人教版必修1 unit_2 standandardEnglish_and_dialects.pptVIP

Unit2 Using Language Detailed Reading 1. 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: 1. What’s standard English in many people’s opinion? In their opinion, standard English is the English spoken on TV and the radio. 2. Why do people from both Northwestern and Southeastern of US. speak with almost the same dialect? Because when Americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with them. True or false questions 1. English spoken in Britain and the US is standard English. 2.People from neighboring towns all speak the same language. 3. Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect. 4. People from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak the same dialect as people in the northwestern. 5. Once American move, they can’t recognize each other’s dialects any more. 1. From the text, we know that ____is the standard English. A. British English B. American English C. the English spoken in Australia D. No English 2. People think the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English because___ A. People believed those who reported the news used excellent English B. They speak the same English C. They speak it to all the people D. There are some dialects on TV and the radio 3. How many dialects are mentioned(提到)in the text? A. Three B. Two C. Four D. Five 4. According to the whole passage, which doesn’t play a part in making dialects? A. History B. Tradition C. Age D. Geography Post reading Discussion: 1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why ? Summary From this passage we know that there is no standard English in