内容正文:
Unit 2 English around the world
Section 2 Warming Up
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Pre-reading
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Part 1
lead in
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Can you speak Zhuang dialect?
Discuss these questions
Do all the people of Zhuang speak the same Zhuang dialect?
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What about Chinese?
Discuss these questions
Do all the Chinese people speak the same Chinese? And why?
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Chinese VS Mandarin
accent
native language本族语:The language that a person has spoken from early childhood
official language官方语言:是一个国家通用的正式语言或认定的正式语言。它是为适应管理国家事务的需要,在国家机关、正式文件、法律裁决及国际交往等官方场合中规定一种或几种语言为有效语言的现象。
普通话水平测试
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What about English?
All the English spoken all around the world are the same?
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Part 2
warming up
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the USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
the United Kingdom
Ireland
Can you name some countries in which English is used as an official language?
Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?
number of speakers example countries
the native language
the foreign language
the second language
375 million
750 million
375 million
USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand
China and many other countries
India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines
Varieties of English
There are many varieties (分类) of English around the world such as:
British English
American English
Canadian English
Australian English
Indian English
…
What are the two main groups of English?
B.E and A.E
British Broadcasting Corporation
英国广播公司
Voice of America
美国之声
What difference between British English and American English can you see from the video?
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pronunciation
Watch the video.
words
13
British English
American English
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Do you know other differences between American English and British English?
British English
American
English
spelling
pronunciation
words
colour
color
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