Unit Two

(Period One)

                                                                              

                                 

You and me

You and meFrom one worldWe are familyTravel dreamA thousand milesMeeting in BeijingCome together Put your hand in mineYou and meFrom one worldWe are family

Sarah Brightman

<You and me> is the theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

It was sung by Liuhuan and Sarah Brightman. Liuhuan sang it in _______ and Sarah sang it in ____.

ChineseEnglish

You and me

<You and me> was sung for the first time on the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Question:Why do you think this <you and me> is sung in both Chinese and English?The Olympic Games was held in China and Chinese is very wonderful.

In order to make Chinese more popular and spread the Chinese culture.English is not only an international language but also an official language in many countries, so it is easy for many people to understand the song.

Questions

1. Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world?

2. How many languages are used as the working language of the UN?

3. Do you know the meaning of

“Englishes”?

Question:Do all the people in these English -speaking countries speak the same kind of English?

No.They speak quite different Englishes. In some ways Englishes are different from one another.

Can they understand each other?

British English

American English

&

Do you know the differences between American English and British English?

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

American president Obama

American English

British English

Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement?

Wow, bar is a nice place.

Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?

Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.

Great. I like football match very much.

After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.

Time to go. Let’s go to the elevator together.

Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.

Chinese BrE AmE酒吧

一听饮料饼干糖果足球比赛电梯

___________ difference___________ difference

pub bartin can

biscuitssweets

cookiescandysoccer

gamelift

footballmatch

elevator

VocabularyVocabulary

Chinese BrE AmE秋天公寓汽油地铁假期

Fill in the table below.

apartment

petrolunderground

vacation

autumn

flat

fall

gas, gasoline

subway

holiday

Am Efavorite

tire

color

theater

cheque

program

traveler

Br Efavourite

tyre

colour

theatre

check

programme

traveller

__________ differencespelling

ddaancenceclclaassssffaaststhhalalffppaathth

[kl[kla:a:s] [kls] [klææs]s] [f[fa:a:st] [fst] [fææst]st]

[h[ha:a:f] [hf] [hææf]f] [p[pa:a:θθ] [p] [pææθθ]]

BrE AmE

[d[da:a:ns]ns] [d[dææns]ns]

______________ difference______________ differencepronunciatipronunciationon

Questions about English:

What countries speak English as their official language besides the United Kingdom and the USA?

Can you call the names of the English – speaking countries or regions on the map?

the USA

Canada

New Zealand

AustraliaSouth Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland India

Caribbean Islands

S1: I live in _____ Asia. My country is _________ of years old and now has more than a billion people. Unlike many other countries, our people speak a lot of _________. So we use English, which we got from British ______ hundreds of years ago. Of course, we have our own way of ______ English.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Souththousands

languages

rulersusing

India

India

S2: Well, I live on a huge green ______ in

western Europe. Hundreds of years

____ my people spoke a very_______

language from English. Then the

British rulers came. Now the old

language is spoken in only a few

_______ in the western part of my

country.

island

ago

villages

Ireland

different

Ireland

S3: My country is very _____. In fact, it’s

really a______. It is in southeast Asia

and is very ____. People come from all

over Asia to do ________ here. Today

you can hear our kind of English

spoken ___________ in the city and on

many _____ that come here.

small

rich

business

ships

everywhere

Singapore

city

Singapore

Why should you learn English?

I learn English in order to/so as to…

English Around the World

Why should I learn

English?

to do business with

foreigners

to communicate with foreigners

to have a good job

in the futureto read

English

booksto know more about English-speaking countries.

to enjoy some English music and movies

I learn English in order to pass the exam.

As we all know, English is widely used in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?

Discussion:

Homewrok 1. Preview the words and expressions in the text 2.Preview the text and read the text by heart

Br E & Am.E

When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.

the prime minister of the UK.

the president

of the USA.