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Lesson 2
Varieties of English
Lesson 2
Varieties of English
1. How many countries can you name where
English is the native language? Do all these
English speakers sound the same?
Canada, the USA, Ireland, New Zealand,
Australia, Britain.
No, The English language has different
varieties.
2. Do you know any differences
between British English and
American English?
American English
British English Chinese
movie
subway 地铁
garbage 垃圾
holiday
apartment
automobile 汽车
1. Different words to express the same meaning
post
film
underground
rubbish
vacation
flat
Motor (car)
American English
British English Chinese
pants 裤子
gas 汽油
store
candy
fall 秋天
sidewalk 人行道
congress 议会
freshman 大学一年级新生
corn 玉米
trousers
petrol
shop
sweets
autumn
pavement
parliamentThe first year student
maize
British English
American English
Colour color
Neighbour neighbor
Labour labor
Analyse analyze
Memorise memorize
Modernise modernize
Realise realize
Dialogue dialog
Catalogue catalog
Monologue monolog
Centre center
Metre meter
Theatre theater
2. The same word with different spellings.
American English British English
On the weekend at the weekend
On a team in a team
Please write me soon
Please write to me soon
On the street in the street
3. Different prepositions in the same phrase.
Word British English
American English
burn burnt burned
dream dreamt dreamed
learn learnt leaned
lean leant leaned
smell smelt smelled
spell spelt spelled
spill spilt spilled
spoil spoilt spoilled
4. Different forms of irregular verbs
5. Different pronunciations
Examples?
1. Pam is American.
2. Robert comes from Australia.
3. Richard has an Australian English accent.4.Pam and Robert say “classroom” the same way.5. The more different accents you hear , the more confused you get.
Listen to the dialogue and decide if these
statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
F
T
F
England
in different ways
the easier it is to catch on
Why do you think Liang Weimin thought all English s
peakers sounded like BBC World Service reports?
Liang Weimin didn’t know people have different Englis
h accents depending on where they come from .
He probably learns English by listening to
BBC Service broadcasting and has never
heard any other English accents.
The more you hear different accents, the easier it is
to catch on. ( 1 ) understand
I didn’t quite catch on to what you said.
我没有弄懂你说的话
一段时间后你就会熟悉这个工作
You’ll catch on to the job after you have been here for a
while.
( 2 ) Catch on ---become popular or fashionable
The film, Assembly, has caught on .
集结号受到欢迎.
你认为这种式样或流行起来吗?
Do you think this fashion will catch on?
Listen to the sentences and decide whether
they are spoken in an American accent (A)
or a British accent (B).
1.Would you like a glass of water?
2. She’s dancing in the classroom.
3. Let me give you an example.
4. I like to eat tomatoes.
B
AA
B
Listen to these sentences and decide whether they are spoken
in an Australian accent or a British accent.
1. Did you say you’re going sailing this weekend?
2. I’m going to make a cream this Saturday!
3. How much did you pay for the razor?
4. The mail always comes on Tuesdays.
5. What did you say when he was late? 6. Sorry I’m late. I had to pay my bills.
Australian
British
British
Australian
BritishAustralian
Listen to the conversation and decide
which speaker is American, which is
British and which is Australian.
American Australian British
Jan
Pattie
Shane
American
Australian
British
Listen again and use these expressions
to complete the Function File.
Would it be possible, Could you, I’m
sorry but, I was wondering if, Do you
think I could, Will you be, I’d prefer
not, I’m afraid, Is it all right if, If you’d
like, Could you possibly, I wonder if
1. ___________ to fill in this form here,
please.
2. I know this is unusual, but after the
long flight ____________ to go on with
the group.
3. _____________ I just go off on my own
a bit later?
If you’d like
I’d prefer not
Is it all right if
4. _________ she won’t be here till about ten
o’clock.
5. __________ having lunch in the hotel, sir?
6. _________________ give me a map of the city,
please?
Will you be
Could you possibly
I’m afraid
7. ________________ you could give me
information about visits to some of the buildings
in Toronto, please?
8. ______________ ____ have something about
the modern buildings, please?
I was wondering if
Do you think I could
9. _________ ask someone else, please?
10. __________ I could ask you
something?
11. _________________ to stay over an
extra night in New York?
12. ____________ we have to keep to
the timetable, sir.
Could you
I wonder if
Would it be possible
I’m sorry but
You see I am helping out here.
Mr Smith often helps out with housework at home.
Jane is helping out by taking care of her sister.
Having finished her own work, Jane went to help
May out with hers.
帮忙(做事/克服困难)
史密斯先生常在家帮忙做家务
简在帮忙照顾她妹妹
做完自己的作业后,简去帮助玫做她的作业
I’m sorry, but we have to keep to the timetable.
Ensure that you always keep to your promise.
遵循, 按… .. .行事,遵守
务必信守你的诺言
Once a plan is made, it should be strictly kept to.
一旦计划制定了,就应该严格执行
I have relations( who) I’d like to look up there.
( 1 ) Visit or make contact with sb 看望,拜访 我希望亲人来看望我
I hope a relative will come to look me up.
( 2 ) 查阅,
Please look up tomorrow’s flight to Beijing.
( 3 )钦佩,仰慕, look up to sb
All of us look up to some excellent athletes.
你帮忙查一下明天到北京的航班
我们都很仰慕一些优秀运动员
Pronunciation. Listen and think about
language and intonation. Which requests
are:a) polite and indirect?
b) too direct and possibly
rude?
1.
2.
I want a seat by the window.
Could you possibly give me a seat
by the window?
b
)a
)
3.
4.
5.
6.Is it all right if I pay by credit cark?
I’ll pay by credit card.
a)
b)
If you’d like to wait a moment, please.
Could you just wait a moment,
please?
a)
a)
7
.
8
.
b)
a)
Help me with my bags, will
you?I was wondering if you could help me
with my bags.
Now listen and repeat six polite requests.
1. Could you possibly give me a hand with my
bags, please?
2. Is it all right if I leave my bags here?
3. I was wondering if I could have breakfast
earlier?4. Could you tell me where the restaurant is,
please? 5. Do you think I could have a menu, please? 6. I wonder if I could have another egg, please?
Take turns to be the tourist and the hotel receptionist. Manage to use the function file in your dialogue. ( P 103.)
Speaking pracitice