1、Unit 19 Communication Lesson 2 Varieties of English Objectives To practice listening strategies for identifying different English accents To develop awareness of different English expression in different countries To discuss the different accents people have when speaking English Pre-Listening Have
2、students name some countries where English is the native language. Then discuss if all these English speakers sound the same. Then show the pictures of some English speaking countries. They are: Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica and the United States. Listening
3、Exercise 2 Students work in pairs matching the Key Words to the words with the same meaning in the list. Check answers as a class Exercise 3 Student s discuss what makes the pairs of words different as a whole class. Exercise 4 Play the tape once for students then decide if these false statements ar
4、e true or false. Check answers and correct the false statements. Exercise 5 Discuss the question: Why do you think Liang Weimin thought all English speakers sounded like BBC World Service reporters? Exercise 6 Learn the Listening Strategies with the class. Play the tape for students to decide whethe
5、r the speakers are American or British Play again and have students to repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the difference. Exercise7 Play the tape for students to decide whether the speakers are Australian or British Play again and have students to repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the diffe
6、rence. Exercise 8 Listen to the conversation and decide whic h speaker is American, which is British and which is Aust ralian. Check answers and ask students to share the rules they have found for the accent from different countries. Exercise 9 Read the questions in exercise 9 and get ready for the
7、listening Play the tape twice and then check th e answers. Exercise 10 First, read the Function File and try to fill the blanks. Play the tape to complete the gaps. Check the answers by playing the tape again. Discuss whether the e xpressions are polite or impolite, direct or indirect. Exercise 11 L
8、isten and think about language and intonation. Decide which requests are poli te and indirect, too direct and possibly rude. After-Listening Exercise 12 Learn the Speaking Strategi es together. W ork in pairs. Two students role play the situation. Homework Read the Culture Corner on page 16 to learn more about the English around the world.
