L2 Varieties of English

各种各样的
There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.
He refused the job offer for a variety of reasons.
New words
---waste food, paper, etc. that you throw away. --- a place or container where waste food, paper, etc. can be placed.
• 1. Pam is American . T • 2. Robert comes from Australia . F • 3. Richard has an Australian English accent . T • 4. Pam and Robert say “classroom” the same way . F • 5. The more different accents you hear, the more confused you get . F
Translate the following phrases.
1.fill in the form
3. set off
5. get in touch with
Handout 2. go off Ex. 2
4. pick up 8. keep to
10. all the way 6. help out
Ex.8 (p9.) Listen to the Canadian travel dialogues. Use the Strategies to choose the correct alternatives for each dialogue.
1 .b
2.a
3. c
Ex.9 (p9.) Listen again and use these expressions to complete the Function File.
5.I don’t really know. You see I’m just __________ helping out here.
6. Later today we're ___________ stopping off in New York for the night. keep to the timetable 7. I’m sorry, but we have to _____________. Sir. 8. What I meant was can I stay an extra night catch up with the train later? in New York and __________ 9. Oh, I see. The problem is tomorrow morning we _______ set off very early– we are going __________ all the way to Las Vegas. 10. But you could stay with your relatives tonight ___________ as long as you get back to the train before seven in the morning.
1. Au 2. B 3. B 4. Au 5. B 6. Au
Ex.7 (p9.)Listen to the conversation and decide which speaker is American, which is British and which is Australian
Jan
Lesson 2
Varieties of English
English
New words
• cream • razor • catch on • for ages • mate • brochure • cab • relative
New words
variety
a variety of…
五花八门的，
post
Ex. 2(p8.) Match the British English words with the American English ones in the list below.
Am. E Br. E
1.Mail 2.Movie 3.Subway 4.Garbage 5.Vacation 6.apartment
2; 3; 4 ;5; 8 a)Polite and indirect? b)Too direct and possible rude?
1; 6; 7
Fill in the blanks according to the listening text.
Байду номын сангаас
Handout Ex. 1
in this form here, 1.Ah, yes. If you’d like to fill ____________ please. you up at ten o’clock. 2.The bus will pick __________
Pattie
British
American Australian
Shane
Listening Strategies: Identifying situations and people
• Before you listen, look at the alternatives in the questions. Think about what they are going to talk about. • What are the important words you hear? These can help you identify the situation. • Sound effects also often help you identify the situation. • Is the language formal or informal? This can help you decide what the relationships are between the people. • Listen to the intonation of the people to identify their moods.
7. stop off
9. catch up with
11. as long as
13. pay my bills
12. in a Britain accent
Fill in the blanks with the following phrases.
1. Every time, the young mother____ for work her baby will cry for a while. 2. When I was in France last year. I ____ a few French words. 3. 10 years passed. Graduates from the university are keen on____ each other to see that the classmates look like. 4. When I bought the house, my sister____ with a loan. 5. They have______ the application form, waiting for the reply anxiously at home. 6. Finally, the young man_____ the carriage 7. She didn’t say a word to me ____ back home. 8. We’ll go ______ the weather is good. 9. We___ at a hotel for the night on the trip to Tibet. 10.She’s nearly 90 and mostly ____ her room.
Ex.5 (p8)
Listen to the sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an American accent (A) or a British accent (B)
1 B 2. A
3. A 4. B
Ex.6 (p8) Now listen to these sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an Australian accent or a British accent.
Are the expressions in the Function File direct and not very polite, or indirect and polite?
Indirect and polite.
Ex.10 (p9.) Pronunciation. Listen and think about language and intonation. Which requests are:
• How many countries can you name where English is the native language?
• Do all these English speakers sound the same?
Words’ difference between American English and British English
Listening Strategies: Identifying different English accents