English around the world Unit2 English around the world

English around the World Unit Two (Period One)

Would you like to see my flat? Yes. I’d like to come up to your apartment. Would you like to see my flat?

OK. I like to go to the movies? Then, let’s go to the pictures!

Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together. Can you tell us the differences between American English and British English?

the president of the USA. the prime minister of the UK. 网络释义专业释义英英释义英国(United Kingdom)全球域名总数超过1.83亿 年增长12% ...de（德国）uk（英国）nl（荷兰） ... 基于772个网页-相关网页 联合王国①当今英国的全称是大不列颊和北爱尔兰联合王国（UK），包括英格兰、威尔士．苏格兰和北 爱尔兰四部分 the president of the USA.

Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement? Wow, bar is a nice place.

Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama? Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.

Great. I like football match very much. After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.

& American English British English Do you know the differences between American English and British English? American English & British English

Match the words that have the same meaning. petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway

words American English British English flat (公寓) apartment lift (电梯) elevator go to the pictures go to the movies vacation holiday shop store words autumn fall ill sick underground(地铁) subway rubber eraser petrol (汽油) gas university(大学) college

spelling ask dance box not American English British English colour, color, spelling favorite, favourite, theater, theatre, center, centre, traveled, travelled, meter metre ask dance pronunciation box not

Do you know any other English-speaking countries? Canada Great Britain the U.S.A. Australia India New Zealand Singapore South Africa Ireland 爱尔兰_360百科 爱尔兰,爱尔兰共和国(Republic of Ireland)，简称爱尔兰，是一个西欧国家，西临大西洋东靠爱尔兰海(Muir éireann)，与英国隔海相望，是北美通向欧洲的通道。爱尔兰人

Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same ?

world Englishes British English Australian English American English Brainstorming British English Australian English American English Canadian English world Englishes Indian English Singapore English Malaysian English African English

Questions 1. Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? 2. Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why? 3. Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?

2．________(adj.)本国的；本地的 (n.)本地人；本国人 3．________(n.)<美>公寓住宅；单元住宅 Ⅰ.单词速记 1．________(n.)电梯；升降机 2．________(adj.)本国的；本地的 (n.)本地人；本国人 3．________(n.)<美>公寓住宅；单元住宅 4．________(vt.)以……为根据 (n.)基部；基地；基础 elevator native apartment base

5．__________(n.)词汇；词汇量；词表 6．________(adj.)较后的；后半的；(两者中)后者的 8．official(adj.)官方的；正式的；公务的→________(n.)办公室；重要官职 9．actually(adv.)实际上；事实上→________(adj.)现实的，实际的 10．gradual(adj.)逐渐的；逐步的→________(adv.)逐渐地；逐步地 vocabulary latter identity office actual gradually

11．spelling(n.)拼写；拼法→________(v.)拼写 12．fluent(adj.)流利的；流畅的→________(adv.)流利地；流畅地 13．frequent(adj.)频繁的；常见的→________(adv.)常常；频繁地 spell fluently frequently

5．such as ___________________ 6．be different from________________ Ⅱ.短语互译 1．因为；由于 __________ 2．走近；上来；提出 ________ 3．现在；目前　 _________ 4．利用；使用　　 ____________ 5．such as　___________________ 6．be different from________________ 7．at the end of　________________ 8．communicate wit________________ because of come up at present make use of 例如……；像这种的 与……不同 在……末尾 和……交流

Pre-reading questions: 1.Do you think it important for you to learn English? Why? 2.Why do so many people speak English? 3.Which country do you think has the most English learners?

English-speaking countries: mother tongue/ native language UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland official language India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.

homework reading the text review the words you study today