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人教课标版 高一必修 1 Unit 2 English around the world 北京八中北海分 刘 影
Using language and reading in workbook
汉语方言分布图
Lead in There is no such thing as “standard English”. What people usually mean by this is grammatical English. However, there are many variants of what is considered standard or grammatical ways of saying things. These variants are called dialects. All countries have dialects and because the USA is so large it has many too.
New words standard 标准, 规格 dialect 方言 southern 南部的 midwestern 中西部的 Spanish 西班牙的
play a part 扮演一个角色 eastern 东部的 northwestern 西北方的 recognize 辨认出, 认出
Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. Why are there so many dialects in the US? Because people have come from all over the world. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 2. What’s the standard English? It’s believed to be the English spoken on TV and the radio.
Discussion Work in pairs. Discuss any Chinese dialects you know of or can speak.
Reading task on P 50 The Oxford English Dictionary
Samuel Johnson (1709 -84) Noah Webster
hard working, intelligent, determined, etc James A. H. Murray
Make notes about Murray’s life according to the passage. Note on James Murray’s life Country Education Job Scotland No formal education, taught himself while working Worked in a bank before beginning to compile the OED
Note on James Murray’s life compiling the first edition of Most important the OED task Its difficulties: 1 worded in a shed in his garden and behind his house 2 very cold as it was one metre underground
Note on James Murray’s life Most important task 3 no heating; he had to wear a coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm 4 no electric light; he worked at night with candles
Note on James Murray’s life Most important task Qualities needed: 1 commitment 2 perseverance 3 accuracy
Who worked At first just James Murray; later his two daughters; on the finished by others editors it after his death Date of completion 1928 Other information First edition took fortyfour years to compile
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