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Unit 2 English around the worldWARMING UPNANCY:Oh,there you are.Now then,did you have a good flight?JOE:Sure,we flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.NANCY:You must be very tired.Did you sleep at all on the plane?JOE:No,not really.I'm very tired.Could I use your bathroom?NANCY:Why,of course.You don't need to ask,just make yourself at home. Let me give you a clean towel.JOE:A towel?NANCY:Yes.Here you are.The bathroom is upstairs. It's the second door on the left.JOE:Thanks Nancy.If you'll excuse me now. (after a while)NANCY:Have you found it?JOE:Well,eh yes,I mean no,I mean,I found the bathroom,but I didn't find what I was looking for!LISTENING Listen carefully to the tape.Mr Brown's landlady has many house rules.Write down five of them.It's that woman,she drives me crazy.It all started right from the very first day.I would say from the very first evening when I set foot into that house."Good evening,Mr Brown could you please put your coat on the peg?Oh,no,not there.In the closet please.Yes, thank you.And oh your shoes,could you please take them off.Thank you.And eh...your umbrella.Yes could you please put your umbrella in the umbrella stand?Oh,no,not there.Here,please don't forget the key of the front door.Here you are.And remember,if you come home after midnight please lock the door.Good night. Oh,Mr Brown.Would you please be quiet after nine o'clock in the evening?And that was only the beginning."Mr Brown,don't shower after nine" she shouted.she would walk pass my door and say"Mr Brown would you please remember not to smoking in the bathroom?could you lock the door please?"Will you turn down your radio please?""Please Mr Brown,could you speak quietly on the phone?"It was terrible.Oh I could not stay there another week for sure.and then there was this letter "Dear Mr Brown." said."Could you please return the key of the front door?And one more question "Can you help me find a new talent for my flat?SPEAKING1 EMILY:Karen,can you tell me how to pronounce "kilometre"?KAREN:Sure. British people say [] and Americans say [].TEACHER:Karen and Emily,is there anything that isn't clear to you?KAREN:Emily asked me a question but I already answered her.TEACHER:What was her question?KAREN:She asked me how to pronounce: "kilometre".2 MS SMITH:Harry,take these two pizzas to Mr Thompson on Broad Street,Number 12.HARRY:Can you spell that name,please?MS SMITH: T-h-o-m-p-s-o-n. On Broad Street, Number 12.HARRY:Can you repeat the address,please?MS SMITH:Broad Street,Number 12. HARRY:Got it.MS SMITH:Take Dave's motorbike.Here are the keys.And hurry up!HARRY:Anything else?MS SMITH:Don't forget to buy me some ketchup on your way back.READING ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLDEnglish is a language spoken all around the world.There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English.Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom,the United States of America,Canada,Australia,South Africa,Ireland and New Zealand.In total,for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue.And equal number people learn English as a second language.These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family,but the language of the government,schools,newspapers and TV is English.This situation is found in counties such an India,Pakistan,Nigeria and the Philippines.However,the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.Everywhere in the world children go to school to learn English.Most people learn English for five or six years at high school.In China students learn English at school as a foreign language,except for those in Hong Kong,where many people speak English as a first or at a second language.In only fifty years,English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world.English is the working language of most international organizations,international trade and tourism.Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese.Chinese businessmen,taxi drivers and students talk with them using English.English is also the language of global culture,such as popular music and the Internet.You can listen to English songs on the radioor use English to comm -unicate with people around the world through the Internet.With so many people communicating in English every day,it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.INTEGRATING SKILLSReading and writingAMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISHMany students want to know about the differencesbetween American English and British English.How did these differences come about?There is no quick answer to this question.At first the language in Britain and America was the same.In 1776 America became an independent country.After that,the language slowly began to change.For a long time the language in America stayed the same,while the language in England changed.For example,300 years ago the English talked about "fall".Today,most British people talk about "autumn",but Americans still talk about "fall".In the same way Americans still use the expression "I guess"(meaning "I think"),just as the British did 300 years ago.At the same time.British English and American English stared borrowing words from other languages,ending up with different words.For example,the British took "typhoon" from Chinese,while the Americans took "tornado" from Spanish.In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary.He wanted to make American English different from British English,so he changed the spelling of many words .That's why the words colour,centre and traveller are spelt color,center and traveler in American English.Except for these differences in spelling,written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.The differences are greater in the spoken language.For example,Americans say dance ,and in southern England they say/da:ns/.In America they pronounce not [];in southern England they say [].However,most of the time people from the two countries do not have any difficulty in understanding each other.Words and expressions Unit twoNancybathroommake oneself at hometowellandladyclosetKarenpronounceThompsonbroadrepeatDaveketchupmajoritynativetotalin totalthe United Kingdomtonguemother tongueequalgovernmentsituationPakistanNigeriathe Philippinesexcept forinternationalorganisationtradetourismglobalcommunicatecommunicationexchangeservicesignalmovementpegcommandertidystandstay upcome aboutindependentfallexpressionend up withtyphoontornadoSpanishNoah WebsterpublishsouthernstatementpresidentEuropeanbring inFloridaa great manyhowlcookbookcomparereplace南希(女子名)n. 浴室；盥洗室；厕所别客气n.毛巾n. 女房东；老板娘n.壁橱；储藏室卡伦 (女子名)vt.发音；宣告；断言 汤普森(姓氏)adj. 宽的vt.& vi 重做;复述 n. 重复；反复戴夫(男子名)n.蕃茄酱；蕃茄沙司n. 多数；大半adj.本国的;本地的 n.本地人;本国人n.总数;合计 adj.总的;全部的;整个的总共英国n.舌头;语言;口语母语adj.相等的;胜任的 vt.等于;比得上n.政府；内阁n.情形;境遇;(建筑物等的位置)n.巴基斯坦 (南亚国家)n.尼日利亚 （非洲国家）n.菲律宾共和国；菲律宾群岛除了......之外adj.国际的；世界的n.组织；机构；团体n.贸易；商业n.旅游；观光adj.全球的;球形的vi.交际;沟通;传达(感情、信息)n.交流；通讯；通信vt.& n.交换;交流;兑换n.服务；服务性工作n.信号n.运动；动作；运转n.钉；栓；桩n.司令官；指挥官vi.& vi.整理;收拾 adj.整齐的;整洁的n.台;看台;摊,摊位不睡；熬夜发生adj.独立自主的n.秋天；瀑布n.短语；表情以......告终n.台风n.旋风；龙卷风n. 西班牙语;西班牙人 adj.西班牙(人,语)的诺厄.韦伯斯特(美国词典编纂家)vt.发表;出版;公布adj.南方的;南部的n.陈述;声明;综述n.总统;校长;行长；会长adj.欧洲的;欧洲人的引进；引来n.佛罗里达(美国州名)许许多多；极多vi.& n.嚎叫；怒吼；嚎哭n.食谱vt.比较vt.替换