1、?,Using language,Standard English and Dialects,漢語方言分布圖,How many dialects are there in China ?,English dialects in different countries,Britain,The U.S.A,Canada,Australia,India,New Zealand,Do you think there are some dialects in English?,There is no such thing as standard English.,American English has

2、 many dialects.,Geography also plays a part in making dialects.,Listen to the passage for the key sentence of each paragraph.,Paragraph 3,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2,Choose the best answers. The following belong to American dialects, except _. midwestern dialects northern dialects African American diale

3、cts Spanish dialects,2. People think the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English because _. people believe those who report the news speak excellent English they speak the same English they speak it to all the people there are some dialects on TV and radio,3. _ is called a dialect. Na

4、tive language The language spoken in the midwest The language using words or expressions different from the “standard language” excellent English,4. American English has so many dialects because _. the US is a large country the US is made up of so many states Americans move from one place to another

5、 people have come from all over the world,5. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the dialects in America? People come from all over the world. Some people live in the mountains. Geography plays a part in making dialects. The USA is a large country.,Retell the text Believe it or not, there i

6、s no such thing _ standard English. Many people think that the English _ (speak) on TV and the radio is standard English because in the early days of radio, those _ reported the news _ (expect) to speak excellent English. But there are many _ in the way people speak on TV and the radio. American Eng

7、lish,as,differences,were expected,who,spoken,has many dialects and even two people from _(neighbour) towns speak a little _ (different) in some parts of the USA. Geography also plays _ part in making dialects in America. Americans took _ dialects with them when they moved. Although they move a lot t

8、hey still recognize and understand each _ dialects.,others,their,a,differently,neighbouring,1. Believe it or not, theres no such a thing as standard English. 信不信由你,世界上沒有所謂的標(biāo)準(zhǔn) 英語。 believe it or not 信不信由你,Language points, there is no suchas 沒有(像)這類 eg: 我們班上沒有這樣的學(xué)生。 There is no such students in our cla

9、ss. 世上沒有免費(fèi)的午餐。 _,There is no such thing as a free lunch.,2. However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak. 然而, 在電視上或收音機(jī)里都會聽到人們在說話時的差異。 the way作先行詞時，引導(dǎo)定語從句的關(guān)系詞在從句中作方式狀語時，用that/in which引導(dǎo)或省略 I solved problem in the way (that/in which )you taught me.,eg. I dont like _ y

10、ou speak to her. A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which,2. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 地理位置對方言的產(chǎn)生也有影響。 play a part in起重要作用；扮演角色。 He has played an important part in saving the girl. He was invited to play a part in this TV play.,即學(xué)即練 根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的提示，用play a pa

11、rt in的適當(dāng)形式完成句子。 1. My friend Jim is looking forward to a chance _（扮演角色的機(jī)會）this series. 2. Computers _ _ （在現(xiàn)代社會起著非常重要的作用）.,play an important part in modern society,to play a part in,3.with almost the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA. the sameas 和是同樣的 eg. 這和我上個星期丟失的鋼筆一樣。 _ 比較：This is the

12、 same pen that I lost last week.,This is the same pen as I lost last week.,4. recognize 認(rèn)出，承認(rèn)，認(rèn)可 recognize . as / to be . 把看做 ； recognize sb. by sth. 從某物認(rèn)出某人Its recognized that 人們公認(rèn), The government refused to recognize the private school. He is recognized to be / as their leader. I recognized her by

13、 her red hair.,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,Imagine that you are in Houston, Texas, a city in the American South. This is an examp

14、le of the local dialect. Listen and read 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 laug

15、hed. _Lester saw a catfish. _Now Lester 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 Bi

16、lly Bob laugh?,He believes its almost a different 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 a

17、nd speaking,Read the dialogue and circle the 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: Th

18、anks so much. FRIENDS: What did she say, Amy? 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 str

19、eets right-hand side,Work in pairs. Choose 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 sp

20、eak more slowly please? Sorry, I cant follow 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

21、 America. Your car needs some more petrol but 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. T