Unit 19 Lesson2 Varieties of English ks5U精品课件

Warming up 1. What’s your native language? 2. Do you speak Cantonese? Do you speak Hakka? 3. What about our native language? What’s the native language for all of us? ks5U精品课件

4. What about the native language for the following countries? ks5U精品课件

Canada, the USA, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Britain. 1. How many countries can you name where English is the native language? Do all these English speakers sound the same? Canada, the USA, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Britain. No, The English language has different varieties. ks5U精品课件

flat, film, post, rubbish, underground, vacation 2. Match the British English words with the American English ones in the list below. flat, film, post, rubbish, underground, vacation ks5U精品课件

post mail film movie underground subway rubbish garbage vacation flat mail movie subway garbage holiday 6. apartment ks5U精品课件

Robert comes from Australia. Listen to the dialogue and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F). Pam is American. Robert comes from Australia. The more different accents you hear the more confused you get. T F F ks5U精品课件

4. Richard has an Australian English accent. 5. Pam and Robert say “classroom” the same way. T F ks5U精品课件

Why do you think Liang Weimin thought all English speakers sounded like BBC World Service reports? Liang Weimin didn’t know people have different English accents depending on where they come from . ks5U精品课件

Listen to the sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an American accent (A) or a British accent (B). Would you like a glass of water? 2. She’s dancing in the classroom. 3. Let me give you an example. 4. I like to eat tomatoes. B A A B ks5U精品课件

Listen to these sentences and decide whether they are spoken in an Australian accent or a British accent. 1. Did you say you’re going sailing this weekend? 2. I’m going on a date this Saturday! Australian British ks5U精品课件

3. How much did you pay for the razor? 4. The mail always comes on Tuesdays. 5. What did you say when he was late? 6. Sorry I’m late. I had to pay my bills. British Australian British Australian ks5U精品课件

Listen to the conversation and decide which speaker is American, which is British and which is Australian. American Australian British Jan Pattie Shane British American Australian ks5U精品课件

Listen again and use these expressions to complete the Function File. Would it be possible, Could you, I’m sorry but, I was wondering if, Do you think I could, Will you be, I’d prefer not, I’m afraid, Is it all right if, If you’d like, Could you possibly, I wonder if ks5U精品课件

1. ___________ to fill in this form here, please. 2. I know this is unusual, but after the long flight ____________ to go on with the group. 3. _____________ I just go off on my own a bit later? If you’d like I’d prefer not Is it all right if ks5U精品课件

4. _________ she won’t be here till about ten o’clock. 5. __________ having lunch in the hotel, sir? 6. _________________ give me a map of the city, please? I’m afraid Will you be Could you possibly ks5U精品课件

7. ________________ you could give me information about visits to some of the buildings in Toronto, please? 8. __________________ have something about the modern buildings, please? I was wondering if Do you think I could ks5U精品课件

9. _________ ask someone else, please? 10. __________ I could ask you something? 11. _________________ to stay over an extra night in New York? 12. ____________ we have to keep to the timetable, sir. Could you I wonder if Would it be possible I’m sorry but ks5U精品课件

too direct and possibly rude? Pronunciation. Listen and think about language and intonation. Which request are: polite and indirect? too direct and possibly rude? 1. 2. b) I want a seat by the window. a) Could you possibly give me a seat by the window? ks5U精品课件

If you’d like to wait a moment, please. a) 3. 4. 5. 6. If you’d like to wait a moment, please. a) a) Could you just wait a moment, please? a) Is it all right if I pay by credit cark. b) I’ll pay by credit card. ks5U精品课件

Help me with my bags, will you? 7. 8. b) Help me with my bags, will you? a) I was wondering if you could help me with my bags. ks5U精品课件

Now listen and repeat six polite requests. 1. Could you possibly give me a hand with my bags, please? 2. Is it all right if I leave my bags here? 3. I was wondering if I could have breakfast earlier? ks5U精品课件

4. Could you tell me where the restaurant is, please? 5. Do you think I could have a menu, please? 6. I wonder if I could have another egg, please? ks5U精品课件