Unit2expressionmidwesternAfricanSpanisheasternsoutheasternnorthwesternrecognizedialectplayapart(in)Believeitornot1.Chinaisaverybigcountrywheredifferentdialectsarespoken.Canyoulistsomeofthem?dialectsfamilyinChinaDoyouthinktherearesomedialectsinEnglish?EnglishdialectsindifferentcountriesReading–II(5m)DetailedReading1.HowmanydialectsofAmericanEnglishhavebeenlistedinthetext?2.WhydopeoplefrombothNorthwesternandSoutheasternofU.S.speakwithalmostthesamedialect?BecausewhenAmericansmovedfromoneplacetoanther,theytooktheirdialectswiththem.3.Accordingtothewholepassage,whichdoesn’tplayapartinmakingdialects?A.HistoryB.TraditionC.AgeD.Geography1.What’sstandardEnglish?什么是标准英语?standard(n.)标准,规格(adj.)标准的meetstandard符合标准standardofliving生活水平onastandard根据某一标准Themountainsarenothigh____worldstandard.A.byB.atC.toD.on2.Believeitornot,there’snosuchathingasstandardEnglish.信不信由你,世界上没有所谓的标准英语。1)believeitornot信不信由你Believeitornot,allthepeoplepresenthaveagreedtotheplan.2)句型:There’snosuchperson/thingassb./sth.没有……这样的人/物等,用于表示某人或某物并不存在.世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事.Such用法点拨4.However,onTVandtheradioyouwillheardifferencesinthewaypeoplespeak.然而,甚至在电视上或收音机里都会听到人们在说话时的差异。theway后面接定语从句时,关系代词用that/inwhich或不用关系代词。Ididitinthewaythat/inwhich/不填youtaughtme.Idon’tlike___youspeaktoher.A.thewayB.thewayinthatC.thewaywhichD.thewayofwhich5.AmericaEnglishhasmanydialects,especiallythemidwestern,southern,AfricanAmericanandSpanishdialects.美国英语有很多方言,尤其是在中西部,南部,黑人和西班牙方言。especially尤其,表达事物不寻常或特别重要specially专门(指专为某一目的)6.Geographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects.地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。playa/an+adj.+part扮演…角色,起…作用Sheplayaleadingpartintheplay.7.AlthoughmanyAmericamovealot,theystillrecognizeeachother’sdialects.虽然许多美国人经常搬家,但他们仍然能够辨认彼此的方言。recognize辨认,认出(pickout)recognizesth./sb.assth./sb.把…认作…Drugswerenotrecognizedasaproblemthen.recognizesb./sth.tobe承认某人……注意：recognize是一个终止性动词。是指原来很熟悉，经过一段时间的间隔或别的原因后又重新认出来。