Let’s discover more about English!

Unit Two

English Around the World

(Period One)

Fun Time

Are you a native speaker of Cantonese? If not, where is your native place? Use you native language to say “Hello” to your classmates!!!!!!!

Small Quiz

Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.

Great Britain

Australia

Canada

India

Ireland

New Zealand

South Africa

The U.S.A.

Singapore

EnglishWhy are there so many countries

speaking English as their first or second language?

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

English around the world

Listen to a dialogue.1, Where did the dialogue take place?2, Where was the man from?3, How did he travel?4, What was he looking for?5, Did he find what he wanted?6, What happened to him?Why?

Englishes spoken in different countries are different.

World EnglishesAmerican English

British English

Australian English

Canadian English

New Zealand English

Singapore English

Indian English

African English

Do you know the American way ofsaying the following words

lift elevator

flat apartment

rubber erasermum mom

petrol gastoilet bathroom

autumn fallfilm movie

pen-friend pen-pal

football soccer

sweet candy

chemist’s drugstore

rubbish trashtrousers pantsholiday vacation

the first floor ground floorthe second floor first floor

underground subwaylorry truck

Do you know how Americans spell the following words

theater,centertheatre, centre

color,honor,laborcolour,honour,labour

travelertraveller

fulfillfulfil

programprogramme

tiretyrerealize,apologizerealise, apologise

smelled, spelledsmelt,spelt

Speaking Task:

Use your knowledge about the differences between American English and British English to make a dialogue on the misunderstanding caused by the differences between Am. E and Br. E. like the sample dialogue you just listened to.

Homework

1.Oral work:Why do so many people speak English?

2.Preview the reading