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UsinglanguageUnit2back?HowmanydialectsarethereinChina?dialectsfamilyinChina北方方言吴语闽南语客家话湘语赣语粤语ChinesedialectsinGuangdongprovince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EnglishdialectsindifferentcountriesBritainTheU.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNewZealandWarmingupDoyouthinktherearesomedialectsinEnglish?FastreadingReadthetextonpage13for1minuteandanswerthefollowingquestion.IstherestandardEnglish?Skimthepassageformainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1.Believeitornot,thereisnosuchthingasstandardEnglish.Paragraph2.AmericanEnglishhasmanydialects.Paragraph3.Geographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects.DetailedReadingReadthetextfor3minutesandanswerthefollowingquestion.1.HowmanydialectsofAmericanEnglishhavebeenlistedinthetext?2.WhydopeoplefrombothNortheasternandSoutheasternofU.S.speakwithalmostthesamedialect?Andwhatkindofdialectisit?3.WhyaretheresomanydialectinAmericanEnglish?1.HowmanydialectsofAmericanEnglishhavebeenlistedinthetext?midwestern,southern,AfricanAmerican,Spanish2.WhydopeoplefrombothNortheasternandSoutheasternofU.S.speakwithalmostthesamedialect?BecausewhenAmericansmovedfromoneplacetoanther,theytooktheirdialectswiththem.3.WhyaretheresomanydialectinAmericanEnglish?That’sbecausepeoplecomefromallovertheworld.Andgeographyplaysapartinmakingdialects.Readthepassageagainandtrytofindoutimportantordifficultsentences.1.Believeitornot,thereisnosuchthingasstandardEnglish.2.Geographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects.3.AlthoughmanyAmericansmovealot,theystillrecognizeandunderstandeachother’sdialects.backListeningBeforeyoulisten,lookatthepicturebelowandreadtheexercises.Indoingso,youcangetsomeideaaboutthelisteningandpredictthecontent.Discussyourideaswithyourpartner.1ImaginethatyouareinHouston,Texas,acityintheAmericanSouth.Thisisanexampleofthelocaldialect.Listenandreadthroughthetextandtakenoteoftheaccentandintonation.Listenagainandputthesesentencesintherightsequence._______Lesterclimbedatree._______Buford,BillyBobandLesterwentswimming._______Lesterthoughtthecatfishwouldeathim._______BufordandBillyBoblaughed._______Lestersawacatfish._______NowLesteristooafraidtovisittheplace.12345623Answerthefollowingquestionsafterlistening.1.WhatdoesBufordthinkofTexas?Howdoyouknow?2.Howlargewasthecatfish?3.HowdidLestergetoutofthewatersoquickly?4.WhydidBufordandBigBillyBoblaugh?Hebelievesit’salmostadifferentcountryfromtheUSA.Thelisteningtexttellsus.Theboysthoughtthatthecatfishwasalmostthesizeofhouse.Hethoughtthecatfishwouldeathim.TheylaughedbecauseLesterbelievedthecatfishwouldhurthim.4SpeakingandWritingReadingandspeakingReadthedialogueandcirclethewordsthatmeanthesame.AMY:Excuseme,ma’am.Couldyoupleasetellmewherethenearestsubwayis?LADY:Er…theunderground?Well,goroundthecorneronyourleft-handside,straightonandcrosstwostreets.It’llbeonyourright-handside.1AMY:Thankssomuch.FRIENDS:Whatdidshesay,Amy?AMY:Shetoldustogoaroundthecornerontheleftandkeepgoingstraightfortwoblocks.Thesubwaywillbeonourright.Amy(American)Lady(British)subwayleftkeepgoingstraighttwoblocksrightundergroundleft-handsidegostraightontwostreetsright-handsideWorkinpairs.Chooseoneofthesituationsandmakeadialogue.Usethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou.Payattentiontotheintonationyouusewhiletalking.2Pardon?Ibegyourpardon?Idon’tunderstand.Howdoyouspellthat?Couldyousaythatagainplease?Couldyouspeakmoreslowlyplease?Sorry,Ican’tfollowyou!Couldyourepeatthatplease?1.YouandyourfriendareAmerican.YouhavearrivedinastrangecityinEnglandtowatchafootballmatch.Youneedtofindacab/taxitotakeyoutothefootballground.2.YouandyourfriendareBritish.YouarevisitingAmerica.Yourcarneedssomemorepetrolbutyoucannotfindapetrolstation.Askdirectionstothenearestone.Sampledialogueforsituation2:S1:Excusemesir.Couldyoutellmewherethenearestpetrolstationis?S2:Youmeangasstation/Yesofcourse.It’sstraightaheadtillyoureachthetrafficlights.Thenturnleftandcrossonestreet.Thenyou’llseeitonyourleft.S1:What’sthatagain?Idon’tunderstand.Howmanyblocksisthat?S2:Blocks?Therearenoblocks!Youjustgoalongthisroadtillyoureachthetrafficlights.S1:Isee–foroneblock?Canyouspeakmoreslowlyplease?Iwanttowritethisdown.S2:Seethosetrafficlights?Gostraightaheaduntilyoureachthemandturnleft.S1:Yes,Isee.That’stwoblocks.ThendoItakealeft?S2:Yesandthencrossoneroadandit’sonyourleft-handside.S1:Thanks.Igooneblockandit’llbeonmyleft.Thankssomuch.