1、Unit 5 Languages Around the World Period 4 Listening and Talking Pre-listening Watch a film clip from Zootopia and discuss the following questions. Pre-listening Are Judy and Chief Bogo speaking the same kind of English? What kind of English do Judy and Chief Bogo speak respectively? What are the ot
2、her kinds of English? Watch a film clip from Zootopia and discuss the following questions. While-listening Activity 1: Listen to the first part of the talk and answer the following questions. 1. What are the different kinds of English mentioned? 2. In what aspects are these kinds of English differen
3、t? 3. What can these differences cause for non-native speakers? British English, American English, Australian English and many others. They are different in vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. The differences can cause confusion for non-native speakers. While-listening Activity 2: Listen to the s
4、econd part of the talk. What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by? Tick them in the boxes. Post-listening petrol gas sweet candy toilet restroom honour honor mum mom flat apartment Activity 3: Look at the pairs of words below. Which words are British English and which are Ameri
5、can English? Post-listening Try to think of more pairs of words like these. trainers sneakers pants underwear biscuits cookies boot trunk favourite favorite cheque check Post-listening 英式英语中以-our结尾的名词，美式则拼写为-or,例如：colour/color、 favour/favor。 英式英语中以-re结尾的名词，美式则拼写为-er，例如：metre/meter、 centre/center。 英式
6、英语中有些名词或形容词双写l,美式则拼写为单写l,例如： counsellor/counselor、jewellry/jewelry。 英式英语中有些以-ce结尾的名词，美式则拼写为-se, 例如：defence/defense、 practice/practise。 同一概念在两种英语中用不同的词来表示，例如：lift/elevator、tin/can。 Key points: Role-play Activity 4: Read the conversation. Then answer the following questions. (1) What do they misunders
7、tand? (2) How do they remove the misunderstanding? (3) What questions do they ask? They misunderstand what pants are. They remove the misunderstanding by asking questions. Do you mean ? What does it mean? Role-play Here are some other expressions to ask for clarification. Could you say it in another
8、 way? Could you be more specific? Could you elaborate on that? Can you clarify that for me? Could you rephrase that? When you say , do you mean ? Can you give me an example? Role-play Activity 4: Role-play the conversation. Martin: Hey, Zhou Wei, do you want to go shopping? Theres a sale at my favor
9、ite 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? Martin: Er Not really Hey, wait, do you mean trousers what you a
10、nd I are wearing on our legs right now? Zhou Wei: Oh, yes. Thats what I mean by pants! Thats American English, isnt it? Martin: Yes, it is! I knew what you meant, by the way. I was just joking with you. Did you know that in British English, “pants” means something very different? Zhou Wei: Really? S
11、o what does it mean? Martin: In British English, the word “pants” means underwear Listening 1. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer. What are He Wei and Alice talking about? A. Where Fun Times Park is. B. What the restroom is. C. Where the restroom is. 2. Listen again and fill in
12、 the blanks. He Wei and Alice went to Fun Times Park. Alice was _. But she wanted to go to the _ first. He Wei thought she was tired. Alice explained restroom means a washroom or _. He Wei understood and said people in China normally say _ or washroom in English. excited restroom bathroom toilet 听力原
13、文听力原文 He Wei: This is Fun Times Park, the biggest amusement park in our city! Alice: Im excited to try the rides! He Wei: What should we start with? Theres Space World, Water World, Animal World . Alice: Before we decide, could you first tell me where the restrooms are? He Wei: Pardon? Restroom? You
14、 want to rest? But we havent even started yet! Alice: Oh no, I dont mean that. I mean. you know, a washroom or bathroom. He Wei: Hmm . so you mean . the toilet? Alice: Yes! Sorry, maybe people in China dont often use the word “restroom” when they speak English. He Wei: Thats right. In China, we norm
15、ally say “toilet” or “washroom” in English. Anyway, theyre over there. Alice: OK. Ill be quick! He Wei: No problem. You dont need to rush! Listening Discussion What causes the diversity of English? What can we do to avoid misunderstanding caused by different varieties of English? Assignment Do a research on more information of the other kinds of English and share it with your classmates. Goodbye！
