《信不信由你》ppt課件

1、Module 1 unit2 Using LanguageIn your opinion, What is standard English?Discussion: Read para1 and answer Q: In the writers opinion, is there standard English? Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. 2. Read para2-3 and complete the chart below:Reading:2. Read para2-3 and compl

2、ete the chart below:2. Read para2-3 and complete the chart below:What is a dialect?American English dialects mentioned_, southern, _ American and _ dialectsWhy does the US have so many dialects?1).2).Can Americans understand each other?midwesternmidwesternAfrican African Spanish Spanish Words and ex

3、pressions different Words and expressions different from the from the “standard languagestandard languagePeople have come from all over the People have come from all over the world.world.Geography plays a part in Geography plays a part in Although many Americans move a lot, Although many Americans m

4、ove a lot, they still recognize and understand each they still recognize and understand each otherothers dialects.s dialects.Reading:信不信由他,他的表達(dá)起到了協(xié)助人們識(shí)別他方言的作用._, your expressions_ helping people_ your dialects.Believe it or not play a part inrecognizeRead and recognize where they are from: Amy: Excu

5、se me, madam. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?Lady: Erthe underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. Itll be on your right-hand side.Amy: Thanks so much!Friends: What did she say, Amy?Amy: She told us to go round the corner

6、on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on our right. Amy comes from _; the lady comes from_.America England Amy (American)Lady (British)subwayleftkeep going straighttwo blocksrightTry to write down the words from the dialogue.undergroundleft-hand sidego straight ontwo

7、 streetsright-hand sideAmy: Excuse me, madam. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?Lady: Erthe underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. Itll be on your right-hand side.Amy: Thanks so much!Friends: What did she say, Amy?Amy: She

8、 told us to go round the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on our right. Whats the dialogue about?If you cant understand others, you can say: Pardon? / I beg your pardon?I dont understand. Could you say that again please? / Could you repeat that please?Sor

9、ry, I cant follow you. Could you speak more slowly please?How do you spell that?Pair-work:Work in pairs, imagine you are from England, and your partner is from America, make a dialogue according to the situation2(p15). 1. Make your dialogue with the help of the sample and the map.2. While making dia

10、logues, remember to make use of these useful expressions.Pardon? I beg your pardon? I dont understand. How do you spell that? Could you say that again please? Could you speak more slowly, please?Sorry, I cant follow you! Could you repeat that? with the help of the map, make your dialogue like this:Y

11、ou: Excuse me, madam/sir. Could you tell me where ?American lady/sir: You mean _ station? Yes, of course. and then You: ? I cant follow you. American lady/sir: First you You: Yes, ? I want to write this down. American lady/sir: Then turn , youll see it on yourYou: oh, I see. I should go, and and itl

12、l be on my Thanks so much. Act-outAct-outMapUseful expressions:1. believe it or not; play a part in; recognize2. Pardon? / I beg your pardon?I dont understand. Could you say that again please? / Could you repeat that please?Sorry, I cant follow you. Could you speak more slowly please?How do you spell that?Reading skill:Find the topic sentence. Its always the first or the last sentence in a paragraph.Su