1. PEP Book 1 Unit 2 English around the world
Period 1
Warming up and Speaking
Qianjiang Yuanlin Senior High School
Huang Yangmei

2. To talk about the origin of language
To discuss the difference between American English and British English
To learn to ask directions

3. Talk about the origin of language
different languages to express our thanks

4. Babel Tower(巴别塔)
unfinished

5. just had a language
a common speech

6. reach into the heaven(天堂)
make themselves known to the
world

7. angry
to be replaced by them

8. stopped their building
make many kinds of different
languages
cannot understand each other

9. the origin(起源) of different
kinds of languages

10. Discuss the difference between American English and British English
language

11. How many English-speaking countries can you think of?

12. English around the world
England
Canada
English around the world
Ireland
The Philippines
America
In fact that’s not all! We also have Jamaica, New Zealand, Barbados all together 42 countries! so, if you want to know more , you can surf the Internet or go to the library after class! Ok, now back to the map! From this map we can see no matter in which state, it has English native speakers (Native speaker means: When you were born, you started to speak English). So the people in these countries who can speak English are called Native Speakers! But Believe or not, although they are all called native speakers, they speak different kinds of English! Ok, today we’ll have a chance to enjoy their different kinds of English! Now we are going to the International School in Shanghai.
South Africa
Australia
India
Singapore

13. Do they speak the same kind of English?

16. In what way are they different from one another?
_____________
pronunciation 16

17. More examples: dance box neither BrE [dɑːns] AmE [dæns] BrE [bɒks]
AmE [bɑks]
neither
BrE [’naɪðə]
AmE  [‘niðɚ]

18. Watch another piece of video and tell us what the difference is.
What are they talking about?

19. American English
British English
trousers
pants
chips
crips
French fries
chips
a frizzy drink
soda
lift
elevator
watch a film
watch a movie

20. vocabulary
more examples?

21. (Br)lorry
(Br)flat
(Am) apartment
(Am)truck

22. (Br)underground
(Br)petrol
(Am)subway
(Am) gas

23. (Br)lift
(Br) taxi
(Am)elevator
(Am) cab

24. (Br) sweet
(Br) autumn
(Am) fall
(Am)candy

25. jewellery
jewelry
program
programme
mustache
moustache
memorise
memorize
colour
color

26. favourite
favorite
honor
honour
bank
banque
spelling
centre
center
theatre
theater

27. pronunciation
vocabulary
spelling
It's your turn !

28. Speaking
Now ,Amy and her American friends are visiting London.They plan to visit Amy’s aunt and decide to go there by underground .But they cannot find the nearest underground station.So she asks directions and tells her friends.

29. Task 1 read the dialogue with your partern and circle the words that mean the same.

30. Task 2 Work in groups .Choose one of the following situations and make a dialogue with your partern.

31. Useful expressions
Excuse me,is there a gym near here?
go straight the road
turn right at the second corner.
can you tell me the way to the nearest gas station?
You’d better take a bus.
Excuse me,how can I get to the nearest gas station?
the gym is on your left.

33. Homework
1.Write a short passage about the difference between AmE and BrE in about 120 words.
2. Preview the reading:
The Road to Modern English