人教版高中英语必修1-unit2Using-language
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2.You and your friend are British. You are visiting America. Your car needs some more petrol but you cannot find a petrol station. Ask directions to the nearest one.
Amy (American)
subway left keep going straight two blocks right
Lady (British)
underground left-hand side go straight on two streets right-hand side
2 Work in pairs. Choose one of the situations and make a dialogue. Use the following expressions to help you. Pay attention to the intonation you use while talking.
2 Imagine that you are in Houston, Texas, a city in the American South. This is an example of the local dialect. Listen and read through the text and take note of the accent and intonation.
粤 方
闽方言
言
代表地区 梅州
地区 广州代表
代表地区 潮汕地区
Warming up Do you think there are some dialects in English?
Britain
English dialects in different countries
The U.S.A Canada Australia India
Pardon? I beg your pardon? I don’t understand. How do you spell that? Could you say that again please? Could you speak more slowly please? Sorry, I can’t follow you! Could you repeat that please?
Paragraph 1.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English.
Paragraph 2.American English has many dialects.
Paragraph 3.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
AMY: Thanks so much.
FRIENDS: What did she say, Amy?
AMY:
She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on our right.
AMY: Excuse me, ma’am. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?
LADY:
Er … the underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. It’ll be on your right-hand side.
Unit 2
Using language
back
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How many dialects are there in China ?
dialects family in China
Chinese
北方方言
吴语
湘语
赣语 粤语
闽南语 客家话
dialects in Guangdong province
客方言
Read the passage again and try to find out important or difficult sentennot,there is no such thing as standard English.
2.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
2. 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 water so quickly?
He thought the catfish would eat him.
1.You and your friend are American. You have arrived in a strange city in England to watch a football match. You need to find a cab/taxi to take you to the football ground.
3.Why are there so many dialect in American English?
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
midwestern, southern, African American, Spanish
S1: Yes, I see. That’s two blocks. Then do I take a left?
S2: Yes and then cross one road and it’s on your left-hand side.
S1: Thanks. I go one block and it’ll be on my left. Thanks so much.
3.Why are there so many dialect in American English?
That’s because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.
S1: I see – for one block? Can you speak more slowly please? I want to write this down.
S2: See those traffic lights? Go straight ahead until you reach them and turn left.
3 Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence.
___5____Lester climbed a tree. ___1____Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming. ___3____Lester thought the catfish would eat him. ___4____Buford and Billy Bob laughed.
3.Although many Americans move a lot,they still recognize and understand each other’s dialects.
back
Listening
1 Before you listen, look at the picture below and read the exercises. In doing so, you can get some idea about the listening and predict the content. Discuss your ideas with your partner.
S1: What’s that again? I don’t understand. How many blocks is that?
S2: Blocks? There are no blocks! You just go along this road till you reach the traffic lights.
New Zealand
Fast reading
Read the text on page 13 for 1 minute and answer the following question. Is there standard English? Skim the passage for main idea of each paragraph.
2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect?
Because when Americans moved from one place to anther, they took their dialects with them.
4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh? They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.
Speaking and Writing
Reading and speaking
1 Read the dialogue and circle the words that mean the same.
Detailed Reading Read the text for 3 minutes and answer the following question.
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect? And what kind of dialect is it?
___2____Lester saw a catfish. ___6____Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.
4 Answer the following questions after listening.
1. What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know? He believes it’s almost a different country from the USA. The listening text tells us.
Sample dialogue for situation 2:
S1: Excuse me sir. Could you tell me where the nearest petrol station is?
S2: You mean gas station/ Yes of course. It’s straight ahead till you reach the traffic lights. Then turn left and cross one street. Then you’ll see it on your left.
Amy (American)
subway left keep going straight two blocks right
Lady (British)
underground left-hand side go straight on two streets right-hand side
2 Work in pairs. Choose one of the situations and make a dialogue. Use the following expressions to help you. Pay attention to the intonation you use while talking.
2 Imagine that you are in Houston, Texas, a city in the American South. This is an example of the local dialect. Listen and read through the text and take note of the accent and intonation.
粤 方
闽方言
言
代表地区 梅州
地区 广州代表
代表地区 潮汕地区
Warming up Do you think there are some dialects in English?
Britain
English dialects in different countries
The U.S.A Canada Australia India
Pardon? I beg your pardon? I don’t understand. How do you spell that? Could you say that again please? Could you speak more slowly please? Sorry, I can’t follow you! Could you repeat that please?
Paragraph 1.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English.
Paragraph 2.American English has many dialects.
Paragraph 3.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
AMY: Thanks so much.
FRIENDS: What did she say, Amy?
AMY:
She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on our right.
AMY: Excuse me, ma’am. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?
LADY:
Er … the underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. It’ll be on your right-hand side.
Unit 2
Using language
back
?
How many dialects are there in China ?
dialects family in China
Chinese
北方方言
吴语
湘语
赣语 粤语
闽南语 客家话
dialects in Guangdong province
客方言
Read the passage again and try to find out important or difficult sentennot,there is no such thing as standard English.
2.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
2. 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 water so quickly?
He thought the catfish would eat him.
1.You and your friend are American. You have arrived in a strange city in England to watch a football match. You need to find a cab/taxi to take you to the football ground.
3.Why are there so many dialect in American English?
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
midwestern, southern, African American, Spanish
S1: Yes, I see. That’s two blocks. Then do I take a left?
S2: Yes and then cross one road and it’s on your left-hand side.
S1: Thanks. I go one block and it’ll be on my left. Thanks so much.
3.Why are there so many dialect in American English?
That’s because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.
S1: I see – for one block? Can you speak more slowly please? I want to write this down.
S2: See those traffic lights? Go straight ahead until you reach them and turn left.
3 Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence.
___5____Lester climbed a tree. ___1____Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming. ___3____Lester thought the catfish would eat him. ___4____Buford and Billy Bob laughed.
3.Although many Americans move a lot,they still recognize and understand each other’s dialects.
back
Listening
1 Before you listen, look at the picture below and read the exercises. In doing so, you can get some idea about the listening and predict the content. Discuss your ideas with your partner.
S1: What’s that again? I don’t understand. How many blocks is that?
S2: Blocks? There are no blocks! You just go along this road till you reach the traffic lights.
New Zealand
Fast reading
Read the text on page 13 for 1 minute and answer the following question. Is there standard English? Skim the passage for main idea of each paragraph.
2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect?
Because when Americans moved from one place to anther, they took their dialects with them.
4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh? They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.
Speaking and Writing
Reading and speaking
1 Read the dialogue and circle the words that mean the same.
Detailed Reading Read the text for 3 minutes and answer the following question.
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect? And what kind of dialect is it?
___2____Lester saw a catfish. ___6____Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.
4 Answer the following questions after listening.
1. What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know? He believes it’s almost a different country from the USA. The listening text tells us.
Sample dialogue for situation 2:
S1: Excuse me sir. Could you tell me where the nearest petrol station is?
S2: You mean gas station/ Yes of course. It’s straight ahead till you reach the traffic lights. Then turn left and cross one street. Then you’ll see it on your left.