Think it overWhy do people speak in different way?Because they come from different places.How about the Americans?Does a New Yorker speak the same English with the people live in Houston? standard : 标准的standard English: 标准英语Is there standard Chinese in China?step 1Skimming(1-2m)The main idea of each paragraghPara 1Para2Para3American English has many dialectsGeography also plays a part in making dialects There is no such things as standard English.Step 2Scanning(1-2m)T or F 1. The English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English.2.Two people from neighbouring towns speak quite differently in the USA.3. People from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak the same dailects as people in the northwestern USA.4. The Americans can’t understand each other’s dialects because they move a lot.FFTFGet some details 1.How many countries were mentioned in para1? What are they? Is English the first language of these countries?Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa 2.What kind of dialects were mentioned in para2? What are they?midwestern , southern, African America and Spanish dialects.step 3Detailed reading(3m)Read the text carefully and try to anwser the following questions:1.Do people speak in the same way on TV or the radio?1. What is dialect?2. Why are there so many dialects in America?1. What is the other reason for so many dialects?2. What did the Americans take with them when they moved from one place to another? Some important points1. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.not anot such a本办公室没有这个人。There is no such person in this office.2. When people use words and expressions different from the “standard Language”, it is called a dialect...
