Unit 2 English around the world period 2 reading 2

课件22张PPT。Reading II
Standard English and dialectsUnit 2 English around the world
1.He said to Tom, “Don’t do the work any more.”
He told Tom not to do the work any more.Revision
Please change the following sentences into indirect speech
2.Mrs. Green said, “Please sing us a song, Miss White.”
3. “Be quiet, children.” said Mrs. Wilson.Mrs. Green asked Miss White to sing them a song.Mrs. Wilson told the children to be quiet.?
How many dialects are there in China ?Can you speak some dialects? dialects family in China 北方方言吴语闽南语客家话湘语赣语粤语Chinese?Is there any standard Chinese ?What is it?PutonghuaWhy is putonghua used in China?Because there are many dialects in china. We can’t understand each other if we didn’t have a standard language.Do you think there are some dialects in English?English dialects in different countriesBritainThe U.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNew ZealandIs there standard English?What is Standard English in your opinion? Fast reading: Read the text on page 13 in 1 minute and answer the following question.

Is there standard English?
Reading – II ( 5m )Detailed Reading Read the text for 3 minutes and answer the following question.
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect? And what kind of dialect is it?
3.Why are there so many dialects in American English?1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text?
Midwestern, southern, African American, Spanish
2.Why do people from both Northeastern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect?
Because when Americans moved from one place to anther, they took their dialects with them.
That’s because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.
3.Why are there so many dialects in American English?

Center
central1.standard
n.&adj.标准，规格；标准的，规格的
phrases: come up to the standard符合标准

set a standard 建立标准

standard of living 生活标准/水平

a standard composer一流的作曲家Language points for Reading II2.expect
Vt.(理所当然)期望，预料，认为，预期
usage: expect sb to do sth
expect +that-clause
expect sth
expect to do sthI expect so. 我想是这样。I expect not. I don’t expect so.我想不是这样。3.specially & especially
specially:专门地/特殊地 （adj. special）
especially:尤其，特别地（可缩写为esp.）especiallye.g. I like reading novels, ___________American novels.
The book is written _____________for teenagers, so it is a _________ book.
speciallyspecial5.recognize
Vt.辨认出来，承认，公认
phrases: recognize one’s voice
recognize sb to be ……被承认为……
be recognized to be……
recognize that……
注意：recognize是一个终止性动词。是指原
来很熟悉，经过一段时间的间隔或别的原因后又重新认出来。Sentence patternsbelieve it or not ,….信不信由你，……
e.g.. Believe it or not, there is no such a thing as standard English .
such +adj +n.
so +adj.
so +adj. + a +n
so +many，much，few，little +n.
I’ve never seen ______ interesting a film.
I’ve never seen ______ an interesting film.
I’ve heard of some ________ dialects.
I’ve have ________ little money.
English is _____difficult that I should spend more time on it.sosuchsuchsosoTake a breakGood bye