1、Discovering useful structures Would you tell which of thesesentences are commands?Andwhich are requests?1.Close the door.2.Would you please help me carry the case?3.Get me something to drink!4.Could you lend me 100 yuan?5.Please turn off the lights.6.Dont smoke here.7.Will you clean the blackboard?8
2、.Clean the table please.Reading and talkingStandard English Standard English and Dialectsand DialectslA form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country1.Is there such a thing as standard English?2.Why do people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English
3、?3.What does“dialect”mean in the text?4.Why does American English have many dialects?Read and answer the following questions:1.No.There is no such a thing as standard English.2.It is because in the early days of radios,those who reported the news are expected to speak excellent English.3.Dialect is
4、the language that uses words and expressions different form“standard”English.4.This is because people come from all over the world.And geography plays an important part in making dialects.1.What is standard English?standard adj.普通的;标准大小的汽车 a car of standard size n.标准 他给自己定下了高标准.He sets himself a hig
5、h standard.by standard 按按的标准的标准 standard of living 生活水准生活水准 raise/lower standard 提高提高/降低标准降低标准 of high/low standard 具有高具有高/低标准的低标准的 a man of high standard 2.Believe it or not,there is no such a thing as standard English.believe it or not “信不信由你信不信由你”,在句中作在句中作插入语插入语.信不信由你，昨晚来过你家但你不在。信不信由你，昨晚来过你家但你不在。
6、Believe it or not,I came to your house yesterday evening but you were out.Answer to reading task(P52)Notes on Murrays lifeCountry EducationJobMost important taskIts difficulties:Qualities needed:Who worked on itDate of completionOther informationScotland Village school then taught himselfWork in a b
7、ank,a teacherMurray,his two daughters and other editors1928It took forty-four years to finishIts difficulties:Qualities needed:Worked in a shed in his garden and behind his house.Work alone at first.Very cold;he had to wear a coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm.No electric light;he worked at
8、 night with candles.Hard work,interest in the job,patiencelCommands:Do/Dont.lRequests:Do,please Can you?Could you.?Will you.?Would you?lA:Excuse me.Who could help me to close the door?lB:Speak louder,please.lA:Will you please close the door?lB:Ok,I willlA:Thank you very muchlB:My pleasure.“Open the
9、door.”he said.祈使句的直接引语祈使句的直接引语 和间接引语和间接引语1.表示表示命令命令的祈使句的间接引语的祈使句的间接引语 句型：句型：tell/order sb(not)to do sth1)“Open the door.”he said.2)“Put up your hand.”he said.3)“Be quiet.”The teacher said to the students.He told/ordered me to open the door.He ordered/told me to put up my hand.The teacher told/ordere
10、d the students to be quite.4)“Dont sleep in class.”the teacher said to the students.The teacher told the students not to sleep in class.5)“Dont laugh at others.”his parents said.His parents told him not to laugh at others.6)“Dont touch anything.”he said to him.He told him not to touch anything.2.表示表
11、示请求请求的祈使句的变成间接引语的祈使句的变成间接引语句型：句型：ask/beg sb(not)to do sth1)“Please open your book.”the teacher said.The teacher asked the students to open the book.2)“Please dont leave me.”she said to him.She begged him not to leave her.3)“Please turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.”the teacher said to
12、 him.The teacher asked him to turn off the lights when he left the classroom.3.表示表示请求请求的的一般疑问句一般疑问句的间接引语的间接引语句型：句型：ask/beg sb(not)to do sth1)“Would you please open the window”he said.He asked me to open the window.2)“May I borrow your pen.”he said.He asked me to lend him my pen.Answers to the workbo
13、okAnswers to exercises 3(P50 translation):1.He went abroad and worked for half a year,but he came back before he finished his work because of his illness.2.They have made a request for international help.3.With a polite smile,Victoria went into the house and shut the door.4.Tim likes to give command
14、s,but none of us will listen to him.5.Betty said that shed come up to our house this morning,but just now she phoned us to say that she couldnt come because her child had had an accident and she had to take him to the hospital.Answers to exercises 2(P50):1.Go and light the fire at once.2.Could you g
15、o and get the shopping bags,please?3.Could you close the door,please?4.Bring my coat here!5.Could you return my book today?Could you speak that more slowly?Sorry,I cant follow you.How do you spell it?What is?What can I do for you?Would you tell me the way to the?Go straight ahead and cross three str
16、eets.Theis on yourleft-hand side.Please follow me.I can take you to the .Flat means apartment.Do you mean?review:Direct into indirect speech:1.“Dont open your books,”the teacher said to us.2.“please give me some food?”the man said.The teacher told us not to open our books.The man asked me to give hi
17、m some food.Pardon?I beg your pardon?I dont understand.Could you say that again,please?Could you repeat that?Sorry,I cant follow youHow do you spell it,please?1.He went abroad and worked for half a year,but came back before he finished his work because of his illness.2.They have made a request for i
18、nternational help.3.With a polite smile,Victoria went into the house and shut the door.4.Tim likes to give commands,but none of us will listen to him.5.Betty said she would come up to our house this morning,but just now she phoned us to say that she couldnt come because her child had had an accident
19、 and she had to take him to the hospital.Listen and find out the information related to the following years:1.Preview reading task on page 51 and make notes about Murrays life.How to learn English well?3.He said,“I can do it for you.”4.“Are you leaving this evening?”John asked me.5.He said,“How soon will you finish your work?”6.“Please come with me,Tom,”said she.He said that he could do it for me.John asked me if I was leaving that evening.He asked how soon I would finish my work.She told Tom to go with her.
