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课件网) Unit 5 Languages Around the World Period 5 Listening and Talking & Assessing Your Progress & Project 人教版(2019) 必修一 Lead-in Video Differences vocabulary in the house Lead-in Can you think of more pairs of words like these? New words gas petrol New words subway pants New words apartment New words I begged him to come back to New York with me. beggar n. Let’s play Let’s play 1. Coal is actually cheaper than _____(燃气). 2. _____(汽油) is the fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles. 3. We are not going to _____ for help anymore. 4. The closest _____ stop is Houston Street. 5. We rented an unfurnished _____. gas Petrol beg subway apartment Listen to the first part of the talk. What are the different kinds of English mentioned? British English, American English, and Australian English. Let’s listen Let’s listen Listen to the second part of the talk. semester/term What are the two pairs of words that the student is confused by? Tick them in the boxes. restroom/toilet gas/petrol subway/underground √ √ Look at the pairs of words below. petrol gas Which words are British English and which are American English? sweet candy toilet restroom honour honor mum mom flat apartment British English American English Let’s play Martin: Hey, Zhou Wei, do you want to go shopping? There's a sale at my favourite store. Zhou Wei: Oh, yes! I really need to buy some pants. Martin: Pants? That's funny. I don't usually go shopping with my friends for pants. 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.... What misunderstanding has happened? Zhou Wei refers to pants, American English for trousers. Martin explains that pants refers to underwear in British English. Pair work Pair work Choose one or two pairs of words in Activity 3 and make a conversation. The expressions below may help you. Do you mean ...? Does that mean ...? I'm sorry. What does ... mean? I beg your pardon. Asking for clarification I'm sorry. Would you mind repeating ...? So am I right in saying ...? So what you're really saying is ... Pair work Expression I’m sorry but I’m not sure (that) I understand. Sorry, I’m not sure (that) I know what you mean. Sorry but I don’t quite follow you. Express lack of understanding Could you say it in another way? Can you clarify that for me? Could you rephrase that? When you say…, do you mean…? Ask for clarification Let’s assess Part I The first foreign language I ever learnt was French, but it ... ...
