warmingupUnit22HowmanylanguagesHowmanylanguagesdowespeak?dowespeak?•1.taizhoudialect•2.PutonghuaMandarinChinese•3.English•4.Japanese•5.…方言普通话Question:•InwhichcountriesisEnglishusedasthenativelanguage?U.K.U.S.A.CanadaAustraliaNewZealandSouthAfricaEnglish-speakingcountriesEnglishDoyouthinktheEnglishesspokenallaroundtheworldareallthesame?HowmuchdoyouknowthedifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?EnjoyVOA&BBCBr.EAm.Espellingpronunciationchoiceofwordscolour,color,favourite,favorite,metre,meter,realize,realise,travelled,traveled,dialogue.dialog.askdancewheelnotboxautumn,fall,post,mail,petrol,gas,film,movie,shop,store,IthinkIguessadvertisementAmericanEnglishneighborlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterKilometermetercentertravelinglabelingBritishEnglishneighbourlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometremetrecentretravellinglabellingBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishautumnliftpetrolflatundergrounduniversityrubbishdustbinholidayfortnightfallelevatorgasapartmentsubwaycollegegarbagetrashcanvacationtwoweeksWarmingup•WhytwonativespeakersofEnglishmaynotunderstandeachother?Listentoadialogue:Nancy:Oh,thereyouare.Nowthen,didyouhaveagoodflight?Joe:Sure,weflewallthewaydirectfromSeattletoLondon.Nancy:Youmustbeverytired.Didyousleepatallontheplane?Joe:No,notreally.I’mverytired.CouldIuseyourbathroom?Nancy:Why,ofcourse.Youdon’tneedtoask,justmakeyourselfathome.Letmegiveyouacleantowel.Joe:Atowel?Nancy:Yes.Hereyouare.Thebathroomisupstairs.It’stheseconddoorontheleft.Joe:ThanksNancy.Ifyou’llexcusemenow.﹝afterawhile﹞Nancy:Haveyoufoundit?Joe:Well,ehyes,Imeanno.Imean,Ifoundthebathroom,butIdidn’tfindwhatIwaslookingfor!WhatdoesbathroommeaninAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?AE:Aplacewherethereisatoiletandsometimesabathorshower.BE:Aplacewherethereisabathorshowerandsometimesalsoatoilet.WhatdoyoufinddifficultinlearningEnglish?Doyouthinkitnecessaryforustomastersuchaforeignlanguage?……………………FreeChat:WhyshouldwelearnEnglish?Groupdiscussion1.Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords---thelongerthewordsthebetter.That'swrong.Languageisfortheexchangeofideas,forcommunication.2.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.Workharderandpracticemore.YourhardworkingwillberewardedbyGodoneday.3.Relax!Bepatientandenjoyyourself.Learningforeignlanguagesshouldbefun.MyproblemsIdeasforimprovementWhyIlikeEnglishMyfuturewithEnglishListeningListentoBBC.Listentomusicandmovies.Helpmerealizemydream.WritingPracticemakingsentenceEnjoyoriginalworksWordsMemorizenewwordsTravelMyexperienceoflearningEnglishDoyouwanttocometomyflat?Howfarisyourapart-ment?ItisbeautifulShallwegotothepubtocelebrateyourbirthday?Wow,barisaniceplace.Wow,IwantatinofCoko,somebiscuitsandsweets.Whataboutyou,Bush?Well,Iwantacanofmilktea,somecandyandsomecookies.Hey,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Great.Ilikefootballmatchverymuch.Timetogohome.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.ChineseBritishEnglishAmericanEnglish公寓酒吧罐头糖果饼干电梯比赛足球秋天汽油flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandybiscuitcookieliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerautumnfallpetrolgas