1. English around the world
Unit 2
English around the world

2. Sounds of students cheering for their college
College Fight Songs
Sounds of students cheering for their college
football team can be heard on (1)___________
Some of the best college football teams will be
taking part in(2)________________________.
(3)_____________will be playing their fight songs.
Name of song “ The Victors”
Writer A student named Louis Elbel
Time ( 4) ____________________.
University The University of (5)__________
Main features remembered as (6)___________
__________________
Saturday afternoon
special championship games
College bands
1898
Michigan
the first
American college fight song

3. True or False?
College fight songs are songs written for
college sports. ( )
2. The first college fight song was written in 1898
by a singer. ( )
3. “The Victors” is regarded as the most famous
and recognized American college fight song.
( ) T F F

4. Questions:
The students of American universities usually
play football_____________.
on Sunday morning B. on Saturday morning
C.on Sunday afternoon D. on Saturday afternoon
2. College fight songs are played during the time
when _______.
the students have passed their examinations
B.the students will be graduating from college
C.the students are celebrating their victory
in the championship games
D.the students are cheering for their college
football teams D D

5. Small Quiz
Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.

6. Great Britain

7. Australia

8. Canada

9. India

10. Ireland

11. New Zealand

12. South Africa

13. The U.S.A.

14. Singapore

15. Do you know the American way of saying the following words
candy
elevator
sweet
lift
drugstore
chemist’s
flat
apartment
rubbish
trash
rubber
eraser
trousers
pants
mum
mom
holiday
vacation
petrol
gas
the first floor
ground floor
toilet
bathroom
the second floor
first floor
autumn
fall
underground
subway
film
movie
lorry
truck
pen-friend
pen-pal
football
soccer

16. Do you know how Americans spell the following words
theatre, centre
theater,center
colour,honour,labour
color,honor,labor
traveller
traveler
fulfil
fulfill
programme
program
tyre
tire
realise, apologise
realize,apologize
smelt,spelt
smelled, spelled

17. Listening
Dialogue One
pictures
underground
autumn
lorry
sweets------
movies
subway
fall
truck
candy

18. Dialogue Two
What TV programme is Zhang Li watching?
2. What does Zhao Li think will improve her English?
3. What does Zhao Li think of Cao Ri ? What kind of
English does he use?
4. How will listening to a good speaker of English help
you?
5. What should you do if you find it difficult to understand
a native speaker?
CCTV 9’s World Wide Watch.
Listening to TV will improve her English.
She thinks Cao Ri is a good speaker. HE uses Am. E.
The more listening practice you have, the better …
You should be patient and keep trying.
Soon you will understand more and more.

19. Speaking Task: Use your knowledge about the
differences between American English
and British English to make a dialogue
on the misunderstanding caused by the
differences between Am. E and Br. E.
like the sample dialogue you just listened
to.