lesson2Inthislessonthestudentswillbeable

toidentifydifferentEnglishaccentstodevelopawarenessofdifferentEnglishexpressionsindifferentcountriestomakepoliterequeststocommunicatewithotherpeopleinharmonyObjectives

Period1HowmanycountriescanyounamewhereEnglishisthenativelanguage?AmericaStatusoflibertyUKBigBenCanadaAustraliaSydneyOperaHouseOttawaNewZealandWellingtonＣapeＴownProteriaSouthAfricaThelargestcityofSouthAfricaJohannesburg約翰內斯堡

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IrelandSt.PatrickCathedral,DublinGraftonStreet,Dublin

Nowadays,therearearound400millionspeakersofEnglishasafirstlanguage

incountriessuchasAustralia,British,Ireland,NewZealand,SouthAfricaandtheUnitedStates.moreWords’difference

AmericanEnglish&BritishEnglishMailMovieSubwayGarbageVacationapartmentPostFilmUndergroundRubbishHolidayflatListentothedialogueDoallEnglishspeakerssoundthesame?Richard,LiangWeimin,RobertandPamarehavingasmalltalk.Listentoit,identifythecountriesthey’refromandfillintheblanks.NationalityNameBritishChineseAustralianAmericanRichardLiangWeiminRobertPamPeoplehavedifferentEnglish_______dependingon____theycomefrom.Ithoughtthatevery_____speakerspokeEnglishlikethe____WorldService______.Howdopeopleunderstandeachotherwhenwordsare_________sodifferently?Themoreyouheardifferentaccents,theeasieritisto________.accentswherenativeBBCreporterspronouncedcatchontounderstand:Heisveryquick/slowtocatchontomywords.DecideifthesestatementsareTorF1.PamisAmerica.2.RobertcomesfromAustralia.3.RichardhasanAustralianEnglishaccent.4.PamandRobertsay“classroom”thesameway5.Themoredifferentaccentsyouhearthemoreconfusedyouget.TFTFFWhydoyouthinkLiangWeiminthoughtallEnglishspeakerssoundedlikeBBCWorldServicereporters?

HeprobablylearnsEnglishbylisteningtoBBCWorldServicebroadcastingandhasneverheardanyothersEnglishaccent.ListeningStratigies:

identifydifferentEnglishaccentsBeforeyoulisten,thinkaboutallthedifferentEnglishaccentsyouhaveencountered..Whileyoulisten,payattentiontothewordsthatarepronounceddifferentlyindifferentEnglishaccents.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthewordsevenwhentheysounddifferently.Listentotheintonationofthespeakerstohelpyouidentifywheretheycomefrom.Trytoidentifyrulesfortheaccentofeachcountryorplace.Exercise5ListentothesentencesanddecidewhethertheyarespokeninanAmericanaccent(A)oraBritishaccent(B)1Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater?2She’sdancingintheclassroom.3Letmegiveyouanexample.4Iliketoeattomatoes.BAABCanyouidentifyaruleforthedifferenceintheAmericanandBritishpronunciationofthesound〔a:〕.Usuallythesound/a:/ispronounced____inAmericanEnglish.more/?/Exercise6NowlistentothesesentencesanddecidewhethertheyarespokeninanAustralianaccentoraBritishaccent.Didyousayyou’regoingsailingthisweekend?2.I’mgoingtomakeacreamthisSaturday.3.Howmuchdidyoupayforyourrazor?4.ThemailalwayscomesonTuesday.5.Whatdidyousaywhenhewaslate?6.SorryI’mlate.Ihadtopaymybills.AustralianaccentsAustralianaccentsAustralianaccentsBritishaccentsBritishaccentsBritishaccents

CanyouidentifyaruleforthedifferenceintheAustralianandBritishpronunciationofthesound〔ei〕Usuallythesound/ei/ispronounced/__/inAustralianEnglish.aiListentotheconversationanddecidewhichspeakerisAmerican,whichisBritishandwhichisAustralian.

(Exercise7)NationalitynameAmericanAustralianBritishJanPattieShane★

★★Listentosixpeopletalking.Trytoidentifytheiraccents.American,Australian,Chinese,French,British,GermanAnswers:Australian,Chinese,American,German,British,FrenchLanguagepointsI’mrunningthisclass.Well,I’msureyou’llcatch

onreallyquickly.I’vedonefiveyearsofballetbutI’veneverdoneballroomdancing.

I’vbeendoingballroomdancingfor

ages!Comeonmate,let’sget

started!Homework1.QuoteUnquote

“EnglishandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage.”GeorgeBernardShawWhatdoyouthinkofit?2.ReadtheCultureCorneronpage16tolearnmoreabouttheEnglisharoundtheworldPeriod2makingpoliterequestsListeningStrategies:

IdentifyingsituationsandpeopleBeforeyoulisten,lookatthealternativesinthequestions.Thinkaboutwhattheyaregoingtotalkabout.Whataretheimportantwordsyouhear?Thesecanhelpyouidentifythesituation.Soundeffectsalsooftenhelpyouidentifythesituation.Isthelanguageformalorinformal?ThiscanhelpyoudecidewhattherelationshipsarebetweenthepeopleListentotheintonationofthepeopletoidentifytheirmoods.ListentotheCanadiantraveldialogues.UsetheStrategiestochoosethecorrectalternativeforeachdialogue.1.Wherearethepeople?

a)inatouristinformationofficeb)inahotelc)attheairport2Whatdoesthewomanwant?a)informationaboutsomemodernbuildingsinTorontob)informationaboutsomeoldbuildingsinTorontoc)atourofthecity

o3Whataretheytalkingabout?

a)atouraroundthecityb)adelayc)stoppingoffsomewhere

LanguagepointStopoff:tovisitsomewherebeforecontinuingtoanotherplace,makeashortbreakinajourneye.g.WestoppedoffintownonthewaytoJennt’shouse.Heisalwaysstoppingoffatthepubonthewayhome.短暫停留ListenagainandusetheseexpressionstocompletetheFunctionFile

Woulditbepossible,Couldyou,I’msorrybut,Iwaswonderingif,DoyouthinkIcould,Willyoube,I’dprefernot,I’mafraid,Isitallrightif,Ifyou’dlike,Couldyoupossibly,IwonderifPoliteRequests1.___________tofillinthisformhere,please.2.Iknowthisisunusual,butafterthelongflight____________togoonwiththegroup.3._________________Ijustgooffonmyownabitlater?4.____________shewon’tbeheretillaboutteno’clock.5.____________havinglunchinthehotel,sir?6.______________givemeamapofthecity,please?

Ifyou’dlikeI’dprefernotIsitallrightifI’mafraidWillyoubeCouldyoupossibly_______________youcouldgivemeinformationaboutvisitingsomeofthebuildingsinToronto,please?8________________havesomethingaboutthemodernbuildings,please?9___________asksomeoneelse,please?10_________Icouldaskyousomething?11_______________tostayoveranextranightinWinnipeg?12_______________wehavetokeeptothetimetable,sir.IwaswonderingifDoyouthinkIcouldCouldyouWoulditbepossibleIwonderifI’msorrybut

WritesuitablerequestsforpermissionBorrow/guitar

Tony,_______borrowyourguitar?Ofcourseyoucan.Goaheadandtakeit.TonyPamCanI._________________ifIstayedinthegymforanotherthreehours?Yes,Sir.That’snoproblem.Butthecleanershavetocomeinbeforefive.Woulditbeallright

Stayin/gym/anotherthreehoursLeaveearly________________leaveearly.I’mafraidyoumuststaytill5o’clock.IwaswonderingifIcouldHavetime/goforacoffee__________________havetimetogoforacoffee?Ofcourse,butdon’tbelate.Thebusisleavingat4o’clock.DoyouthinkI

pronunciationListenandthinkaboutlanguageandintonation.WhichrequestsareA)politeandindirect?B)toodirectandpossiblyrude?Iwantaseatbythewindow.2.

Couldyoupossiblygivemeaseatbythewindow?3.Ifyou’dliketowaitamoment,please.4.Couldyoujustwaitaminute,please?5.IsitallrightifIpaybycreditcard?6.I’llpaybycreditcard.7.Helpmewithmybags,willyou?8.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpmewithmybags.politeandindirectvspossiblyrude

Canyoupassme...?vsGiveme...Couldyougivemefiveminutes?vsGoaway.Excuseme.vsMove.I'mafraidIcan't.vsNo.Iwouldlike...vsIwant...Canyouhold,please?vsWait.Wouldyoumind...?vsStopit!e.g.，“Wouldyoumindnotusingyourphoneinthecinema,please?”vs“Stoptalkingonyourphoneinthecinema!”ListenandrepeatthefollowingpoliterequestsCouldyoupossiblygivemeahandwithmybags,please?IsitallrightifIleavemybagshere?IwaswonderingifIcouldhavebreakfastearlier?Couldyoutellmewheretherestaurantis,please?DoyouthinkIcouldhaveameun,please?IwonderifIcouldhaveanotheregs,please?Speakingstrategies:beingpoliteForrequestsinallsituations,alwaysuse“please”and“thankyou”.Informalsituations,usemoreindirectexpressions(seefunctionfile)Trytousepoliteintonation.Whenrefusingarequest,giveareason,e.g.I’msorrybut,I’mafraidthatTrytolookfriendlyandsmileatthepersonyouaretalkingto.Situationalpractice

Workinpairstorewritethefollowingdialoguesusingmorepolitelanguageandactout.

Man:Hey,there!Water:Yes,Sir.HowcanIhelp?Man:Iwantanotherglassofwater.Waiter:Certainly,Sir.Coldorhot?Man:Givemeabigglassofhotwater.ExcusemeCouldyoubringmeanotherglassofwater,please?I’dlikeabigglassofhotwater,please.Woman:Well,Ineedawake-upcall.Receptionist:Atwhattime,madam?Woman:Eighto’clock.Notlate.Receptionist:Certainly,madam.Woman:Oh,onemorething.Iwantanewspaper.TheTelegraphReceptionist:Ofcourse,madam.

Woman:Whattime’sbreakfast?Receptionist:Fromseventillnine-thirty,madam.Couldyoutellmewhattimeyouservebreakfast?Couldyoupossiblygivemeawake-upcall?At8o’clock,please.Itisimportant,I’mnotlate.Woulditbepossibletohaveanewspaper,too?I’dlikeTheTelegraphifyouhaveit.PairworkWorkinpairs.StudentAandStudentBtaketurnstobethetouristandreceptionist.Whenyouarethereceptionist,refusesomeoftherequestspolitely.adoubleroomonthefirstfloorawake-upcallat7:30afullEnglishbreakfastinyourroomat8:15somestampsforpostcardsinformationaboutmuseumsataxiat9:00examp