人教版高中英语必修一：Unit 2 English around the world Words and expressions课件.ppt

Unit 2 English around the world Period 6 Using language Aims: 1. Get to know more about English language. 2. Try to write a passage by the rules told in this part.. 3. To master the following phrases: believe it or not, expext, play a part in, the same… as. 4. To train and develop listening skills by listening to the listening exercises in this unit. Read the passage and judge the following statements true or false. 1. There’s no standard English in the writer’s opinion. ( ) 2. The English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English in fact. ( ) 3. American English has many dialects but in the same town the people say the same dialect. ( ) 4. Geography plays a part in making dialects. ( ) 5. Although there are many different dialects, the people in America still understand each other. ( ) Language points: Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. 信不信由你，没有什么标准英语。 believe it or not “信不信由你”常用作插入语，也叫独立成分。 Believe it or not, he passed the exam. 常见可以做插入语的简短句子 I am sure 我可以肯定的说 I believe 我相信 do you know 你知道吗 you see 你明白 I’m afraid 恐怕 it is said 据说 I suppose 我想 what’s more 而且 what’s worse 更糟糕的是 that is 也就是说 what is important 重要的是 2. This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English. 这是因为在早期的电台节目里，人们期望新闻播音员所说的英语是最好的英语。 be expected to do sth.是expect sb. to do sth 结构的被动形式，意思是“被期望做某事” expect vt. “期望，盼望” 3. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 地理在方言的行程中也起着作用。 play a part in “(在……中)扮演角色；起作用” 其中的名词part 意为“角色，作用”, 可在part之前加important等形容词，以强调程度。需注意的是，该短语中的part也可被名词role替换，即亦可构成play a role in, 意义与play a part in相同。 4. So people from the mountains…speak with almost the same dialects as people … the same …as… 跟……一样 其中as是关系代词，引导定语从句。 the same … as 表示同类事物 the same…that 表示同一个事物 the same…who/