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111Unit 19 CommunicationLesson 2 Varieties of English ObjectivesTo practice listening strategies for identifying different English accents To develop awareness of different English expression in different countriesTo discuss the different accents people have when speaking EnglishPre-ListeningHave 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.ListeningExercise 2Students work in pairs matching the Key Words to the words with the same meaning in the list.Check answers as a class.Exercise 3Students discuss what makes the pairs of words different as a whole class.Exercise 4Play the tape once for students then decide if these false statements are true or false.Check answers and correct the false statements.Exercise 5Discuss the question: Why do you think Liang Weimin thought all English speakers sounded like BBC World Service reporters?Exercise 6Learn the Listening Strategies with the class.Play the tape for students to decide whether the speakers are American or BritishPlay 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 BritishPlay again and have students to repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the difference.Exercise 8 Listen to the conversation and decide which speaker is American, which is British and which is Australian.Check answers and ask students to share the rules they have found for the accent from different countries.Exercise 9Read the questions in exercise 9 and get ready for the listeningPlay the tape twice and then check the answers.Exercise 10First, 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 expressions are polite or impolite, direct or indirect.Exercise 11Listen and think about language and intonation. Decide which requests are polite and indirect, too direct and possibly rude.After-ListeningExercise 12Learn the Speaking Strategies together. Work in pairs. Two students role play the situation.HomeworkRead the Culture Corner on page 16 to learn more about the English around the world.111
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