Unit 2 Using language优秀 语言使用.ppt

Unit 2 English around the world Using language Read the text quickly and answer the question. Is there standard English? Step 2 Read the text carefully and answer the following question. 1. How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? American English has many dialects, especially the midwestern, southern, African American, Spanish dialects. 2.Why do people from neighbouring towns in U.S. speak a little differently? Because when Americans moved from one place to anther, they took their dialects with them. 3.Why are there so many dialect in American English? That’s because people have come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects. 1.standard n.adj.标准，规格；标准的，规格的 come up to the standard meet standards set a standard standard of living by international standards from the standards on a standard a car of standard size a standard composer 2. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English . 在应用such，so（如此）时应特别注意，如果作定语的词是no ，all，most，some，any，another，many，much，a few，few，little，a little，several，one等词语的时候，应用such，such应放置于这些词之后； 若为其他形容词，such 则应该放置于这些词之前。如果修饰名词的形容词是many，much，few，little时，不能用such，而要用so，且so 要置于这些词之前。 expect wait for expect 主要指心理状态（a state of mind），含有期盼的意味。 wait for 则指另一种行动（a sort of activity），特别指什么都不干而专门等待。 5. eastern 东方的，东部的 eastern一类的词与east一类的词辨析 专有名词，尤其是所表示的地方具有明确的固定范围的专有名词，特别是政治区分，一般用east。普通名词和所指的地方没有明确的固定范围的专有名词多用eastern。east 重点在形容方位或从哪个方向来的；而eastern则指从某一固定的地方看某一个方向，或指某物来自何方或某地朝哪个方向。 6. play a part in 1be involved in an activity. 参加某活动. She plays an active part in local politics. 2make a contribution to sth; have a share in sth. 对某事起作用，有贡献；参与 She played a major part I the success of the scheme. We all have a part to play in the fight against crime. 7. Recognize vt.辨认出来，承认，公认 phrases: recognize one’s voice recognize sb to be ……被承认为…… be recognized to be…… recognize that…… 注意：recognize是一个终止性动词。是指原来很熟悉，经过一段时间的间隔或别的原因后又重新认出来。 Homework 4