of three or four and share the a
38、nswers you got. Discuss any ideas that you have strong opinions about.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option A) (3060 minutes) 1Choose one of the sentencesthat you think is especially interestingit doesnt have to be one that you agree with.,Unit 6 Language,Inter
39、action Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option A),Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option A),Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option A),Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option A) 2. Ta
40、ke a survey of everyone in class. Ask them whether they agree or disagree with your sentence. (Another option is to have them use a 14 scale, where 1 = strongly agree, 2 = agree, 3 = disagree, and 4 = strongly disagree.) 3. After you have asked everyone in class, count up the number of agrees and di
41、sagrees. (If you used the 14 scale, have them calculate an average score for the class.) 4. What were your results? Is that similar to what you expected?,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option B) (3060 minutes) 1Choose one of the sentencesthat you think is especi
42、ally interestingit doesnt have to be one that you agree with.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option B),Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option B),Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option B),U
43、nit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option B) 2One more time, who agrees with (for example) sentence number 5, that you can learn as much, or more, by speaking English with other non-native speakers? All of you move to this side of the room, and get a partner. Now who
44、 disagrees? All of you move to the other side of the room and get a partner. Does everyone have a partner? Good. Now, you and your partner cross the room and find another pair who has the opposite belief.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,English or Englishes? Long Version (Option B) 3. Talk about yo
45、ur beliefs about this sentence, and explain why you believe the way you do. 4. After discussing this topic, did anyone change their mind? Why did you change your mind?,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,Differences between British English and American English Read the following words first in British
46、English and then in American English. ask, cant, dance, fast, half, path . box, crop, hot, ironic, polish, spot . car, door, river, party, board, dirty, morning. dictionary, laboratory, necessarily, preparatory, secretary.,Unit 6 Language,Interaction Link,Differences between British English and American English Find out the differences between British English and American English. Which do you prefer and why?,
