Unit 19 Language
Lesson 2 The Varieties of English
Teaching objectives:
1.To practise listening strategies for identifying different English accents.
2.To develop awareness of different English expressions in different countries.
3. Identify situations and people
Teaching difficulties: Identify situations and people
Teaching aids: Computer
Teaching Procedure:
Step1Warm up
1.Discussion:
1)How many countries can you name where English is the native language?
2)Do all these speakers sound the same?
2.Write down the words with the same meaning.
1.mail_______2.movie______3.sidewalk_______4.trash _____5.Apartment_________
Step2Listening
1.Listen to the dialogue and decide if these sentences true (T) or false (F)
1.Pam is American. ( )
2.Robert comes from Australia. ( )
3.The more different accents you hear the more confused you get.( )
4.Richard has an Australian English accent.( )
5.Pam and Robert say “classroom” the same way.( )
2.Summary
Listening strategies
Identifying different English accents
★Before listening, think about different English accents.
★While listening, pay attention to words that pronounced in different English accents.
★Listen to the intonation of the speakers to identify where they come from.
★Try to identify rules for accent of each country or place.
Step3Practice
Listen and decide whether they are spoken in an American accent (A) or British accent (B)
1).Would you like a glass of water? ______
2).She is dancing in the classroom.______
3).Let’s give you an example._________
4).I like to eat tomatoes._________
2. Listen and decide whether they are spoken in an Australian accent (A) or British accent (B)
1).Did you say you’re going sailing this weekend.___
2).I’m going on a date this Saturday._____
3).How much did you pay for your rollerblades.____
4).The mail always comes on Tuesday._____
5). What did you say when he was late._____
6). Sorry I’m late. I had to pay my bills. ______
3. Listen and decide which speaker is American, which is British and which is Australian.
American
Australian
Brtrish
Jan
Pattie
Shane
Step4. Listening Strategies
★Identifying situations and people
★alternatives in the questions--what they are going to talk about.
★the important words ---identify the situation.
★sound effects --identify the situation.
★anguage formal or informal--what the relationships are between the people
★the intonation --their moods
Step5.Practice
Listen to the Canadian travel dialogues. Use the Strategies to choose alternative for each dialouge.
1.Where are the people?
A)in a tourist information office B)in a hotel
C)at the observation dome D)at the travel agent’s
2. Who is talking ?
A)a tourist and a trainee B)a receptionist and a hotel guest
C)a passenger and the Tour Managers D)two passengers
3)What are they talking about?
A)a tour around the city B)a delay
C)stopping off somewhere D)the city’s buildings
4)How do the tourists feel?
A)nervous B)frustrated C) happy D)tired
Step6 Function File--Polite requests
1._______to fill in this form here, please.
2.I know this is unususl, but after the long flight _________to go on with the group.
3.__ ________I just go off on my own a bit later?
4._________she won’t be here till about ten o’clock.
5._________having lunch in the hotel, sir?
6.__________give me a map of the city, please?
7.__________you could give me information about visiting some of the buildings in Toronto, please?
8.____________have something about the modern buildings, please?
9._______ask someone else,please?
10.______I could ask you something?
11._______to stay over an extra night in Winnipeg?
12._______we have to keep to the timetable, sir.
Step7.Activities--Act out a dialouge
studentA—a tourist who is checking in a hotel ,make some requests at the front desk.
StudentB—a receptionist of thehotel, refuse some of the requests politely
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