Unit 2 English around the world using language

(共20张PPT)
Standard English and Dialects

How many dialects are there in China
Dialects family in China
北方方言
吴语
闽南语
客家话
湘语
赣语
粤语
Chinese
Dialects in
Guangdong province
粤方言
客方言
闽方言
代表地区
梅州
代表地区
广州
代表地区
潮汕地区
Warming up – II ( 2m )
Do you think there are some dialects in English
English dialects in different countries
Britain
The U.S.A
Canada
Australia
India
New Zealand
Fast reading:
What is a dialect
Detailed Reading
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text ( Para 2)
2.Why do people from both Northwestern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect (Para 3)
3.Why are there so many dialects in American English (Para 2 & 3)
1.How many dialects of American English have been listed in the text
The midwestern, southern, African American, and Spanish dialects.
2.Why do people from both Northwestern and Southeastern of U.S. speak with almost the same dialect
Because when Americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with them.
3.Why are there so many dialect in American English
That’s because people come from all over the world. And geography plays a part in making dialects.
Words about direction
① southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest, south, north, east, west
② southern, northern, western, eastern, northeastern, southeastern, southwestern, northwestern
1. standard
(1) adj 标准的，第一流的
a car of standard size
a standard writer
(2) n.标准、水准、规范
We should try to raise the standard of living.
提高生活水准
Language points for Reading II
2. Believe it or not, there’s no such thing as standard English.
信不信由你,世界上没有所谓的标准英语。
believe it or not: 相当于一个副词，通常用于口语，意为“信不信由你，我说的是真的”。
Believe it or not, she cheated in the exam.
no such thing as… 没有…这回事
such…as…: 象…一样的…;
诸如…之类的…
Such students as you should have a bright future.
I don’t like such a person as Mary.
3.expect : Vt. 期望，预料，认为，预期
usage: expect sb to do sth指望／预料某人做某事
Sb be expected to do sth
expect +that-clause认为／预想……
expect sb/sth 期待着某人或某事物的到来
expect to do sth 指望／希望做某事
I expect so. 我想是这样。
I expect not. I don’t expect so.
我想不是这样。
expect & wait for
expect 主要指心理状态（a state of mind），含有期盼的意味。
wait for 则指一种行动（a sort of activity），特别指什么都不干而专门等待。
4. play a part in
1参加某活动.
She plays an active part in local politics(当地政治).
2. 对某事有影响, 对某事起作用
She played an important part in the success of the plan.
Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
地理位置对方言的产生也有影响.
5. recognize
(猜词义)
I recognized my old friend at once.
They recognized him to be a great leader.
We recognized that we had to overcome a lot of difficulties.
You can recognize a tiger by its strips(条纹).
Vt. 辨认出来，承认，公认
phrases:
recognize one’s voice
recognize sb to be ……
be recognized to be……被承认为……
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。