Section Ⅲ Learning about Language & Using Language重点单词写作词汇1.command n．& vt.命令；指令；掌握2.request n．& vt.请求；要求3.accent n.口音；腔调；重音4.lightning n．闪电5.straight adv.直接；挺直adj.直的；笔直的；正直的拓展词汇6._expression n．词语；表示；表达→express v．表达；表示7.eastern adj.东方的；东部的→east n．东方；东部地区8.recognize vt.辨认出；承认；公认→recognition n．认出；承认阅读词汇9.dialect n．方言10.African adj.非洲的；非洲人的；非洲语言的11.Spanish adj.西班牙的；西班牙人的；西班牙语的n.西班牙人；西班牙语12.lorry n．( 英 ) 卡车 13.block n.街区；块；木块；石块14.cab n.出租车重点短语1.play a part (in)扮演一个角色；参与2.believe it or not信不信由你3.different from与……不同；不同于4.the same...as...和……一样的……5.go around the corner转过拐角6.from all over the world来自世界各地重点句型1.as 引导定语从句，意为“正如，正像”As we know( 众 所 周 知 ), British English is a little different from American English.2.There is no such... as...(世界上)没有像……的Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English(没有什么标准英语).3.This is because...意为“这是因为……”，because 引导表语从句This is because(这是因为 ) in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.4.the same ... as...和……一样的……So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with almost the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA(同美国西北部的人所说的方言相同). FastreadingSkim the text and choose the best answer.1．What does the passage tell us?A．American English has many different dialects.B．Americans move a lot taking their dialects with them.C．People who report the news on TV or the radio speak the Standard English.D ． There is no Standard English but excellent English with many different dialects.答案：D2．Find out th...
