StandardEnglishAndDialectsWhereishe/shefrom?Guesswhereyourclassmatecomesfrombylisteninghowtheysay“”inthelanguagetheyuseintheirhometown.Step1..Dialect=?Theformofalanguageinoneareawithwordsandexpressionsthatmaybedifferentfromotherformsofthesamelanguage我要学好英语Task1:ExpresswhyputonghuaisusedinChina?Pleaseusethefollowingsentences:1/Putonghuaisusedbecause…2/Inmyopinion,whyputonghuaisusedinChinaisthat…3/Ithinkthere’reseveralreasonswhyputonghuaisusedinChina.First,…Step2.ReadthepassageStandardEnglishandDialectsthenfindout…StandardEnglish=?ItisbelievedthattheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradioisstandardEnglish.Step3.ReadandfindoutthereasonswhytherearesomanydialectsinUS..Peoplehavecomefromallovertheworld.GeographyalsomakesdialectsStep4:TellmewhatyouthinkofstandardEnglish.IsitnecessarytomakeastandardEnglish?Pleaseusethefollowingsentences:1/IthinkitnecessarytohaveastandardEnglishbecause…2/Inmyopinion,makingastandardEnglishisnecessaryforthefollowingreasons.First,…3/IagreewiththeideathatweshouldmakeastandardEnglishbecause…StandardEnglishBritain,US,Canada,Australia…TV,radioExcellentEnglishdifferentDialectplaceTask2.TellaninterestingorfunnystorythatshowsgreatdifferencebetweendialectsStep5.Readthefollowingspeech.Answerthefollowingquestionstocheckyourunderstanding.1.Hebelievesit’salmostadifferentcountryfromtheUS2.Theboysthoughtthatthecatfishwasalmostthesizeofahouse3.Hethoughtthecatfishwouldeathim4.TheylaughedbecauseLesterbelievedthecatfishwouldhurthimTask3.WorkwithyourpartnertofindoutthedialectandchangethewordsintowhatwecalledstandardEnglish.y’=youain’t=aren’t’nother=anotherYa=you’bout=aboutJumpin’=jumpingThinkin’=thinking’nough=enoughswimmin’=swimmingfeelin’=feelinggoin’=goingShoulda=shouldhaveoutta=outofADVICE•Aforeignlanguageisaweaponinthestruggleoflife.外语是人生斗争的一种武器。•Everycountryhasitsowncustoms.一国有一国的风俗。•DoinRomeastheRomansdo.入乡随俗。Homework:ThinkhowlearningEnglishhelpChinainthefutureandlistyourideasandsharewithyourpartner
