Unit 2 English around the world 课件2.pptVIP

Unit 2 English around the world Using Language ? How many dialects are there in China? Lead-in dialects family in China 北方方言 吴语 闽南语 客家话 湘语 赣语 粤语 Chinese dialects in Guangdong province 粤方言 客方言 闽方言 代表地区 梅州 地区 广州代表 代表地区 潮汕地区 Warming up Do you think there are some dialects in English? English dialects in different countries Britain The U.S.A Canada Australia India New Zealand reading Reading – I (1m )Fast reading: Read the text on page 13 for 1 minute and answer the following question. Is there standard English? Reading – II ( 5m )Detailed Reading Read the text for 3 minutes and answer the following question. 1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? 2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect? And what kind of dialect is it? 3.Why are there so many dialect in American English? 1. How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? mid-western, southern, African American, Spanish 2. Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect? Because when Americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with them. 3. Why are there so many dialect in American English? That’s because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects. Language points 1.What’s standard English?什么是标准英语? standard (n.)标准,规格 (adj.)标准的 meet standard 符合标准 standard of living 生活水平 on a standard 根据某一标准 2. Believe it or not, there’s no such a thing as standard English. 信不信由你，世界上没有所谓的标准英语。 believe it or not 信不信由你 3. However, even on TV and radio you will hear differences in the way people speak. 然而，甚至在电视上或收音机里都会听到人们在说话时的差异。 the way后面接定语从句时，关系代词用 that/in which或不用关系代词 4. America has many dialects, especially the midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects. 美国有很多方言，尤其是在中西部，南部，北美洲和西班牙等地的方言。 especially 尤其 special