keep dialects alive.pptx

TEENS 8,page 2 Keep Dialects Alive Main idea Nowadays , people seldom speak dialects . Some dialects are even dying out. The reason why we rarely speak dialects The popularization of certain official languages . The uses of dialects 1.Bond people together 2.Carry on the cultures of small , local areas. The way to the government protected dialects Created a Chinese language audio database. vocabulary Dialect 方言 n. (dialectal adj.) Database 资料库 n. (database management system 数据库管理系统） Diversity 多样性 n. (SYN : variety , diverse 多样的 adj.） Popularization 普及 n. (popularize v.) Identity 身份 n. (abbr : ID) extraction Ethnic 种族的 adj. Ethnicity 种族特点 n. Ethnic minority 少数民族 Ethnocentric 种族中心主义的 adj. Ethnocentrism 种族中心主义 n. Ethnology 民族学 n. Ethnological 民族学的 adj. filling bonds dialects ethnic diversity popularization identity 1.She couldn’t understand what the boss is talking about because he speaks ________. 2.There is a need for greater _________ and choice in education. 3.The agreement strengthened the _____ between the two countries. 4.She is innocent , it was a case of mistaken ________. Quiz :t or f 1.People rarely speak dialects. (T) 2.There are 23.6% people in China use dialects very often. (F) people in China 2000 people surveyed 3.Dialects would come back just if government create a language audio database. 4.(F) government create a language audio database. People continue to use them. CAN YOU SPEAK DIALECTS? Thank you for listening