1、 Using language Where is your hometown? What kind of dialect do you speak? 神木神木/府谷府谷 榆阳区榆阳区 横山横山 定边定边/靖边靖边 佳县佳县 清涧清涧 绥德绥德/米脂米脂/子洲子洲 榆林方言榆林方言 吴堡吴堡 轻轻的我走了，轻轻的我走了， 正如我轻轻的来；正如我轻轻的来； 我轻轻的招手，我轻轻的招手， 作别西天的云彩。作别西天的云彩。 那河畔的金柳，那河畔的金柳， 是夕阳中的新娘，是夕阳中的新娘， 波光里的艳影，波光里的艳影， 在我的心头荡漾。在我的心头荡漾。 Dialects family in China 北
2、方方言北方方言 吴语吴语 闽南语闽南语 客家话客家话 湘语湘语 赣语赣语 粤语粤语 Chinese 汉语方言分布图汉语方言分布图 2. Do you think there are some dialects in English? 1. Have you ever thought why we have so many kinds of dialects? Is there any Standard English? ? Geography plays a part in making dialects. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 There is no such thing
3、 as Standard English. American English has many dialects. Task 1: skimming 1. Why do people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English? 2. What is dialect? 3. How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? 4. Why does American English have so many dialect
4、s? Task 2: Careful-reading 1. Why do people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English? Because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English. 2. What is dialect? When people use words and expressions different from the “stan
5、dard language”, it is called dialect. 3. How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text? Mid-western, southern, African American, and Spanish dialects. 4. Why does American English have so many dialects? Thats because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a par
6、t in making dialects. Do you think language has an impact on our lives? Give your reasons. Task 3: Discussion 1.Whats standard English? standard n. 标准标准, 规格规格 adj. 标准的标准的 meet standard 符合标准符合标准 standard of living 生活水平生活水平/标准标准 2. Believe it or not, theres no such thing as standard English. 信不信由你信不信由
7、你, 没有所谓的标准英语没有所谓的标准英语。 1)believe it or not 信不信由你信不信由你 信不信由你，昨晚我熬夜了就为了看世界杯。信不信由你，昨晚我熬夜了就为了看世界杯。 Believe it or not, I stayed up late to watch the World Cup last night. 2)句型句型: Theres no such person/ thing as sb./sth. 没有没有这样的人这样的人/物等物等, 用于用于 表示某人或某物并不存在。如表示某人或某物并不存在。如: 世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事。世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事。 Th
8、ere is no such thing as a free lunch. 我们学校没有这样的人。我们学校没有这样的人。 There is no such person in our school. 【经典例题经典例题】 We have _ book you are looking for. A such no B no such C not such D no such a 【答案答案】B Such 用法点拨 当当such与与a/an连用时连用时, such要放要放 在在a/an前面前面. such +a/an +adj. +n.=so +adj. +a/an +n. 当名词前有当名词前有f
9、ew, little, much, many 修饰时修饰时, 只能用只能用so 来修饰来修饰, 不能用不能用such. e.g. There are so many good books. 3. However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak. the way接定语从句且在从句中作状语时接定语从句且在从句中作状语时, 关系代词用关系代词用that/in which或或不用不用关系代词。关系代词。 如如: I did it in the way that/in which/不填不填 yo
10、u taught me. I dont like _ you speak to her. A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which A 4. America English has many dialects, especially the midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects. especially 尤其尤其, 表达事物不寻常或表达事物不寻常或 特别重要特别重要 specially 专门专门(指专为某一目的指专为某一目的
11、) Our garden is beautiful, especially in autumn. I came here specially to see you. 我们的花园很美，尤其是在秋天。我们的花园很美，尤其是在秋天。 我来这儿是专门来看你的。我来这儿是专门来看你的。 5. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。 play a/an +adj.+ part= play a/an +adj.+ role 扮演扮演角色角色, 起起作用作用 She play a leadin
12、g part in the play. His parents played a part in his success. Her suggestions play a very important part in our decision-making. He has played all kinds of roles in his life. Now that there is no such thing as standard English in the world, then we should not be afraid of speaking our poor English when we are learning English. Although we speak poor English, people still understand us more or less. Then from today, we should try to speak English of our own more and more. Homework Search more Chinese and English dialects after class.
