Unit 19 Language

Lesson 2 Varieties of English

Teaching Aims:

1. To practice listening strategies for identifying different English accents

2. To develop awareness of different English expressions in different countries.

3. To practise using phrasal verbs.

4. To discuss the different accents people have when speaking English.

Teaching difficulties:

1. To practice listening strategies for identifying different English accents

2. To develop awareness of different English expressions in different countries

Resources used: Cassette, Computer

Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Warming up

T: How many countries can you name where English is the native language? Do all these English speakers sound the same?

S:

T: English is widely used in the world, but for some reasons such as history, culture, costume and so on English is spoken differently in different countries more or less. Look at the key words. Match them to words with the same meaning in the list below.