1、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,The U.S.A,Canada,Australia,India,New Zealand,Warming up,D
2、o 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.Amer
3、ican 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
4、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 o
5、f 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?Thats because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.,Read the passage
6、 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 others dialects.,back,Listening,Before you list
7、en, 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,Imagine that you are in Houston, Texas, a city in the American South. This is an example of the local dialect. Listen and read
8、 through the text and take note of the accent and intonation.,Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence. _Lester climbed a tree. _Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming. _Lester thought the catfish would eat him. _Buford and Billy Bob laughed. _Lester saw a catfish. _Now Lester
9、is too afraid to visit the place.,1,2,3,4,5,6,2,3,Answer the following questions after listening.,1. What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know?2. How large was the catfish?3. How did Lester get out of the water so quickly?4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?,He believes its almost a dif
10、ferent country from the USA. The listening text tells us.,The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of house.,He thought the catfish would eat him.,They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.,4,Speaking and Writing,Reading and speaking,Read the dialogue and circle th
11、e words that mean the same.,AMY: Excuse me, maam. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is? LADY: Er the underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. Itll be on your right-hand side.,1,AMY: Thanks so much. FRIENDS: What did she say, Am
12、y? AMY: She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on our right.,Amy (American),Lady (British),subway left keep going straight two blocks right,underground left-hand side go straight on two streets right-hand side,Work in pairs. Choose
13、one of the situations and make a dialogue. Use the following expressions to help you. Pay attention to the intonation you use while talking.,2,Pardon? I beg your pardon? I dont understand. How do you spell that? Could you say that again please? Could you speak more slowly please? Sorry, I cant follo
14、w you! Could you repeat that please?,You and your friend are American. You have arrived in a strange city in England to watch a football match. You need to find a cab/taxi to take you to the football ground. You and your friend are British. You are visiting America. Your car needs some more petrol b
15、ut you cannot find a petrol station. Ask directions to the nearest one.,Sample dialogue for situation 2:,S1: Excuse me sir. Could you tell me where the nearest petrol station is? S2: You mean gas station/ Yes of course. Its straight ahead till you reach the traffic lights. Then turn left and cross o
16、ne street. Then youll see it on your left. S1: Whats that again? I dont understand. How many blocks is that?,S2: Blocks? There are no blocks! You just go along this road till you reach the traffic lights. S1: I see for one block? Can you speak more slowly please? I want to write this down. S2: See those traffic lights? Go straight ahead until you reach them and turn left.,S1: Yes, I see. Thats two blocks. Then do I take a left? S2: Yes and then cross one road and its on your left-hand side. S1: Thanks. I go one block and itll be on my left. Thanks so much.,