Using language

1、Using languageUnit 2?How many dialects are there in China ?dialect family in China 北方方言北方方言吳語吳語閩南語閩南語客家話客家話湘語湘語贛語贛語粵語粵語Chinese漢語方言分布圖漢語方言分布圖English dialects in different countriesBritainThe U.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNew ZealandDo you think there are any dialects in English?Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Parag

2、raph 3Task1: fast-reading Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. American English has many dialects. Geography also plays a part in making dialects.Task 2: Detailed Reading 1. Read para.1 and answer the following question. What is standard English? 什么是標準英語什么是標準英語? What is sta

3、ndard English? Many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.2. Read para2-3 and complete the chart below:What is a dialect?American English dialects mentioned_, southern, _ American and _ dialectsWhy doe

4、s the US have so many dialects?1).2).Can Americans understand each other?MidwesternAfrican Spanish Words and expressions different from the “standard language”People have come from all over the world.Geography also plays a part in making dialect.Although many Americans move a lot, they still recogni

5、ze and understand each others dialects.Reading:T e x a s 1Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence._Lester climbed a tree._Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming._Lester thought the catfish would eat him._Buford and Billy Bob laughed._Lester saw a catfish._Now Lester is too afr

6、aid to visit the place.1235462Answer the following questions after listening.1. What does Buford think of Texas? He believes its almost a different country from the USA. 32. How large was the catfish?The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of house.3. How did Lester get out of the wate

7、r so quickly?He thought the catfish would eat him.4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.Discussing and writingAmy (American)Lady (British)subwayleftkeep going straighttwo blocksrightTry to write down the words from the dialogue.unde

8、rgroundleft-hand sidego straight ontwo streetsright-hand side share ideas with others; decide which are the best ideas; make a list of those ideas; put those ideas into a poster ; use the poster to help you as you write.Tips:Why should we learn English?Sample posterWhy is it important to learn English?1. World trade is done in English;2. International organizations use English;3. We need contact with the English-speaking countries;So Chinas fut