Unit 2 Period 4 Developing ideas-【金版教程】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第一册作业与测评课件PPT（外研版2019）

WELCOME UNIT Unit 2 Exploring English Period 4 　Developing ideas 课时作业（四） 课时作业（五） 目录 CONTENTS 1 2 小精读 3 课时作业（四） Ⅰ　阅读 People speak English in different parts of the world. The same words can be used in different ways, depending on where you live. People can also have completely different ways of saying the same thing. Ⅰ Ⅱ 课时作业（四） 目录 The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is asking the public to help it add new words. Editors want to find the regional differences in English around the world. They want to expand its record of the language. In 2017, the OED, BBC Radio and the Forward Arts Foundation teamed up to find local words in the United Kingdom. It resulted in more than 100 regional words and phrases being added to the dictionary. One was “cuddy wifter”， which means “a left­handed person”． Now, the OED is widening its search to English speakers around the world. Eleanor Maier, an editor at OED, said the response has been great. Editors are listing a bunch of suggestions to include in the dictionary. Ⅰ Ⅱ 课时作业（四） 目录 These include Hawaii's “hammajang”， which means “in a disorderly state”. Another is the word for a swimming costume, “dookers” or “duckers”. It is used in Scotland. The OED also might include the word “frog­drowner”， which Americans might use to describe a downpour of rain. Another possibility is “brick”. It means “very cold” used by people in New Jersey and New York City. Ⅰ Ⅱ 课时作业（四） 目录 The dictionary has already found that, depending on location, a picture hanging off center might be described as “agley”. It might also be called “catawampous” or “ahoo”． “The OED aims to cover all types of English，” Maier said. That includes scientific words, slang and regional language. Maier also said that it can be difficult for the OED's editors to identify regional words. The terms are more often spoken than written down. Ⅰ Ⅱ 课时作业（四） 目录 The appeal is called Words Where You Are. It is looking for more suggestions. “We were surprised and pleased by the number of