最新人教新课标高中英语必修1-教学课件Using-language.ppt

1、Using languageUnit 2back?How many dialects are there in China?dialects family in China 北方方言北方方言吴语吴语闽南语闽南语客家话客家话湘语湘语赣语赣语粤语粤语Chinesedialects in Guangdong province粤方言粤方言客方言客方言闽方言闽方言代表地区代表地区梅州梅州地区地区广州代表广州代表代表地区代表地区潮汕地区潮汕地区English dialects in different countriesBritainThe U.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNew Zea

2、landWarming upDo you think there are some dialects in English?Fast reading Read the text on page 13 for 1 minute and answer the following question.Is there standard English?Skim the passage for main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English.Parag

3、raph 2.American English has many dialects.Paragraph 3.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.Detailed Reading Read the text for 3 minutes and answer the following question.1.3.Why are there so many dialect in American English?3.Why are there so many dialect in American English?Thats because

4、people come from all over the world.And geography plays a part in making dialects.Read the passage again and try to find out important or difficult sentences.1.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English.2.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.3.Although many Americans move

5、 a lot,they still recognize and understand each others dialects.backListeningBefore you listen,look at the picture below and read the exercises.In doing so,you can get some idea about the listening and predict the content.Discuss your ideas with your partner.1Imagine that you are in Houston,Texas,a

6、city in the American South.This is an example of the local dialect.Listen and read through the text and take note of the accent and intonation.Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence._Lester climbed a tree._Buford,Billy Bob and Lester went swimming._Lester thought the catfish woul

7、d eat him._Buford and Billy Bob laughed._Lester saw a catfish._Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.12345623Answer the following questions after listening.1.What does Buford think of Texas?How do you know?2.How large was the catfish?3.How did Lester get out of the water so quickly?4.Why did B

8、uford and Big Billy Bob laugh?He believes its almost a different country from the USA.The listening text tells us.The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of house.He thought the catfish would eat him.They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.4Speaking and WritingR

9、eading and speakingRead the dialogue and circle the words that mean the same.AMY:Excuse me,maam.Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is?LADY:Er the underground?Well,go round the corner on your left-hand side,on and cross two streets.Itll be on your right-hand side.1AMY:Thanks so much.FR

10、IENDS:What did she say,Amy?AMY:She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks.The subway will be on our right.Amy(American)Lady(British)subwayleftkeep going straighttwo blocksrightundergroundleft-hand sidego straight ontwo streetsright-hand sideWork in pairs.C

11、hoose one of the situations and make a dialogue.Use the following expressions to help you.Pay attention to the intonation you use while talking.2Pardon?I beg your pardon?I dont understand.How do you spell that?Could you say that again please?Could you speak more slowly please?Sorry,I cant follow you

12、!Could you repeat that please?1.You and your friend are American.You have arrived in a strange city in England to watch a football match.You need to find a cab/taxi to take you to the football ground.2.You and your friend are British.You are visiting America.Your car needs some more petrol but you c

13、annot find a petrol station.Ask directions to the nearest one.Sample dialogue for situation 2:S1:Excuse me sir.Could you tell me where the nearest petrol station is?S2:You mean gas station/Yes of course.Its straight ahead till you reach the traffic lights.Then turn left and cross one street.Then you

14、ll see it on your left.S1:Whats that again?I dont understand.How many blocks is that?S2:Blocks?There are no blocks!You just go along this road till you reach the traffic lights.S1:I see for one block?Can you speak more slowly please?I want to write this down.S2:See those traffic lights?Go straight ahead until you reach them and turn left.S1:Yes,I see.Thats two blocks.Then do I take a left?S2:Yes and then cross one road and its on your left-hand side.S1:Thanks.I go one block and itll be on my left.Thanks so much.