Questions1.Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?2.DoyouthinkChinesecanbeaworldlanguage?Why?3.Doyouknowthemeaningof“Englishes”?Witheconomyglobalization,Englishhasbecomethebestbridgetoservethepurposeofpeopleallovertheworldcommunicatingwithoneanother.Aninternationaltalk/meetingInwhatsituationsisEnglishused?DoinginternationaltradeAtschoolListeningtoradio,watchingTV…SingingEnglishsongs.SeeingEnglishmoviesCountriesspeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage:BritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNewZealandIrelandSouthAfricatheUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliatheUnitedKingdomIrelandHowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland…Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrEManyChinesearelearningEnglish.DoyouthinktheEnglishspokenallaroundtheworldareallthesame?CanadianAustralianEnglishBritishWorldEnglishAmericanIndianAjokeA:Doyoulikemovingpictures?B:Well,yeah!Whynot?A:OK!Followme,please!B:What?A:Let’sgodownstairstomovethepictures!B:Oh,oh……Br.E&Am.EWhenyouheartwonativespeakersofEnglish,theymaystillnotspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Doyouhaveanyplanthisfall?What?Doyoumeanthisautumn?Wow,Iwantsomesweets.Whataboutyou,Bush?Well,Iwantsome______.candyWell,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Great.Ilike_______________verymuch.footballmatchTimetogohome.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.Ohno,the_______mustbefullofpeoplethistime.liftBrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]AmEneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometerBrEneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometreChineseB.EA.E公寓酒吧罐头糖果电梯比赛足球flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandyliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerChineseBr.EAm.E电梯liftelevator汽油petrolgas,gasoline秋天autumnfall地铁undergroundsubway大学universitycollege垃圾rubbishgarbage垃圾箱dustbintrashcan假期holidayvacation两周fortnighttwoweeksChineseB.EA.E公寓flatapartment酒吧pubbar罐头tincan糖果sweetscandy橡皮eraserrubber比赛matchgame足球footballsoccer电影filmmovie出租车taxicabcenterflatcolourliftgrayhonorpetrolundergroundpictureserasergreycentreapartmentelevatorhonourcolorrubbergasmoviessubwayMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.MakingadialogueSomewords:film/movie,autumn/fall,petrol/gas,flat/apartment,street/block,lift/elevator,eraser/rubber,underground/subway……Someexpressions:Pardon?Ibegyourpardon?Idon’tunderstand.Couldyousaythatagain,please?Sorry,Ican’tfollowyou.Couldyourepeatthat,please?Couldyouspeakmoreslowly,please?Howdoyouspellit,please?