Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldPeriod3UsingLanguage(Reading&Listening)LearningObjectives:Youwillbeableto•findoutsomedialectsinEnglishinUSA.•findthemeaningofthenewwordsbyusingcontextandpictures.•makepredictionbeforelisteningandmakenoteswhilelisteningWarming-up&pre-reading•Guess&Say•Questions:IsiteasytocommunicatewitheachotherifpeoplespeakdifferentChinesedialects?WhatisStandardChinese?WhyisPutonghuausedinChina?IsthereanystandardEnglishanddialects?Reading1.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.•IsthereanystandardEnglish?•HowmanydialectsofAmericanEnglishhavebeenlistedinthetext?•WhyaretheresomanydialectinAmericanEnglish?2.Readthetextagainandlet’sguessthemeaningofthenewwordsandexpressions.NorthSouthWestEastSouthwestNorthwestNortheastsoutheastXinjingHeilongjiangIndiaPhilippinesListeningTexasPre-listeningObservethepictureandanswerthequestions:•Whataretheboysdoing?Whatdoesthefishlooklike?•Howdoyouthinkthelittleboyinredpantsfeels?Whatabouttheothertwoboys?While-listening•Listenandthereadthroughthetextandtakenoteoftheaccentandintonation.•Listenagainanddoexercises3,4onP14•Workinpairstoexplainthefollowingsentencesin“standardEnglish”WordsindialectStandardEnglishy’allain’twhole’notheryastory’boutswimmin’jumpin’feelin’catfish’boutalrightthinkin’goin’sure’noughshouldaouttayouallarenotwholeanotheryoustoryaboutswimmingjumpingfeelingcatfishaboutallrightthinkinggoingsureenoughshouldhaveoutof
