高二英语 U19 Lesson 2.ppt

北师大版 高二 选修7 Unit 19 Lesson 2 Varieties of English 1. How many countries can you name where English is the native language? Do all these English speakers sound the same? Canada, the USA, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Britain. No, The English language has different varieties. Big Ben 大本钟 UK Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 Tower Bridge The Thames 伦 敦 塔 桥 New Zealand U.S.A Statue of Liberty Australia Opera house Canada Ottawa South Africa The largest city of South Africa Johannesburg Proteria ＣapeＴown Ireland St. Patrick Cathedral, Dublin Grafton Street, Dublin 2. Match the British English words with the American English ones in the list below. flat, film, post, rubbish, underground, holiday mail movie subway garbage vacation 6. apartment post film underground rubbish holiday flat Pam is American. Robert comes from Australia. Richard has an Australian English accent. Listen to the dialogue and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F). T F T F F 4. Pam and Robert say “classroom” the same way. 5. The more different accents you hear the more confused you get. Why do you think Liang Weimin thought all English speakers sounded like BBC World Service reports? He probably learns English by listening to BBC World Service broadcasting and has never heard any other English accents. Listen to the sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an American accent (A) or a British accent (B). Would you like a glass of water? 2. She’s dancing in the classroom. 3. Let me give you an example. 4. I like to eat tomatoes. B A A B Listen to these sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an Australian accent or a British accent. 1. Did you say you’re going sailing this weekend? 2. I’m going to make a cream cake this Saturday! Australian British 3. How much did you pay for the razor? 4. The mail always comes on Tuesdays. 5. What did you say when he was late? 6. Sorry I’m late. I had to pay my bills. Australian Aust