外研版 必修五课件 module1Cultural Corner.ppt

3. in favor of 同意，支持 e.g. She is all?in favor of?my suggestion. 她完全赞同我的建议。 Are you?in favor of?his opinion?? 你会赞成他的意见吗? 1. Do exercises 16-18 on page 72. 2. Write a postcard to a friend at home. Tell them about your trip to the UK or the USA. * British English American English World English Work in groups. Read the notes and decide which is the best variety of English to learn. The Great Debate: Which English? British English the “original” variety of the language the language of Shakespeare and other great writers The BBC and many international newspapers use it. American English Most native speakers of English use an American variety. The variety most used in international business Most English language films are American. World English neither American nor British English doesn’t belong to one group of people. Accent is not important if people understand each other. We need to communicate with non- native speakers as well as native speakers. The Origin of Chinese What is Chinese? Varieties of Chinese Read the paragraph in Part 3. Choose the best title. Collect information about the 3 topics and write more paragraphs. 1. The Writing System About 50,000 characters/ most people know about 20,000/ elements of meaning and information about pronunciation/ 2. Varieties of Chinese 8 main varieties/ called dialects/ Wen yan and Baihua/ Putonghua-simplified Chinese 3. The Language Today Pinyin, a writing system since 1958/ help to use Putonghua Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Place: Hartford, Connecticut Died: May 28, 1848 Place: New Haven, Connecticut Do you know this man? Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man, shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic. He was the author of the first American Dictionary. Read quickly and check the answers with deskmates. 1. What does the first paragraph talk about? 2. What does it say about the spelling of English? British English is so com