Unit 2

elevator

petrol

gas

official

n. 电梯 ; 升降机n. 汽油 =( 美 ) gasoline

n. 汽油 ; 煤气 ; 毒气adj. 官方的 ; 正式的

Words preview

Let’s do a small quiz about

national flags of different

countries, and find out the

languages spoken in these

countries.

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English-speaking countries

in the world

Do you know that there is more

than one kind of English? In some

important ways they are every

different from one another. They

are called world Englishes.

Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using?

Let’s go to the

pictures!

Why not go by Underground?

OK. But how shall we go to the

movies?

Er, but the subway station is f

ar away.

There are many varieties ( 分类 ) of

English around the world such as ： Canadian English

British English

American English

Australian English

Indian English

Varieties of English

British English

American English

&

What are the differences between American English and British English?

What? Do you mean this autumn?

Do you have any plan this fall?

fall autumn

When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.

Chinese BrE AmE秋天 autumn fall公寓 flat

汽油 gas, gasoline

电梯 lift

地铁 subway

大学 university

垃圾 garbage

假期 holiday

Fill in the table below.

apartmentpetrol

undergroundcollege

rubbish

vacation

elevator

Jack is a British boy. He went to America for a trip in this summer vacation. The first day he went to a restaurant and looked around for a toilet. When he asked the waitress, she told him it is on the second floor. Jack went up two floors only to find empty rooms.

Situation discussion

Where is the toilet?

British English

the ground floor

the first floor

the second floor

the third floor

the first floor

the second floor

the third floor

the forth floor

American English

N-E-I-G-H-B-O-U-R, neighbour.

Can you tell me how to spell the word “neighbor”?

When you write in English, they maynot have the same spelling.

neighbourneighbor

Fill in the table below.

Chinese BrE AmE

邻居 neighbour neighbor

劳动 labor

颜色 colour

幽默 humor

最喜爱的 favourite

剧院 theater

千米 kilometre

labour

color

humour

favorite

theatre

kilometer

Main differences

BrE AmE

spelling

pronunci-ation

colour color

travelled traveled

dance; can’t; neither; either;

vocabulary autumn fallfilm movie

shop store

BrE & AmE

Little Girl: Hi, I’d like some sweets, please.Store Owner: No problem. All the candy we sell is sweet. Little Girl: I see, so you sell sweet sweets.

Imitation Time

sweets,

candy

Read the two dialogues below and then find the different kinds of English.

2. Jim: Let’s take the lorry for a trip

into the countryside.

Linda: Of course, I expect you to

take me!

Jim: Oh, I’m sorry, Linda, I mean

my truck.

lorry

truck.

1 With your partner, list the

countries that use English as

an official language.

2 Which country do you think

has the most English learners?

English Countries Explanation

Mother

tongue

the UK

the U.S.A

Canada

Australia

South Africa

Ireland

New Zealand

The people in these

countries are native

speakers of English.

In total, for more

than 375 million

people English is

their mother tongue.

English Countries Explanation

Second language

IndiaPakistanNigeriathe Philippines

These people speak the language of their own country at home but the language of the government, schools,

newspapers, and TV is English.

English Countries Explanation

Foreign language

ChinaGermanyFranceetc.

The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.

A Joke Two mice sat in their hole watching Cat lurk( 潜伏 ) outside. "I know how to make Cat go away," said the first mouse. "How?" the second mouse asked in surprise. “Watch! Bow, wow!!!( 汪汪汪 )” barked the first mouse. Peering ( 仔细瞧 )through their hole in the wall, they saw Cat running away in fear. “Ah, see the benefit( 益处 ) of knowing another language!"

Fun Time

Homework

1. Look up the new words

and expressions of the

reading in the dictionary.

2. Preview the reading:

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