1、Unit 2 English around the worldUnit 2English around the worldUsing languageReadingStandard English and dialects?How many dialects are there in China?dialects family in China北方方言吴语闽南语客家话湘语赣语粤语Chinesedialects in Guangdong province粤粤方方言言客方言客方言闽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
2、 in English?English dialects in different countriesBritainthe U.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNew Zealand Read the text quickly and answer the question.Is there standard English?Step 1Step 2Read the text carefully and answer the following question.1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in
3、 the text?American English has many dialects,especially the midwestern,southern,African American,Spanish dialects.2.Why do people from neighbouringtowns in U.S.speak a little differently?Because when Americans moved from one place to anther,they took their dialects with them.3.Why are there so many
4、dialect in American English?Thats because people have come from all over the world.And geography plays a part in making dialects.1.standardn.&adj.标准，规格；标准的，规格的come up to the standardmeet standardsset a standardstandard of living by international standardsLanguage pointsfrom the standardson a standar
5、da car of standard sizea standard composer2.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English.在应用such，so（如此）时应特别注意，如果作定语的词是no，all，most，some，any，another，many，much，a few，few，little，a little，several，one等词语的时候，应用such，such应放置于这些词之后；若为其他形容词，such 则应该放置于这些词之前。如果修饰名词的形容词是many，much，few，little时，不能用s
6、uch，而要用so，且so 要置于这些词之前。3.expectVt.(理所当然)期望，预料，认为，预期usage:expect sb to do sthexpect+that-clauseexpect sthexpect to do sthI expect so.我想是这样。I expect not.I dont expect so.我想不是这样。expect&wait forexpect 主要指心理状态（a state of mind），含有期盼的意味。wait for 则指另一种行动（a sort of activity），特别指什么都不干而专门等待。4.specially&especia
7、lly 尤其，特别地specially:指为某一特殊目的而专门采用的某一个方式。especially:指有意突出到显眼或例外的程度，表达某事不寻常，过分或特别重要。5.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 philosoph
8、y.他对东方哲学感兴趣。Eastern regions 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.6.play a part in 1be involved in an activity.参加某活动.She plays an active part in local politics.2make a contribution to sth;have a share in sth.对某事起作用，有贡献；参与She pl
9、ayed a major part I the success of the scheme.We all have a part to play in the fight against crime.7.Recognizevt.辨认出来，承认，公认phrases:recognize ones voicerecognize sb to be 被承认为be recognized to berecognize that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。Listening1 Before you listen,look at the
10、picture below and read the exercises.In doing so,you can get some idea about the listening and predict the content.Discuss your ideas with your partner.2 Imagine that you are in Houston,Texas,a city in the American South.This is an example of the local dialect.Listen and read through the text and ta
11、ke note of the accent and intonation.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 Lest
12、er and Big Billy Bob.We was jumpin in the water and feelin good.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 cl
13、imbed up a tree.Big Billy Bob and I just laughed and laughed.To this day,Lester wont go near that place.3 Listen again 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 l
14、aughed._ Lester saw a catfish._ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.1234564 Answer the following questions after listening.1 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?3 Why d
15、id Lester get out of the water so quickly?He thought the catfish would eat him.The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.4 Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.Reading and speaking1 Amy and her American friends
16、are visiting London.They plan to visit Amys aunt and decide to go there by underground,but cannot find the nearest underground station.So she asks directions and then tells her friends.Read the dialogue and circle the words that mean the same.AMY(American)LADY(British)subwayleftkeep going straighttw
17、o blocksrightundergroundleft-hand sidego straight ontwo streetsright-hand side2 Work in pairs.Choose one of the situations and make a dialogue.Use the following expressions to help you.Pay attention to the intonation you use while talking.Pardon?I beg your pardon?I dont understand.How do you spell t
18、hat?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
19、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
20、 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
21、 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.Tha
22、nks so much.Writing 1 Brainstorm with a partner on the following topic:Why should we learn English?Then try to make a poster to show your ideas.Why should we learn English?to read English books to talk to native speakers Sample posterWhat is it important to learn English?Reasons for learning English
23、: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.Homework1.Review all the new words and expressions.2.Finish exercises 1-2 on page 53 on your workbooks.
