Unit2EnglishAroundtheWorldperiod3(STANDARDENGLISHANDDIALECTS)AimsToreadoutandtalkaboutSTANDARDENGLISHANDDIALECTSTowriteaboutlearningEnglishbybrainstormingProceduresI.Warmingup1.Introduction:InChinathere’resomanydialectsthatthegovernmentencouragesthewholenationtospeakPutonghua,whichisregardedasstandardChinese.2.Role-play:Getstudentstoworkinpairs.LetonestudentbeaChineseandtheotheraforeigner.Role-playaconversationabouttheChineselanguagetohavethemdiscusswhyPutonghuahastobeusedinChina.II.Reading1.Getthestudentsthinkingaboutthetopicofthetexttopredictwhatitsays.2.Skimming:Readquicklytofindthetopicsentenceforeachparagraph.Para.1:ThereisnosuchathingasStandardEnglish.Para.2:AmericanEnglishhasmanydialectswhosewordsandexpressionsaredifferentfrom“standardEnglish”.Para.3:Geographyplaysapartinmakingdialects.3.Scanning:Workinpairs.Readthetexttolocateparticularinformation.1).DoyouknowwhatStandardEnglishisfromthetext?2).Whatisadialect?WhydoesAmericanEnglishhavesomanydialects?4.Languagefocus:1)believeitornot:usedwhenyouaregoingtosaysomethingthatistruebutsurprising:Believeitornot,Johncheatedintheexam.2).thereisnosucha…as:usedtosaythataparticularpersonorthingdoesnotexist:Thesedaysthereisnosuchathingasajobforlife.6\n3).standardEnglish:theformofEnglishthatmostpeopleinBritainuse,andthatisnotlimitedtooneareaorgroupofpeople4).dialect:avarietyofalanguagespokenonlyinonearea,inwhichwords,orgrammarareslightlydifferentfromotherformsofthesamelanguage5).playapart/rolein:beoneofthecausesthatmakesomethinghappen:Besidesdieting,exercisingplaysanimportantpartinlosingweight.III.ListeningTointroducethestudentstoadialectandaformofstandard“English”.Youmayfollowthesesteps:1).Setthecontextforthestudentsbydescribingthesituation;2).Telltheclass:youaregoingtolistentoaboynamedBuford.HespeaksaSoutherndialectofAmEwithanEast,Texasaccent.Remember:pronunciationisdeterminedbyaccent.Ontheotherhand,Buford’steacher,Jane,speaksstandardBrE.(i.e.whatisheardontheBBC.)3).Playthetapeforthestudentstolisten.4).EncouragethestudentstogivethestandardequivalentsforthedialecticwordsfromBuford’sstory,usingthecontext.DialecticwordsfromBuford’sstoryStandardEnglishequivalentsheyy’allain’tyeryapupswimmin’jumpin’feelin’‘bouthelloeveryonearen’tyouryouchildswimmingjumpingfeelingabout6\n‘noughshouldaseengotouttaenoughshouldhaveseengotoutof6).Playthetapeagainandletthestudentsanswerthequestionsinpairsafterlistening.7).Checktheanswers.(Variant:youmayalsoaskthestudentstoretellBuford’sstoryinStandardEnglishinpairs.)IV.Speaking1.MakesurethestudentsknowthatthewordusedfordirectionsoftenvarydependingonwhatkindofEnglishthespeakeruses.Presentthelisttothestudents:Amy(American)Lady(British)subwayundergroundleftleft-handsidekeepgoingstraightgostraightontwoblockstwostreetsrightright-handside2.Preparetheirrole-playinpairs:BesurethatoneplaysaspeakerofBritishEnglishandtheotheraspeakerofAmericanEnglish.Askstudentstoselectactualstreetsandlocationintheirhometownforgivingdirections.1.Performance:Asktwopairstoperformtheirdialogueinclass.Sampleversion:S1:Excuseme,sir.ButIcan’tfindthedrugstore?S2:Pardon?S1:IsaidIcouldn’tfindthechemist’sshop.S2:Well,goroundthecorneronyourright-handside,straightonandcrosstheflyover.Youwillfinditahead.S1:Thankyouverymuch.S3:Whatdidhesay?S1:Hetoldustogoroundthecornerontheright,gostraightonandthen6\ncrosstheoverpass.Thedrugstorewillbeahead.Self-assessmentcriteria:Didyoucooperatewellwithyourpartner(s)whilepracticing?Canyouaskfordirectionsandgivedirectionsclearly?Canyouexpressyourideasfluently?Ifnot,what’syourmainproblem?DidyougonaturallybetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishwhiletalkingtoeachother.V.Writing1.MakingaposterFirstaskthestudentstomakeeducatedguessesabouthowEnglishcanhelpsomeaspectofChineselife,inparticularitseconomy.Then,inpairsstudentsworkontheirposter.Finally,askseveralpairstopresenttheirposterinclassforassessment.ASampleposterCHINA’SFUTURELIESWITHLEARNINGENGLISHReasonsforlearningEnglish:※WorldtradeisdoneinEnglish;※Internationalorganization(suchastheUN)useEnglish;※WeneedcontactwiththedevelopedWesternworldtobuildourcountry;※ThedevelopedworldusesEnglishinitsdealings.WhytheChineselanguagewillnotdo?※VeryfewpeopleintheWestspeakChinese;※Chineseisadifficultlanguagetolearn;※Mostbusinessmendonothavetimetolearnnewlanguageseverytimetheyenteranewinternationalmarket.SOCHINA’SFUTURELIESWITHLEARNINGENGLISH2.WritingAssessment1)Canyougivepersuasivereasonsforthetopiconyourposter?2)Canyouverbalizeyourideasfluently?6\n1)CanyouputyourownEnglishlearningexperiencesintoabroaderperspective?2)Canyouorganizeyourideasinalogicalway?3)Haveyoumadeabrainstormingmapbeforeyousetouttodesignyourposter?Doyouthinkithelpsyourwriting?4)Whatkindofmistakeshaveyoumadeinyourwriting?Whatcanyoudotoavoidsuchmistakes?FurtherApplyingTheteachermayalsoguidethestudentstodothewrithingtaskintheWorkbookonpage53.Youmaytakethefollowingsteps:Step1:StudentsdividedintogroupsoffoursharetheirownlearningexperiencesandideasaboutEnglishlearning.Step2:Studentsmakealistasfollows:MyproblemsIdeasforimprovementWhyIlikeEnglishMyfuturewithEnglishStep3:Makenotesabouttheparagraphsforthewriting.Step4:Theteacherhelpsdevelopideasinapositiveandencouragingway.Step5:Studentswriteaboutthetopicafterclassashomework.Sampleversion:MyexperienceoflearningEnglishManypeopleallovertheworldspeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.Itisnottoomuchtosaythatithasbecomeaninternationallanguage.StudyingEnglishcanmakelifefun.ItenablesyoutowatchAmericanmovies,readEnglishbooksandlistentoEnglishsongs.Moreover,asEnglishisaninternationallanguage,youwillbeabletocommunicatewithforeignerswhenyouareonatripabroad.Travelingwillbemoreinterestingthatway.6\nItisagoodideatomakefriendswithforeigners.Inmyopinion,itisthebestwaytoimproveyourEnglish.Inaddition,itwillbefunanditwillexpandyourviewoftheworld.Ifyoumakefriendswithanativespeaker,youcanpracticeyourspokenEnglishmoreoftenandthenyoucancommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworld.Youcanalsobecomefamiliarwiththecustomsandhabitsofdifferentcultures.TherearesomepeoplewhoareafraidtomakefriendswithforeignersbecausetheyarenotconfidentoftheirEnglish.However,manyforeignersdonotcareaboutgrammar.Theywillgetyourkeywordsinthesentenceandfigureoutthewholemeanings.Therefore,itisunnecessarytobeafraidtomakefriendswiththem;justgohead!LearningEnglishhelpsusmeetdifferentpeopleandlearnmoreabouttheirculture,thusfacilitatingmutualunderstandingandharmony.Brieflysaid,Englishissousefultousthatweshouldalllearnit.6
