Unit 2English around the worldUsing language..ppt

Unit 2 English around the world Using language * 高一人教新课标版必修一 expression midwestern African Spanish eastern 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 southeastern northwestern recognize dialect 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 not 扮演一个角色； 参与 不管你信不信; 信不信由你 Read para 1 and answer. Q: In the writer’s 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 Can Americans understand each other? Why does the US have so many dialects? __________, southern, ________ American and ________ dialects American English dialects mentioned What is a dialect? 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 other’s dialects. T e x a s Listening 1 Look at the picture and predict the content. 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 it’s 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. *