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Unit Two

English around the World. Unit Two. (Period One). You and me You and me From one world We are family Travel dream A thousand miles Meeting in Beijing Come together Put your hand in mine You and me From one world We are family. Sarah Brightman. You and me.

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Unit Two

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  1. English around the World Unit Two (Period One)

  2. You and me You and meFrom one worldWe are familyTravel dreamA thousand milesMeeting in BeijingCome together Put your hand in mineYou and meFrom one worldWe are family Sarah Brightman

  3. You and me <You and me> is the theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. <You and me> was sung for the first time on the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It was sung by Liuhuan and Sarah Brightman. Liuhuan sang it in _______ and Sarah sang it in ____. Chinese English

  4. Question:Why do you think this <you and me> is sung in both Chinese and English? The Olympic Games was held in China and Chinese is very wonderful. In order to make Chinese more popular and spread the Chinese culture. English is not only an international language but also an official language in many countries, so it is easy for many people to understand the song.

  5. Questions 1. Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? • How many languages are used as the working language of the UN? 3. Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?

  6. Question:Do all the people in these English -speaking countries speak the same kind of English? No.They speak quite different Englishes. In some ways Englishes are different from one another.

  7. Can they understand each other?

  8. Do you know the differences between American English and British English? American English & British English

  9. American English British Prime MinisterGordon Brown British English American presidentObama

  10. Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement? Wow, bar is a nice place.

  11. Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuitsandsweets. What about you, Obama? Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.

  12. Great. I like football match very much. After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.

  13. Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. Time to go. Let’s go to the elevator together.

  14. ___________ difference Vocabulary pub bar 酒吧 can 一听饮料 tin biscuits cookies 饼干 sweets candy 糖果 soccer 足球 football game match 比赛 elevator lift 电梯

  15. Fill in the table below. autumn fall flat apartment gas, gasoline petrol underground subway vacation holiday

  16. __________ difference spelling Am E favorite tire color theater cheque program traveler Br E favourite tyre colour theatre check programme traveller

  17. pronunciation ______________ difference BrE AmE [da:ns][dæns] dance class fast half path [kla:s] [klæs] [fa:st] [fæst] [ha:f] [hæf] [pa:θ] [pæθ]

  18. Questions about English: What countries speak English as their official language besides the United Kingdom andtheUSA?

  19. Can you call the names of the English – speaking countries or regions on the map? Canada the United Kingdom the USA India Ireland Caribbean Islands Australia South Africa New Zealand

  20. Listen again and fill in the blanks. S1: I live in _____ Asia. My country is _________ of years old and now has more than a billion people. Unlike many other countries, our people speak a lot of _________. So we use English, which we got from British ______ hundreds of years ago. Of course, we have our own way of ______ English. South thousands languages rulers using India

  21. India

  22. S2: Well, I live on a huge green ______ in western Europe. Hundreds of years ____ my people spoke a very_______ language from English. Then the British rulers came. Now the old language is spoken in only a few _______ in the western part of my country. island ago different villages Ireland

  23. Ireland

  24. S3: My country is very _____. In fact, it’s really a______. It is in southeast Asia and is very ____. People come from all over Asia to do ________ here. Today you can hear our kind of English spoken ___________ in the city and on many _____ that come here. small city rich business everywhere ships Singapore

  25. Singapore

  26. Why should you learn English? I learn English in order to/so as to…

  27. English Around the World

  28. I learn English in order topass the exam. to do business with foreigners to communicate with foreigners to have a good job in the future to read English books Why should I learn English? to know more about English-speaking countries. to enjoy some English music and movies

  29. Discussion: As we all know, English is widely used in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?

  30. Homewrok 1. Preview the words and expressions in the text 2.Preview the text and read the text by heart

  31. Br E & Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.

  32. the prime minister of the UK. the president of the USA.

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