高中英语一一：Unit2Usinglanguage.pptVIP

Using language Unit 2 back ? How many dialects are there in China ? 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 English dialects in different countries Britain Canada Australia India New Zealand Warming up Do you think there are some dialects in English? Fast reading Read the text on page 13 for 1 minute and answer the following question. Is there standard English? Skim the passage for main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English. Paragraph 2.American English has many dialects. Paragraph 3.Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 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? midwestern, 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 anther, 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. Read the passage again and try to find out important or difficult sentences. 1.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English. 2.Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 3.Although many Americans move a lot,they still recognize and understand each other’s dialects. back Listening Before you listen, look at the picture below and read the exercises. In doing so, you can get some idea about the listening and predict the content. Discuss your ideas with your partner. 1