课标人教实验版 高一 Module

1Unit 2

Using language

and reading in

workbook

广东 郑学敏

Beijing

Shanghai

Guangzhou

1. China is a very big country where

different dialects are spoken. Can

you list some of them?

2. Is there anybody who can speak a

dialect from other place?

Pre-reading

standard 标准 , 规格dialect 方言southern 南部的midwestern 中西部的Spanish 西班牙的

New words

play a part 扮演一个角色 eastern 东部的 northwestern 西北方的 recognize 辨认出 , 认出

1.Why are there so many dialects in the US?

Because people have come from all over

the world. Geography also plays a part in

making dialects.

It’s believed to be the English spoken on

TV and the radio.

2.What’s the standard English?

3.Can you tell an interesting or funny

story that shows great difference

between dialects in Chinese/English?

Example: keys or kiss

One friend of mine was giving an En

glish lesson to a class of adults who had

recently come to live in the United Stat

es. After placing quite a number of eve

ryday objects on a table he asked vario

us members of the class to give him the

ruler, the book, the pen

and so on. The class went very smoothly,

and the students seemed interested and

serious about the work that they were e

ngaged in until my friend turned to an I

talian and said, “Give me the keys.”The

man looked surprised and somewhat at

a loss( 有点手足无措 ). Seeing this, my f

riend thought that

the student hadn’t heard him clearly, s

o he repeated, “Give me the keys.” The

Italian shrugged( 耸肩 ) his shoulders.

Then, he threw his arms around the te

acher’s neck and kissed him on both ch

eeks.

1.What’s standard English?

什么是标准英语 ?

standard (n.) 标准 , 规格 (adj.) 标准的

meet standard 符合标准 standard of living 生活水平 on a standard 根据某一标准

Language points

The mountains are not high____

world standard.

A. by B. at C. to D. on

2. Believe it or not, there’s no such a

thing as standard English.

信不信由你 , 世界上没有所谓的标准英语。

believe it or not 信不信由你 Believe it or not, all the people present

have agreed to the plan.

3. However, even on TV and the radio y

ou will hear differences in the way peop

le speak.

然而 , 甚至在电视上或收音机里都会听到人们在说话时的差异。 the way 后面接定语从句时 , 关系代词用 that/in which 或不用关系代词。 I did it in the way that/in which you ta

ught me.

I don’t like___ you speak to her.

A. the way

B. the way in that

C. the way which

D. the way of which

4. America English has many dialects, es

pecially the midwestern, southern, Afric

an American and Spanish dialects.

美国英语有很多方言 , 尤其是在中西部 , 南部 , 黑人和西班牙方言。

especially 尤其 , 表达事物不寻常或特 别重要 specially 专门 ( 指专为某一目的 ) Our garden is beautiful, especially

in autumn.

I came here specially to see you.

5. Geography also plays a part in making

dialects.

地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。 play a (adj.) part

扮演…角色 , 起…作用 She play a leading part in the play.

6.Although many America move a lot,

they still recognize each other’s dialects.

虽然许多美国人经常搬家 , 但他们仍然能够辨认彼此的方言。 recognize 辨认 , 认出 (pick out)

recognize sth./sb. as sth./sb.

把…认作… Drugs were not recognized as a proble

m then.

The Oxford English Dictionary

Reading task on P51

Do you know who is the writer of

The Oxford English Dictionary?

James Murray, Samuel Johnson,

and Noah Webster.

Samuel Johnson (1709-84) Noah Webster

James A.H.Murray

Note on James Murray’s life

Country

Education

Job

Scotland

No formal education,taught himself while working

Worked in a bank,then in Oxford.

Note on James Murray’s life

Most important task

compiling the first edition of th

e OED

Its difficulties:

1 worded in a shed in his garden

and behind his house

2 very cold as it was one metre u

nderground

Note on James Murray’s life

Most important task

3 no heating; he had to

wear a coat and put his feet

in a box to keep warm

4 no electric light; he

worked at night with

candles

Note on James Murray’s life

Most important task

Qualities needed:

1 commitment

2 perseverance

3 accuracy

Who worked on the

dictionary

Date of completion

Other information

At first just James Murray; later his two Daughters; finished by others editors after his death

1928

First edition took forty-four years to compile

1.Review the words and language points

we have learnt in this unit.

2.Translation

(1) 他们已经请求国际援助。(2) 带着有礼貌的微笑 , 她走了出去。(3) 他出去工作了半年 , 因为有病没能结束 工作就回来了。(4) 他喜欢发号施令 , 但没有人愿意听他的。

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