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.