Inthislessonthestudentswillbeable•toidentifydifferentEnglishaccents•todevelopawarenessofdifferentEnglishexpressionsindifferentcountries•tomakepoliterequeststocommunicatewithotherpeopleinharmonyObjectivesPeriod1•HowmanycountriescanyounamewhereEnglishisthenativelanguage?AmericaStatusoflibertyStatusoflibertyUKBigBenBigBenCanadaAustraliaSydneyOperaHouseSydneyOperaHouseOttawaOttawaNewZealandWellingtonWellingtonCCapeapeTTownownProteriaProteriaSouthAfricaThelargestcityofSouthAfricaThelargestcityofSouthAfricaJohannesburgJohannesburg约翰内斯堡比勒陀利亚开普敦IrelandSt.PatrickCathedral,DublinGraftonStreet,DublinNowadays,therearearound400millionspeakersofEnglishasafirstlanguageincountriessuchasAustralia,British,Ireland,NewZealand,SouthAfricaandtheUnitedStates.moreWords’differenceAmericanEnglish&BritishEnglish•Mail•Movie•Subway•Garbage•Vacation•apartmentPostFilmUndergroundRubbishHolidayflatListentothedialogue•DoallEnglishspeakerssoundthesame?•Richard,LiangWeimin,RobertandPamarehavingasmalltalk.Listentoit,identifythecountriesthey’refromandfillintheblanks.NationalityNameBritishChineseAustralianAmericanRichardLiangWeiminRobertPam•PeoplehavedifferentEnglish_______dependingon____theycomefrom.•Ithoughtthatevery_____speakerspokeEnglishlikethe____WorldService______.•Howdopeopleunderstandeachotherwhenwordsare_________sodifferently?•Themoreyouheardifferentaccents,theeasieritisto________.accentswherenativeBBCreporterspronouncedcatchontounderstand:Heisveryquick/slowtocatchontomywords.DecideifthesestatementsareTorF•1.PamisAmerica.•2.RobertcomesfromAustralia.•3.RichardhasanAustralianEnglishaccent.•4.PamandRobertsay“classroom”thesameway•5.Themoredifferentaccentsyouhearthemoreconfusedyouget.TFTFFWhydoyouthinkLiangWeiminthoughtallEnglishspeakerssoundedlikeBBCWorldServicereporters?•HeprobablylearnsEnglishbylisteningtoBBCWorldServicebroadcastingandhasneverheardanyothersEnglishaccent.ListeningStratigies:identifydifferentEnglishaccents•Beforeyoulisten,thinkaboutallthedifferentEnglishaccentsyouhaveencountered..•Whileyoulisten,payattentiontothewordsthatarepronounceddifferentlyindifferentEnglishaccents.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthewordsevenwhentheysounddifferently.•Listentotheintonationofthespeakerstohelpyouidentifywheretheycomefrom.•Trytoidentifyrulesfortheaccentofeachcountryorplace.Exercise5ListentothesentencesanddecidewhethertheyarespokeninanAmericanaccent(A)oraBritishaccent(B)•1Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater?•2She’sdancingintheclassroom.•3Letmegiveyouanexample.•4Iliketoeattomatoes.BAAB•CanyouidentifyaruleforthedifferenceintheAmericanandBritishpronunciationofthesound〔a:〕.•Usuallythesound/a:/ispronounced____inAmericanEnglish.more/æ/Exercise6NowlistentothesesentencesanddecidewhethertheyarespokeninanAustralianaccentoraBritishaccent.1.Didyousayyou’regoingsailingthisweekend?2.I’mgoingtomakeacreamthisSaturday.3.Howmuchdidyoupayforyourrazor?4.ThemailalwayscomesonTuesday.5.Whatdidyousaywhenhewaslate?6.SorryI’mlate.Ihadtopaymybills.AustralianaccentsAustralianaccentsAustralianaccentsBritishaccentsBritishaccentsBritishaccents•CanyouidentifyaruleforthedifferenceintheAustralianandBritishpronunciationofthesound〔ei〕•Usuallythesound/ei/ispronounced/__/inAustralianEnglish.aiListentotheconversationanddecidewhichspeakerisAmerican,whichisBritishandwhichisAustralian.(Exercis...