(精)unit 2 english around the world Using language——最新.pptVIP

Listen to the text and pay attention to the accent and intonation. * 汉语方言分布图 There is no such thing as “standard English”. What people usually mean by this is grammatical English. However, there are many variants of what is considered standard or grammatical ways of saying things. These variants are called dialects. All countries have dialects and because the USA is so large it has many too. 1. Why are there so many dialects in the US? Because people have come from all over the world. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. It’s believed to be the English spoken on TV and the radio. 2. What’s the standard English? Read the passage and answer the questions. 3. Can you tell an interesting or funny story that shows great difference between dialects in Chinese/English? Example: keys or kiss One friend of mine was giving an English lesson to a class of adults who had recently come to live in the United States. After placing quite a number of everyday objects on a table he asked various members of the class to give him the ruler, the book, the pen and so on. The class went very smoothly, and the students seemed interested and serious about the work that they were engaged in until my friend turned to an Italian and said, “Give me the keys.” The man looked surprised and somewhat at a loss (有点手足无措). Seeing this, my friend thought that the student hadn’t heard him clearly, so he repeated, “Give me the keys.” The Italian shrugged (耸肩) his shoulders. Then, he threw his arms around the teacher’s neck and kissed him on both cheeks. In China, there are so many local dialects although the government encourage the whole nation to speak putonghua, which regarded as “standard” Chinese. However, local people also speak their own dialects. Work in pairs. Discuss any Chinese dialects you know of or can speak. 1. What is standard English? 什么是标准英语? standard (n.) 标准, 规格 (adj.) 标准的 meet standard