1、Unit 21.Which language is spoken by the largest number of peoplein the world? Quiz:2.Which language is mostwidely used in the world? 3.How many people speak English in the world today ? 375 million750 millionmore than 1.1 billionHalf of the worlds population(by 2050)as their first languageas a secon

2、d languageor a foreign languagespeak Englishwill be using it. 4.Can you think of some English speaking countries? the USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland IndiaPhilippinesSingaporeMap of the worldEnglish Around the WorldDo they speak the same English ?World Englishes in

3、clude Canadian, British,American, Australian and Indian English.British EnglishAmerican EnglishWhat are differences between British English and American English?Dictation 1 ( c ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 ( ) Listening 1: Listen and complete the following passage.My name is Sarah and Im 14 years old. My_are _ n

4、ovels, _ football and _ songs. I think that rock music is_, and I dont like _. I dont enjoy computers_.readingplayingsingingdancingeitherintereststerrible Listening 2: Listen to the tape and complete the followingtable.pictures 1. 2. falllorry 3. 4. subwaysweets 5. moviesautumncandytruckunderground(

5、 British. E)( American. E)Do you want to come to my flat?How far is your apart-ment? It is beautifulShall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow, bar is a nice place.Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Bush?Well, I want a can of milktea, some cookies and som

6、e candy .Hey, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Great. I like football match very much.Time to go home. Lets go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. ComparisonBREAMEc-o-l-o-u-rc-o-l-o-rautumnfall d:ns d dnsns Excuse me, could I take the elevator

7、 to the 7th floor?Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And youd take what?I mean, Id like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. Oh, sorry. Come this way, Ill show you the lift.Useful expressions:P48Pardon?I beg you pard

8、on?Can you say that again, please?Could you repeat that, please?Can you speak more slowly, pleaseSorry, I dont understand.Sorry, I cant follow you.How do you spell it, please?u An American is having a talk with an Englishman. Because of using different vocabulary ,they have misunderstanding with eac

9、h other. Please act out a dialogue ,trying to use the words shown in the listening part and useful expressions above.Make up a dialogueChineseBritish EnglishAmerican English電影電影picturemovie秋天秋天autumnfall卡車卡車lorrytruck地鐵地鐵undergroundsubway糖果糖果sweetscandy電梯電梯liftelevator1. Try to find out more differences between AmE and BrE, or get more examples to show the differences