外研book8module4reading1.docVIP

学习目标： 1.Get the students to know many different varieties of English., British English, Australia English, Jamaica and Singapore English. 2.To learn to read with strategies. 学习重难点： Analyze the long difficult sentences. 知识链接： 英国英语和美国英语是同一种语言，它们几乎没有语法上的差别，只是在语音、语调、词汇、句子表达方面有一些差别。但这种差别还不足以影响使用英国英语的人和使用美国英语的人之间的交流。因为二者无论是过去，，还是现在毕竟都是同一种语言，而且将来也不会发展成两种语言。澳大利亚人说话时，嘴唇连动都不动，这种倾向越靠内陆越强。有一种说法是——为了防止苍蝇飞进去。且不论其真伪，我们让事实说话：“ei”的音，澳大利亚人读“ai”；而“ai”就变成“oi”了。新加坡英语（Singlish）是一种英语方言，通用于新加坡，主要受到英国英语影响，但最近日益受到美国英语的影响。此外很多的词汇、语法也借自福建话、广东话、普通话和马来语meaning of the following sentences. Guess where the speakers or writers of the sentences come from. 1. See you this arvo. 2. Cu2nite 3. Wherefore art thou? 4. Where you go yesterday? 5. Mi a-go lef today. Which English？ Step1 Fast reading: (1)Multiply choices 1. In the first part, the writer wants to tell us______. A. Everybody is unique. B. One can be recognized by his use of English. C. English varies from speaker to speaker. D. Every language has different speaker. 2. Which is an example showing the Australian way of word choice? A. G’day! D’ya speak Strine? B. Emma Chissit. C. To Emma Chissit, with best wishes. D. How much is it? 3. In the last part of the text, the writer mainly wants to tell us that_____. A. the English spoken in a certain country is influenced by the mother tongue of the speakers. B. Jamaica English has features of some African languages. C. many people in Singapore are bilingual. D. Jamaica English and Singapore English are quite different to British English. Step2 Intensive reading: (1)True or false: 1.Because English is spoken as an official language in more than 60 countries, the grammar and vocabulary should be exactly the same everywhere. ( ) 2.Linguists can’t provide a standard form of “Correct English” for people to follow.( ) 3.British people and Americans can easily understand Australians and vice versa. ( ) 4. The Jamaicans are fond of rap music. ( ) 5. Almost e