Using Language
Unit 2 English around the world
1. Little girl: Hi, I’d like some sweets, please.
Store owner: No problem. All the candy we
sell is sweet.
Little girl: I see, so you sell sweet sweets.
2. British boy: Shall we move the new bed by lorry.
American girl: Not by me, I hope..
British boy: Oh, I’m sorry, Lori, I mean my truck.
3. British boy: What a lovely autumn day!
American girl: Yes, it’s a nice fall day, isn’t it?
Read & Imitating
Answer keys for Exercise 3
sweets
candy
lorry
truck
fall
autumn
?
How many dialects are there in China ?
Lead in :
Seven .
dialects family in China
北方方言
吴语
闽南语
客家话
湘语
赣语
粤语
Chinese
Dialects in
Guangdong province
粤方言
客方言
闽方言
代表地区
梅州
地区
广州代表
代表地区
潮汕地区
Do you think there are some dialects in English?
English dialects in different countries
Britain
The U.S.A
Canada
Australia
India
New Zealand
Para.1 There is no such thing as
standard English.
Para.2 When people use words and
expressions different from the
“standard language”, it is
called a dialect.
Para.3 Geography also plays a
part in making dialects.
Fast reading: Find out the topic
sentences of each paragraph.
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?
3.Why are there so many dialects in American English?
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
Mid-western, southern, African American, Spanish
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.
3. Why are there so many dialects in American English?
That’s because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.
4. According to the whole passage,
which doesn’t play a part in
making dialects?
A. History
B. Tradition
C. Age
D. Geography
C
1. standard n. 标准, 规格 adj. 标准的
meet the standard 符合标准
the standard of living 生活水平
on a standard 根据某一标准
The mountains are not high ______
world standard.
A. by B. at C. to D. on
Language Points
D
2. Believe it or not, there’s no such a
thing as standard English.
信不信由你, 世界上没有所谓的标准英语。
believe it or not : 信不信由你
通常在句子中作插入语, 有逗号和句子
分开。如:
Believe it or not, all the people present
have agreed to the plan.
2) There’s no such person/ thing as
sb./ sth. : 没有……这样的人/物等,
用于表示某人或某物并不存在。

例如：世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事。
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Such 用法点拨
1) such+ a/an +adj. +n.(单数）=
so + adj.+ a/an +n.(单数）
e,g. John is such a clever boy that everyone
likes him.
John is so clever a boy that everyone
likes him .
2)当名词前有few, little, much, many 修饰时, 只能用so 来修饰, 不能用suchso many/few + n(复数）+that…..so much/little+ n(不可数）+that…..
There are so many books that I don’t know which book to read .
3. expect vt.– expected adj.–
unexpected adj.
vt. (理所当然)期望, 预料, 认为, 预期
expect sb to do sth:期望某人做某事
expect +that-clause：认为……
expect sth：期望得到某物
expect to do sth :期望/预料做某事
4 . America English has many dialects,
especially the midwestern, southern,
African American and Spanish dialects.
美国英语有很多方言, 尤其是在
中西部, 南部, 非洲和西班牙方言。
especially 尤其, 表达事物不寻常或
特别重要
specially 专门(指专为某一目的)
1.Our garden is beautiful, especially
in autumn.
2.I came here specially to see you.
5 . Although many America move a lot,
they still recognize each other’s dialects.
虽然许多美国人经常搬家, 但他们
仍然能够辨认彼此的方言。
recognize vt. 辨认, 认出 (pick out)
recognize sth./sb. as sth./sb. 把…认作…
recognize sb./sth. to be 承认某人…
recognize that…承认
e.g. Drugs were not recognized as a
problem then.
注意: recognize是一个终止性动词,
是指原来很熟悉, 经过一段时间的
间隔或别的原因后又重新认出来。
e.g. I recognized her by her long hair.
They recognized him to be a great leader.
I recognize him as a clever man.
We recognized that the task was not easy.
Listening ( P14 )
T e x a s
Listening
1 Look at the picture and predict
the content.
Hey, y’all, this here is Buford. I come from a big oil town in Texas. Now, y’all need to understand that we ain’t really a state, but a whole ’nother country. Now let me tell ya a story ’bout when I was just a pup. One hot summer’s day I was swimmin’ with my cousins Little Lester and Big Billy Bob. We was jumpin’ in the water and feelin’ good.
2 Listen
Then along comes this catfish ’bout the size of a house. Well, alright, maybe a little smaller than that. Little Lester starts to thinkin’ it’s goin’ to eat him sure ’nough. Man, you shoulda seen him! He got outta the water fast as lightning and climbed up a tree. Big Billy Bob and I just laughed and laughed. To this day, Lester won’t go near that place.
Listen and put these sentences
in the right sequence/order .
___ 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 afraid to visit the place.
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2
3
4
5
6
Answer the following questions
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.
2) How large was the catfish?
The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.
3) Why did Lester get out of the
water 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.
Reading and speaking (P15)
1. Read and recognize.
Amy: Excuse me, madam. 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.
Amy: Thanks so much!
Friends: What did she say, Amy?
Amy: She told us to go round the corner
on the left and keep going straight for
two blocks. The subway will be on our
right.
Try to write down the words
from the dialogue.
underground
left-hand side
go straight on
two streets
right-hand side
2 Work in pairs.
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?
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.
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.
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.
S1: What’s that again? I don’t
follow you . How many blocks is that?
S2: Blocks? There is no blocks! You
just go along this road till you reach
the traffic lights.
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.
S1: Yes, I see. That’s two blocks.
Then do I turn left?
S2: Yes , and then cross one road and
it is on your left-hand side.
S1: Thanks. I go one block and it’ll be
on my left. Thanks so much.
Writing: Brainstorm with a partner on the following topic:
to read
English
books
to trade with foreigners
to use in school
to write to pen friends
to talk to
native speakers
to listen to English
music and watch
movies
What is it important to learn English?
Reasons for learning English:
1. World trade is done in English;
2. International organizations (such
as the UN) use English;
3. We need contact with the developed
Western world to build our country;
4. Many developing countries also use
English in their dealings;
5. Most businessmen do not have time
to learn new languages every time
they enter a new international
market.
So China’s future lies in learning
English to a certain extent.
the present situations
(water, air, noise, light)
the serious result
the method to stop pollution
the cause of pollution
Why should we stop pollution?
Homework :Make your own poster
Reading (P51)
Read the passage on Page 51 & 52, then fill in the following form:
Assignment
Review all the new words and expressions.
Finish the exercises on the exercise books.
3. Prepare for the next class.