Fun Time
Are you a native speaker of Cantonese? If not, where is your native place? Use you native language to say “Hello” to your classmates!!!!!!!
Small Quiz
Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.
EnglishWhy are there so many countries
speaking English as their first or second language?
Do you think the Englishes spoken all around the world are all the same ?
Listen to a dialogue.1, Where did the dialogue take place?2, Where was the man from?3, How did he travel?4, What was he looking for?5, Did he find what he wanted?6, What happened to him?Why?
Englishes spoken in different countries are different.
World EnglishesAmerican English
British English
Australian English
Canadian English
New Zealand English
Singapore English
Indian English
African English
Do you know the American way ofsaying the following words
lift elevator
flat apartment
rubber erasermum mom
petrol gastoilet bathroom
autumn fallfilm movie
pen-friend pen-pal
football soccer
sweet candy
chemist’s drugstore
rubbish trashtrousers pantsholiday vacation
the first floor ground floorthe second floor first floor
underground subwaylorry truck
Do you know how Americans spell the following words
theater,centertheatre, centre
color,honor,laborcolour,honour,labour
travelertraveller
fulfillfulfil
programprogramme
tiretyrerealize,apologizerealise, apologise
smelled, spelledsmelt,spelt
Speaking Task:
Use your knowledge about the differences between American English and British English to make a dialogue on the misunderstanding caused by the differences between Am. E and Br. E. like the sample dialogue you just listened to.
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