1、Unit 5 Languages Around The WorldListening and TalkingListening and TalkingWarm upGuess:American English or British EnglishBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishWarm upGuess:American English or British EnglishWarm upGuess:American English or British EnglishListen and thinkListen to the first part of the ta
2、lk.What are the different kinds of English mentioned?1British EnglishAmerican EnglishAustralian EnglishThere are many different kinds of English around the world,_,and and many others.Listen and thinkExcept the kinds of English mentioned in the talk,what other kinds of English do you know?British En
3、glishAmerican EnglishAustralian EnglishIndian English(official dialect)Listen and tickListen to the second part of the talk.What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by?Tick them in the boxes.2semester/termrestroom/toiletsubway/undergroundgas/petrolgas gs n.气体;瓦斯；汽油；vt.加油；放出气体 a g
4、as bottle/cylinder 气瓶/罐 a gas explosion/leak 气体爆炸；煤气泄漏 gas central heating 燃气中央供暖系统e.g.Coal is actually cheaper than gas.煤实际上比煤气便宜。Key wordspetrol petrl n.汽油；to fill a car up with petrol 给汽车油箱装满汽油to run out of petrol 用光汽油e.g.The car was doused in petrol and set alight.这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。subway sbwe n.地铁;地
5、下通道;a subway station/train地铁站/列车 to ride/take the subway乘地铁e.g.A 15-year-old girl was attacked at knifepoint in a subway.一名15岁的女孩在地铁里遭持刀袭击。Key wordsapartment p:tmnt n.寓所，住房;房间;公寓楼;e.g.Christina has her own apartment,with her own car.克里斯蒂娜有自己的公寓和汽车。A dreary city full of concrete apartments.到处是水泥公寓楼群的
6、沉闷的城市Look and thinkLook at the pairs of words below.Which words are British English and which are American English?3BrEAmEMore Look and thinkTry to think of more pairs of words like these.3Expression More Look and thinkSpelling More Look and thinkWhy are there many differences between British Englis
7、h and American English?Think about:1.changes in environment 2.symbol of a“new”language You may search some information by reading or browsing website.Read and thinkRead and role-play the conversation.What misunderstanding has happened?4Martin:Hey,Zhou Wei,do you want to go shopping?Theres a sale at
8、my favorite store.Zhou Wei:Oh,yes!I really need to buy some pants.Martin:Pants?Thats funny.I dont usually go shopping with my friends for pants.Zhou Wei:You dont?Dont you like to have somebody tell you if the pants look good or not?.Misunderstanding:In British English,the word“pants”means underwear.
9、Choose one or two pairs of words in Activity 3 and make a conversation.The expressions below may help you.5Asking for clarificationDo you mean?Does that mean?Im sorry.What does mean?Im sorry.Would you mind repeating?I beg your pardon.So am I right in saying?So what youre really saying is Ask for cla
10、rificationAsk for clarificationStep 1:choose a real situation you are interested in.Ask for clarificationStep 2:choose one or two pairs of words in the situation.Apartment?Flat?Ask for clarificationStep 3:select sentence patterns.Do you mean?Does that mean?Im sorry.What does mean?Im sorry.Would you
11、mind repeating?I beg your pardon.So am I right in saying?So what youre really saying is Asking for clarificationAsk for clarificationStep 4:make conversation with your partner.Think and talk Which kind of English do you prefer?Why?You may think about:cultural reasonsoriginpronunciationspeed of speakingtoneThink and talk How can you learn an accent you like?imitation?dictation?watching tv series?listening to radio?homeworkRead p.64 passage in your favorite accent,and show yourself next time!Thanks!
