?
1. Do you think
there are dialects
in English?
2. If there are, can they understand each other?
Fast reading: Find out the topic
senterds & Expressions
expression midwestern
recognize accent
play a part (in) Believe it or not
dialect
n. 语言; 表达; 表示
adj. 中西部的 vt. 辨认出; 承认 n. 口音，腔调，重音 扮演一个角色 信不信由你 n. 方言
2)句型: There’s no such person/
thing as sb./sth. 没有……这样的人/物等, 用于 表示某人或某物并不存在。如: 世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事。
There is no such thing as a free lunch. 我们学校没有这样的人。 There is no such person in our school.
美国是一个幅员辽阔的国家，许多不 同的方言在这被讲。
这是一个由 in which引导的定语 从句，在句中做地点状语，相当 于where。
This is the city in which I live.
This is the city where I live.
【经典例题】 This is a factory_______we can see some modern machines.
standard English. Many people think the English 2.
_s_p_o_k_e_n_ (speak) on TV and the radio is supposed to
be standard English. But it is not. When people use
Geography also plays 8.__a___ part in making dialects. For example, some people __li_v_i_n_g___(live)
in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an
Why does the US have so many dialects?
1) People have come from all over the world.
2)_G__e_o_g_ra_p__h_y__ plays a part in…
Can Americans understand each other?
Words and expressions
What is a dialect? different from the “standard language”
American English _m_i_d_w_e_s_t_er_n_, southern, _A_f_r_ic_a_n__ dialects include American and _S_p_a_n_i_s_h_ dialects
9. __o_ld__e_r__(old) kind of English dialect. The USA
is a large country10.__w__h_e_r_e__many different
dialects are spoken. Though many Americans move
Para.1 There is no such thing as standard English.
Para.2 When people use words and expressions different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect.
Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other’s dialects.
True or false questions
1. English spoken in Britain and the US is standard English. F 2. People from neighboring towns all speak the same language. F 3. Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect. T 4. People from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with almost the same dialect as people in the northwestern. T 5. Once American move, they can’t recognize each other’s dialects any more. F
midwestern ,4._s_o_u_t_h_e_r_n_(south), African American and Spanish dialects. Even in some 5. _p_a_r_t_s_(part) of
the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak
?
1. Do you think
there are dialects
in English?
2. If there are, can they understand each other?
Retell the text. Believe it or not, there is no such thing 1. _a_s___
a lot, they still recognize and understand each other.
Difficult points
1. Believe it or not, there’s no such thing as standard English. 信不信由你, 世界上没有所谓的标准英语。 1) believe it or not 信不信由你 通常在句子中作插入语, 有逗号和句子 分开。如: Believe it or not, all the people present have agreed to the plan.
A．which B．in which C．there D．/
【答案】B
Homework
1. Review all the new words and expressions.
2. Finish exercises 1-3 on Page 71-72 on your workbooks.
a little 6._d_i_ff_e_r_e_n_t_l_y (different).
The reason why American English has so many
dialect is 7. __t_h_a_t__people have come from all over
the world.
words and 3. e_x_p__re_s_s_i_o_n_s_(express) different from the
“standard English”, it is called a dialect. American English has many dialects, especially the
【经典例题】 We have _____ book you are looking for.
A such no B no such C not such D no such a
【答案】B
2. The USA is a larger country in which
many different dialects are spoken.
Para.3 Geography also plays a part in making dialects.
Detailed Reading
1. Read para 1 and answer. Q: In the writer’s opinion, is there
standard English? Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. 2. Read para 2-3 and finish the chart below: