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The topic sentence of each paragraphParagraph 1 What is standard English? American English has many dialects….

Paragraph 2

Geography also plays a part Paragraph 3 in making dialects.

fast Reading--Try to find the main idea of each paragraph. A. Geography has an effect on language. B. Dialects exist in different areas in America. C. The author’s opinion of standard English. Paragraph One --Paragraph Two---Paragraph Three---

C B A

. This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English. .However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.

focus1.What’s standard English? standard (n.) 标准 规格 (adj.) 标准的 标准, meet standard 符合标准 standard of living 生活水平 on a standard 根据某一标准

The mountains are not high____ world standard. A. by B. at C. to D. on

2. Believe it or not, there’s no such thing as standard English. 1) believe it or not have agreed to the plan. 信不信由你 Believe it or not, all the people present

2)句型 句型:There’s no such person/ 句型 thing as sb./sth. 没有 没有……这样 这样 的人/物等 物等,用于表示某人或某物 的人 物等 用于表示某人或某物 并不存在. 并不存在 世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事 世上没有免费的午餐之类的好事. There is no such thing as a free lunch.

3. Geography also plays a part in making dialects. 地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。 地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。 play a/an +adj.+ part /role in… 扮演…角色 扮演 角色, 起…作用 角色 作用 His mother played an important part in his success.

4.Although many America move a lot, they still recognize each other’s dialects. recognize 辨认,认出 辨认 认出(pick out) 认出

recognize sth./sb. as sth./sb. 认作… 把…认作 认作 recognize sb./sth. to be 承认某人 承认某人……

1. I did not recognize his voice on the phone . 2. I recognise him to be cleverer than me. = I recognize that he is cleverer than me. 3. He is recognized as /to be the best students in his class. 4. Many countries recognize the new government. 承认

信不信由你,你的表达起到了帮助人们识别你方 言的作用.play a part Believe it or not ______________, your expressions__________in recognize helping people________ your dialects.

Practice Believe it or not 1.________________, I walked 15 kilometers in the rainstorm to come to see you. B 2.Many________students _____you have difficulty in studying English. A. such …like B. such… as C. so… as. B 3.There is one _______student in our class. A.such a B. such C. so a C 4.You________to pass your driving test at the first attempt. A. expect B. are expecting C are expected

5.I’m ______a letter from my closest friend. B A waiting B .expecting C. expected B 6. It is raining heavily, ______, I have to go out.

A It is raining heavily, _

_______ I have to go out. C D _______it is raining heavily, yet I have to go out. B/C It is raining heavily. I have to go out , _____.A. but B. however C. though D although

A 7.Would you ___________ the sports meeting next week? C He ___________ organizing the sports meeting. A. take part in B. play a part in C. played a part in D. took part in B 8. I’m sorry ,but I didn’t _______you. You have got your hair cut. A.know B. recognise.

9. I came late this morning ________my because alarm clock went wrong. because of I came late this morning__________ the bad alarm clock. because I came late this morning. This is _______ I got up late. I came late this morning . The reason is _______ I got up late. that why I got up late. That is ________ I came late this morning.

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