Unit 2 English around the world Let’s discover more about English! Period One Warming up & Listening Warming up 1. How many countries and regions are there in the world?About two hundred. 2. How many languages are there in the world?Perhaps more than five thousand.Warming up Warming up 3. How many languages are used as the working languages of the United Nations?There are five . They are Chinese , French, Russian, English and Spanish. Look at the following pictures, and try to find what the man wants to do? What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom?Why can’t he find it?toilet A toilet Why can’t he find it?bathroom = toilet (A.E.)(B.E.) the place where you take a bath. Because the meaning of “bathroom” is different in Br.E and Am.E.BE: A room there is a bath.AE: A room with a toilet. landladyMr Browna woman who owns and rents houses. Can you guess the relationship between them? Pre-Listeningcrazy, set foot into, midnightthe umbrella stand, shower, lock the door, turn down,walk the dog, tenant Listen carefully to the tape. Mr. Brown’s landlady has many house rules. Write down five of them.Listening The landlady asked Mr Brown:1. to put his coat on a peg2. to take off his shoes3. to put his umbrella in the umbrella stand4. to lock the door if he comes home after midnight.Listening 5. to be quiet after 9 p.m.6. not to shower after 9 p.m.7. not to smoke in the bathroom8. to walk the dog.9. to turn down the radio.10. to speak quietly on the phone.Listening 11. to return the key of the front door.12. to help her find a new tenant for the flat.Listening Example: The landlady asked Mr Brown to put his coat in the closet.The landlady asked Mr Brown:1.______________________...
