北师大版英语高二下册《Unit 19 Language》课件ppt之一.pptVIP

Objectives In this lesson the students will be able to identify different English accents to develop awareness of different English expressions in different countries to make polite requests to communicate with other people in harmony Period 1 How many countries can you name where English is the native language? America Canada New Zealand Ireland Nowadays, there are around 400 million speakers of English as a first language in countries such as Australia, British, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. Words’ difference American English British English Mail Movie Subway Garbage Vacation apartment Listen to the dialogue Do all English speakers sound the same? Richard , Liang Weimin , Robert and Pam are having a small talk. Listen to it , identify the countries they’re from and fill in the blanks. People have different English _______ depending on ____ they come from. I thought that every _____ speaker spoke English like the ____ World Service ______. How do people understand each other when words are _________ so differently? The more you hear different accents, the easier it is to________. Decide if these statements are T or F 1. Pam is America. 2. Robert comes from Australia. 3. Richard has an Australian English accent. 4. Pam and Robert say “classroom” the same way 5. The more different accents you hear the more confused you get. Why do you think Liang Weimin thought all English speakers sounded like BBC World Service reporters? He probably learns English by listening to BBC World Service broadcasting and has never heard any others English accent. Listening Stratigies:identify different English accents Before you listen, think about all the different English accents you have encountered.. While you listen, pay attention to the words that are pronounced differently in different English accents. This will help you understand the words even when they sound differently. Listen to the intonation of the