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.

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

ChineseBrE AmE 秋天 autumnfall 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. apartment petrol underground college 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 may not have the same spelling. neighbourneighbor

Fill in the table below. ChineseBrE AmE 邻居 neighbourneighbor 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 colourcolor travelled traveled dance; can’t; neither; either; vocabulary autumnfall film 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?

EnglishCountriesExplanation 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.

EnglishCountriesExplanation Second language India Pakistan Nigeria the Philippines These people speak the language of their own country at home but the language of the government, schools, newspapers, and TV is English.

EnglishCountriesExplanation Foreign language China Germany France etc. 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: THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH