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1、外研新標準高二外研新標準高二（選修八）（選修八）Module 4 Which EnglishBritainBritain Singapore 魚尾獅雕塑魚尾獅雕塑JamaicaActivity1 Listen and Read the passage and find out: How many varieties of English there are?(b) In how many countries is English an official language?English is spoken as an official language in more than 60 coun

2、tries. Many. There are varieties of more than 60 countries Where English is the official language, plus many other Local and regional varieties within those countries.Activity2 Read the passage again and check the true statements: 1)You can tell where someone comes from by the way they speak 2) Most

3、 people agree there is only one correct way of speaking English3) British English is spoken in more than 60 countries across the world 4) Australian English is only about 200 years old. Para. 3: The first sentenceIts believed that there is a right or wrong way to speak English, but there is not a st

4、andard form that everyone can agree on. Para. 2: (The first sentence) 5) There are some Aboriginal words in English. 6) Australian English is easy to understand.7) The grammar of Jamaican English is the same as that of British English. Para. 5 (The second sentence) Para. 6The grammar of Jamaican Eng

5、lish has some of the grammatical features of the African languages spoken by the ancestors of the Jamaican people.8)Singlish contains words of Chinese origin. 9) Singlish is the official language of Singapore. Para. 7(The first sentence)Activity3 Find the paragraph where each of these ideas comes fr

6、om.5371642Activity4 Answer the questions: 1)Why has English become an international language with so many varieties? Because of hundreds of years of trade,exploration and business.2)Why does the writer think communication is more important than correctness? Because it is more important that people u

7、nderstand each other than they speak grammatically correctly. 3)Why did How much is it sound like Emma Chissit to the English author ?Because the Australian pronunciation is different to the British pronunciation of English. 4) Why do you think the Speak Good English movement was created in 1999? Be

8、cause officials were worried that Singlish was becoming too far away from British English to be understandable. ancestor; author; customer; prisonerprevent; receiveaccent; rhythm; speechActivity5Look at the words in the box and find:Accent ancestor author customer prevent prisoner receive rhythm spe

9、echActivity6 An accent is the way people speak/ the words people use in a particular place.2.Speech is the ability to speak/write a language.3.The rhythm of a language is its regular pattern of sounds/ variety of different words.Activity 7 Match the words with their meaningsAnswers: 1.d2.i3.n4.e5.m6

10、.f7.g8.k9.c10.l11.j12.h13.a14.bLanguage Points even if = even though意思為意思為“即使即使”，引導讓步狀語從句引導讓步狀語從句Even if you saw him pick up the money, you cant be sure he stole it. 就算你看見是他拾起的錢，你也不能肯定就算你看見是他拾起的錢，你也不能肯定錢就是他偷的。錢就是他偷的。 Even if one graduated from college, he should still continue to learn. 即使大學畢業(yè)了也要繼續(xù)學

11、習。即使大學畢業(yè)了也要繼續(xù)學習。 2.In this sense everybodys sense of language whether English, Chinese, or any otheris different. in this sense 從這層意義上從這層意義上 sense sense 的其他用法的其他用法: :1). 1). 感官感官, , 官能官能, , 感感 知知 覺覺 Your brother has a good sense of humour. 你兄弟很有幽默感。你兄弟很有幽默感。 2)2)合理的或有道理的事物合理的或有道理的事物Whats the sense o

12、f arguing with him? 同他爭論有什么用處呢同他爭論有什么用處呢? ?3)3)習慣用法習慣用法: : in a sense 在某一方面在某一方面; ;就某種意義來說就某種意義來說In a sense, what he did is right. make sense有意義有意義; ;意思清楚意思清楚; ;有道理有道理It would make sense to leave early. 早點離開是明智的。早點離開是明智的。 make sense of理解理解; ;懂懂; ;明白明白 I cant make sense of what you said.3. Tell A and

13、 B apart=tell the difference between A and B It is also quite easy to tell British and American English apart.4. As long as=so long asAs long as you dont betray me, Ill do whatever you ask me to (do). 只要你不出賣我，要我做什么我都愿意。只要你不出賣我，要我做什么我都愿意。 Well ship the goods at an early time as long as there is a steamer. 只要有船，我們就盡早裝貨。只要有船，我們就盡早裝貨。 5. count (1.) 計算計算,視為視為,依賴依賴 to count from 1 to 100 count these apples. count it