《english around the world》PPT课件.pptVIP

Quiz Me I’m your friend, English. You have learnt me for about 6 years. Oh, thank you for keeping this friendship! But my friend, I have some questions to ask you and curiously see how much you know about me. Quiz: Is there only one kind of English in the world? ↓ What else? Tell me some different kinds. World Englishes=British or American English Is British English different from American English? Give examples. The difference between British English and American English in BrE AmE Pronunciation: either either dance dance Spelling: colour color center centre check cheque Word usage: have got have Vocabulary: pub bar ring call Chinese loan words in English: Kowtow(from koutou) kungfu(fromgongfu) gungho(from gonghe) tofu(from dofu) litchi(from lizhi) chow mein(from chaomian) Typhoon(from taifeng) * * Unit 2 Pre-reading: (Free talk about English) Work with your partner and list more than five languages spoken around the world. 2. In how many countries do you know the English language is used by native speakers? List at least five countries. 3. What languages is the most widely spoken and used? toilet bath / bathtub towel tap basin handle A bathroom or a toilet? mirror landlady peg Mr Brown closet a woman who owns and rents houses. a shelf or a small room for storing clothes and other things Underground railway subway flat apartment bill check sweet candy Ground floor First floor autumn fall lift elevator Br. English Am. English The landlady asked Mr Brown: 1 __________________peg. 2 _______