课件14张PPT。Module 4Which EnglishNew words of Module 4
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1. Comparing Chinese and English vocabulary.
2. Review of adverbials and adverbial clauses.
3. Making use of authentic materials. Introduction:
reading and speaking
Module 4 Which English?
4Australia Britain Jamaica Singapore Activity1 Match the photos with the
Countries and say what they have in common.They are all English-speaking countries.Q: Can you describe each picture?Answers:
Picture 1: Australia - Sydney harbor with the bridge and the Opera House
Picture 2: Singapore - with the Lion symbol of Singapore
Picture 3: Jamaica – a fruit seller with a stall of exotic fruitPicture 4: Britain – the Big Ben which is the symbol of London.Activity2 Work in pairs.
Choose the correct meanings Activity 3 :Guess where the speakers or writers of the sentences in Activity2 come fromAnswers:(1) Australia
(2) text message
(3) Shakespeare’s works
(4) Singapore
(5) JamaicaActivity 4 Look at the sentences in Activity 2 again and find:A message on a mobile phone
A line written by Shakespeare
An Australian word meaning afternoon
A way of talking about the past in Singapore
A way of talking about the future in Jamaica3arvo452 Activity 5:Work in groups and answer the questions:Which of the sentences are written in correct English?
2. How important is it to speak correct English?
3. Why is English spoken all over the world?1. They are all correct for the people using them, though they may not be strictly grammatically correct in terms of mainstream British or American English.2. It is important to speak English well enough for other people to understand you. This means that your language should not have extremes of pronunciation or oddities of structure which prevent comprehension. Mutual intelligibility is the general aim.3. Because of historical factors, such as the British Empire, the domination of America in world trade, the influence of UK and USA popular music and American films.