Unit 2 English

around the

world Warming upWarming up

ListeningListening

QuestionQuestionss

1. How many languages do you 1. How many languages do you know?know?

2. Which language do you think 2. Which language do you think is the most widely used in the is the most widely used in the world?world?

3. Do you know the meaning of 3. Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?“Englishes”?

Hints Country name

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Where:How many people:Who ruled:

Where:

Who ruled:

How many islands:Who ruled:

Big or small:Where:Poor or rich:

South AsiaSouth Asiaa billion a billion

British rulers British rulers

Western EuropeWestern Europe

British rulers British rulers

7,0007,000Spanish Spanish American rulers American rulers

smallsmall (a city)(a city)Southeast Asia Southeast Asia

richrich

India India

Ireland Ireland

Philippines Philippines

Singapore Singapore

JokeMiss: Hello.Foreigner: Hi!Miss: You have what thing?F: Can you speak English?M: If I not speak English, I’m speaking what?F: Can anyone else speak English here?M: You yourself look. All the people are playing,

no people have time, you can wait,you wait, you not wait, you go!

F: Good heavens. Anybody here can speak English?

M: Shout what shout, quiet a little, you on earth have what thing?

F: I want to speak to your head!!!

M: Head is not zai! You tomorrow come!!

What do they mean?What do they mean?

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Chinese Br E Am E

电梯

汽油

垃圾

垃圾箱

假期

两周

liftlift elevatorelevator

petrolpetrol gas, gasolinegas, gasoline

rubbishrubbish garbagegarbage

dustbindustbin trash cantrash can

holidayholiday vacationvacation

fortnightfortnight two weekstwo weeks

Different vocabulary:Different vocabulary:

Am E

neighborhood

labor

color

honor

humor

favorite

theater

kilometer

Br E

neighbourhood

labour

colour

honour

humour

favourite

theatre

kilometre

Different spelling:Different spelling:

Br E Am EBr E Am E

dance [da:ns] dance[ddance [da:ns] dance[dæns]æns]

not [not] not [na:t]not [not] not [na:t]

Different pronunciation:Different pronunciation: