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Period 4
Listening and Talking
To explore different kinds of English
Watch the video and find out what is different between British English and American English.
Pronunciation.
Lead in
Do you have any experiences about making a reservation Discuss your experience as a group, and share it with your classmates.
How much do you know about American English and British English Share with your partner.
Reread the contents we have learned in Listening and Speaking and answer the questions.
1. Which language has the most native speakers in the world — English, Spanish or Chinese
2. How about English Does it have the second largest number of native speakers in the world
Chinese.
No, it comes the third, after Spanish.
Exploring languages around the world
Before you listen, match each photo with the correct country name. Then discuss which languages are spoken in these countries.
Hello!
Bonjour!
Hallo!
здравствуйте!
iHola!
!
France
Germany
Canada
Russia
India
Spain
Listening and Speaking
Making reservations Opening _____________, __________ help you _________ to buy a plane ticket from London to Paris.
Talking about time ____________ are you travelling There are two flights that day: One in the morning at 9:30 and the other in the afternoon at 5:00. Which _____________ On the 23rd of December.
The 9:30 fight, please.
Skies Airlines
how can I
I'd like
On what date
Listen and fill
do you prefer
Talking about what you prefer Would ___________ travel business class or economy _______________ book a return flight this time ___________ travel business class. No, __________. I’m taking the train back.
Other information ___________ your name, sir Robert Williams.
Payment _______________________________ to pay By credit card.
you like to
I'd like to
Would you like to
thank you
May I have
May I ask how would you like
When you make reservations with others, you should try to be as polite and considerate as possible, using “how can …, would you like to…, I’d like to…, thank you” and so on.
Listen and fill
Imagine you are making plans for the holiday. Choose one of the situations below and role-play a phone call with a partner.
Discuss and imitate-Group work
Booking air tickets
Booking a hotel room
Booking a table for dinner
01
03
02
Imagine you are making plans for the holiday. Choose one of the situations below and role-play a phone call with a partner.
Discuss and imitate-Group work
Booking air tickets
Booking a hotel room
Booking a table for dinner
01
03
02
Zhou Wei：You don′t Don′t you like to have somebody
tell you if the pants look good or not
Martin：Er... Not really ... Hey，wait，do you mean
trousers—what you and I are wearing on our legs
right now
Zhou Wei：Oh，yes. That′s what I mean by pants!
That′s American English，isn′t it
Martin：Yes，it is! I knew what you meant，by the way.
I was just joking with you. Did you know that in
British English， “pants” means something
very different
Zhou Wei：Really So what does it mean
Martin：In British English，the word “pants” means
underwear. ...
Zhou Wei refers to pants，American English for trousers. Martin explains that pants refers to underwear in British English.
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
What differences can be found between the BE ,AE and Aus E
Differences British English American English Australian English
Pronunciation
Spelling
Intonation
Different words
Without obvious [r]
With obvious [r]
biscuit
cookies
Oh! My God.
More various
flat
apartment
Will such differences be barriers in their communication
Very unique; simpler
With obvious [r]
More various
dummy
Such differences can cause some misunderstandings in their communication but they can clear it up.
In American English, “pants” refers to trousers. But the word “pants” means underwear in British English.
Activity4: Role-play and Read the conversation.
What misunderstanding has happened

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