1、Unit 2 English around the worldMr.& Mrs.Smith came to London from New YorkI want some napkin“Napkin” in England is different from America. Joe is an American who has come to Britain for the first time Story:toiletbath / bathtubtoweltapbasinhandleA bathroom or a toilet?mirrorRead the dialogue and ans

2、wer the following questions : 1:What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom? 2:Why cant he find it ?bathroomAmerican English- Toilet British English-showerListening:Mr. Brown and landladylandladypegMr Browncloseta woman who owns and rents houses. a shelf or a small room for storing clothes and oth

3、er thingsListeningThe landlady asked Mr Brown:1 _peg.2 _3_ stand.4_ if he came back after midnight. 5_9 oclock in the evening.6_ after 9clock in the the evening.7_8_9_10_to put his coat on a to take off the shoes.to put the umbrella in the umbrella to lock the doorto be quiet afternot to showernot t

4、o smoke in the bathroom.to speak quietly on the phone.to turn down the radio.to return the key of the front door.Jim: Excuse me, Can you tell me , how do you say in English that I like this flower more than that one?Prettier?May: Oh, sorry. Could you repeat it? Jim: Can you tell me , how to say in E

5、nglish that I like this flower more than that one?Prettier?May: Haha. You say prettier when you talk about girls. Just say more beautiful.Jim: What? Could you speak a bit slowly?May: Just say more beautiful.Jim: Oh, Yeah. I thought it was something like that.Teacher: Jim and May, do you have a probl

6、em?May: Its nothing. Jim asked me to tell her how to say more and most beautiful.Sample dialogueAnswer the following questions.1.How many countries are there where the majority of people speak English?How is English used in HK?What language should we use on the Internet so that we can communicate wi

7、th people around the world?Fast reading:Countries speak English as their native languageBritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNew Zealand South AfricaNumbers42375,000,000An equal number of750,000,000countries where the majority of people speak English.People English is their mother tongue.People learn Englis

8、h as a second language.People learn English as a foreign language.ABOUT English1. the majority of 2. United Kingdom3. in total4. mother tongue/ native language5. the number of / a number of6. except for7. a first or a second language8. international organizations9. global culture10. communicate with

9、11. on the radio12. have a good knowledge of English13. develop intoUseful phrases:1 English is a language spoken all around the world.2.There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English.3.The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 mil

10、lion.4.In China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in HK, where many people speak English as a first or a second language.Difficult sentences5. In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world.6. Businessmen a

11、nd tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese.7. Chinese businessmen, taxi and students talk with them using English.Why is it becoming more and more important to have a good knowledge of English?In which countries do we find most native speakers of English?How is English used

12、in countries such as India, Pakistan,Nigeria and Philippines?Post reading:1. There is no difference between American English and British English.2. Written English is the same in both American English and British English. 3. The differences in the written English are greater than the spoken language

13、.4. Sometimes people from the two countries do have difficulty in understanding each other.5. The English language in the world always stay the same as the language used in Britain. 6. Only a few words and expressions have come into the language from American English.Judge whether the following stat

14、ements are true or false:( )( )( )( )( )( )FFFTFFWhat are the differences between British English and American English ?Read the passage quickly and find out :colour color centre traveledtravelledcenterdancenotdnsda:nsnatntautumnfallI thinkI guessspellingpronunciationwordsexpressions1.How do Americans spell these words?favourite metre2.How do