Unit19 Language Lesson 2 Varieties of English

北师大版Unit19Unit19LanuageLesson2VarietiesofEnglish1.HowmanycountriescanyounamewhereEnglishisthenativelanguage?DoalltheseEnglishspeakerssoundthesame?Canada,theUSA,Ireland,NewZealand,Australia,Britain.No,TheEnglishlanguagehasdifferentvarieties.BigBen大本钟BuckinghamPalace白金汉宫TowerBridgeTheThames伦敦塔桥NewZealandU.S.AStatueofLibertyAustraliaOperahouseCanadaSouthAfricaIreland2.MatchtheBritishEnglishwordswiththeAmericanEnglishonesinthelistbelow.flat,film,post,rubbish,underground,holiday1.mail2.movie3.subway4.garbage5.vacation6.apartmentpostfilmundergroundrubbishholidayflat1.PamisAmerican.2.RobertcomesfromAustralia.3.RichardhasanAustralianEnglishaccent.Listentothedialogueanddecideifthesestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).TFTFF4.PamandRobertsay“classroom”thesameway.5.Themoredifferentaccentsyouhearthemoreconfusedyouget.WhydoyouthinkLiangWeiminthoughtallEnglishspeakerssoundedlikeBBCWorldServicereports?HeprobablylearnsEnglishbylisteningtoBBCWorldServicebroadcastingandhasneverheardanyotherEnglishaccents.ListentothesentencesanddecidewhethertheyarespokeninanAmericanaccent(A)oraBritishaccent(B).1.Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater?2.She’sdancingintheclassroom.3.Letmegiveyouanexample.4.Iliketoeattomatoes.BAABListentothesesentencesanddecidewhethertheyarespokeninanAustralianaccentoraBritishaccent.1.Didyousayyou’regoingsailingthisweekend?2.I’mgoingtomakeacreamcakethisSaturday!AustralianBritish3.Howmuchdidyoupayfortherazor?4.ThemailalwayscomesonTuesdays.5.Whatdidyousaywhenhewaslate?6.SorryI’mlate.Ihadtopaymybills.AustralianAustralianBritishBritishListentotheconversationanddecidewhichspeakerisAmerican,whichisBritishandwhichisAustralian.AmericanAustralianBritishJanPattieShaneAmericanAustralianBritishListenandusetheseexpressionstocompletetheFunctionFile.Woulditbepossible,Couldyou,I’msorrybut,Iwaswonderingif,DoyouthinkIcould,Willyoube,I’dprefernot,I’mafraid,Isitallrightif,Ifyou’dlike,Couldyoupossibly,Iwonderif1.___________tofillinthisformhere,please.2.Iknowthisisunusual,butafterthelongflight____________togoonwiththegroup.3._____________Ijustgooffonmyownabitlater?Ifyou’dlikeI’dprefernotIsitallrightif4._________shewon’tbeheretillaboutteno’clock.5.__________havinglunchinthehotel,sir?6._________________givemeamapofthecity,please?WillyoubeCouldyoupossiblyI’mafraid7.________________youcouldgivemeinformationaboutvisitstosomeofthebuildingsinToronto,please?8.__________________havesomethingaboutthemodernbuildings,please?IwaswonderingifDoyouthinkIcould9._________asksomeoneelse,please?10.__________Icouldaskyousomething?11._________________tostayoveranextranightinNewYork?12.____________wehavetokeeptothetimetable,sir.CouldyouIwonderifWoulditbepossibleI’msorrybutPronunciation.Listenandthinkaboutlanguageandintonation.Whichrequestsare:a)politeandindirect?b)toodirectandpossiblyrude?1.2.Iwantaseatbythewindow.Couldyoupossiblygivemeaseatbythewindow?b)a)3.4.5.6.IsitallrightifIpaybycreditcark?I’llpaybycreditcard.a)b)Ifyou’dliketowaitamoment,please.Couldyoujustwaitamoment,please?a)a)Helpmewithmybags,willyou?Iwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpmewithmybags.7.8.a)b)Nowlistenandrepeatsixpoliterequests.1.Couldyoupossiblygivemeahandwithmybags,please?2.IsitallrightifIleavemybagshere?3.IwaswonderingifIcouldhavebreakfastearlier?4.Couldyoutellmewheretherestaurantis,please?5.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveamenu,please?6.IwonderifIcouldhaveanotheregg,please?Thanksforattending!!