Unit 2 English around the world Using language,expression midwestern African Spanish eastern,n. 語言; 表達; 表示 adj. 中西部的 adj. 非洲的; 非洲人的； 非洲語言的 adj./n. 西班牙; 西班牙語的 adj. 東方的;東部的,Words & Expressions,southeastern northwestern recognize dialect,adj. 東南方的; 來自東南的 adj. 西北方的; 來自西北的 vt. 辨認出; 承認 n. 方言,play a part (in) Believe it or not,扮演一個角色； 參與 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,吳語,閩南語,客家話,湘語,贛語,粵語,Chinese,漢語方言分布圖,Dialects in Guangdong province,粵方言,客方言,閩方言,代表地區(qū) 梅州,代表地區(qū) 廣州,代表地區(qū) 潮汕,Do you think there are some dialects in English?,English dialects 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 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,midwestern,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 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.,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 standard English? 什么是標準英語? standard n. 標準, 規(guī)格 adj. 標準的 meet standard 符合標準 standard of living 生活水平 on a standard 根據(jù)某一標準 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, 世界上沒有所謂的標準英語。 believe it or not 信不信由你 通常在句子中作插入語, 有逗號和句子 分開。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. 沒有這樣的人/物等, 用于 表示某人或某物并不存在。如: 世上沒有免費的午餐之類的好事。,There is no such thing as a free lunch.,Such 用法點撥,當such與a/an連用時, such要放 在a/an前面. John is such a clever boy. 當such與all, no, one, some, any 等詞連用時, such應(yīng)放在這些詞的 后面。One such dictionary is enough. 當名詞前有few, little, much, many 修飾時, 只能用so 來修飾, 不能用such。 e.g. There are so many good books.,3. expect vt. (理所當然)期望, 預(yù)料, 認為, 預(yù)期 expect sb to do sth expect +that-clause expect sth expect to do sth,I expect so. 我想是這樣。,I expect not. I dont expect so.,我想不是這樣。,4. However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak. 然而, 甚至在電視上或收音機里都會 聽到人們在說話時的差異。 the way后面接定語從句時, 關(guān)系代詞 用that/in which或不用關(guān)系代詞。如: I did it in the way that/in which/不填 you taught me.,I dont like _ you speak to her. A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which,A,5. American English has many dialects, especially the midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects. 美國英語有很多方言, 尤其是在 中西部, 南部, 黑人和西班牙方言。,especially 尤其, 表達事物不尋?；?特別重要 specially 專門 (指專為某一目的),Our garden is beautiful, especially in autumn. I came here specially to see 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 dance n. 西班牙語 Do you speak Spanish?,6. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 地理位置對方言的產(chǎn)生也有影響。 play a/an +adj.+ part 扮演角色, 起作用 take (on)/perform a role 扮演角色 hand out roles 分派任務(wù)(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內(nèi)。 Her suggestions play a very important part in our decision-making. 她的建議在我們的決定中起了很重要的作用。 He has played all kinds of roles in his life. 他一生中扮演了各種各樣的角色。,7. eastern 東方的, 東部的 eastern一類的詞與east一類的詞辨析: 專有名詞, 尤其是所表示的地方具有 明確的固定范圍的專有名詞, 特別是 政治區(qū)分, 一般用east。 普通名詞和所指的地方?jīng)]有明確的 固定范圍的專有名詞多用eastern。 east 重點在形容方位或從哪個方向來的；,而eastern則指從某一固定的地方看 某一個方向, 或指某物來自何方或 某地朝哪個方向。 He is interested in Eastern philosophy. 他對東方哲學(xué)感興趣。 Eastern regions will have heavy rain today. 東部區(qū)域今天將有大雨。 China faces the Pacific on the east. 中國東臨太平洋。 China is in the east of Asia.,8. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize each others dialects. 雖然許多美國人經(jīng)常搬家, 但他們 仍然能夠辨認出彼此的方言。 recognize vt. 辨認, 認出 (pick out) recognize sth./sb. as sth./sb. 把認 作 recognize sb./sth. to be 承認某人 recognize that e.g. Drugs were not recognized as a problem then.,注意: recognize是一個終止性動詞, 是指原來很熟悉, 經(jīng)過一段時間的 間隔或別的原因后又重新認出來。 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. Little 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 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 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 bout 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 go 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.,1,2,3,4,5,6,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 water 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 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.,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! Could 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 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 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 traffic 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 following 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 English music 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 the 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 English to a certain extent.,to keep fit to make us strong,to enjoy ourselves,to build up our skills Some 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.,