English around the word课件1.pptVIP

Standard English and Dialects Read the passage and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 True or False: 1. Those who reported the news speak excellent English. On TV and the radio you will hear no differences in the way people speak English. 2. In USA, two people from neighbouring towns have the same dialect. 3. Many Americans move a lot but their dialects don’t change. Dialects 1. How many people are speaking and who are they？ 2.The second speaker is ______, and she is ____________. She is from ________ 3. Buford says “Hey,y’all ” to greet you. What does the second speaker say to greet you? A. Hi B. Good morning C. Hello D. Hey 1.Buford thinks that Texas is _________ A. a little town B. another country C. a mountainous village D. a state 2. How large was the catfish? 3. Lester got out of the water quickly because he thought _______________________ * * ---Reading Questions to the reading (p13) 1.What is standard English? 2.What is a dialect? 3.What plays a part in making dialects? There is no such thing as standard English. Words and expressions different from the “standard language”. People from different parts of the world and geography. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. When people use words and expressions different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. F F T _____________ ___________ _______ eastern southeastern northwestern midwestern southern … T e x a s A story spoken with a local dialect(地方方言） of Huston Listening on P14 From the picture, we know that Lester is afraid when the others aren’t. Lester Buford Big Billy Bob Jane Buford’s teacher Britain Two. Buford and Jane. Listen part 2 and put these sentences in the right sequence（用正确的顺序）. ___ Lester climbed a tree. ___ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming. ___ Lester thought the catfish would