World Englishes

*Date : 11, October, 2013

*Teacher: Lee Su Yeon

*Class: Advanced level of the 2nd Grade

* High School English 2

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What’s the problem?

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The aims of this les-son1. We’ll be able to find out the specific information about the text.2.We’ll be able to match Ameri-can English word with British English word

3.We’ll be able to draw a car-toon describing communication breakdown caused by different use of words in American and British English

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I. Vocabulary preview

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vari-ety

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEW

Cheese cake is a of cake

variety

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unique

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEW

Everyone’s finger prints are unique.

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thickly

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEW

peopled swimming poolThickl

y

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primar-ily

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEW

This TV program is primarily for teenagers

That TV program is primarily for older generation

primar-ily

primar-ily

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Conjure up

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEWThe rice cake called Song-

pyeonand full moonconjure up Chu-seok

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deso-late

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEW

The house stands desolate and empty.

desolate

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inter-sperse

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VOCABULARY PRE-VIEW

The holidays interspersed with a work day.

are inter-spersed

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II. Check your Vocabu-lary

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CHECK YOUR VOCABU-LARY

1. You can use any variety of chocolate.

3. Language is a unique human property

varieties

unique

2. The house is surrounded by a crowd.

thickly

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CHECK YOUR VOCABU-LARY

4. A course designed primarily for spe-cialist

5. It was a completely desolate area, like a desert.

6. That smell always conjures up memories of holidays in France

primarily

desolate

conjures up

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III.What is the ti-tle of the text?

B. Different use of words in different varieties of English

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Check the answer to the comprehension check questions

Q1. Can a word in one variety of Eng-lish have a different meaning in an-other variety of English?

A1. Yes

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Q2. Why do the words of different English have their own distinct feature?

A2. Because vocabulary provides ways of talk-ing about things or concepts that are of particu-lar importance to people of a particular culturetalking about things or concepts that are

of particular importance to people of a particular culture

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Check the answer to the comprehension check questions

Q3. In British English, what is bush?

A3. It is a short tree or collection of plants, thickly covered with leaves

a short tree or collection of plants

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Check the answer to the comprehension check questions

Q4. In Australia, what is bush?

A4. It refers to country side as opposed to town

countryside

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Q5. What kind of an image does bush conjure up in Australia?

A5. Bush conjures up an image of flat and desolate landscape stretching as far as the eyes can see and beyond,and a harsh land interspersed with small bushes and scrubs

flat anddesolate land-scape a harsh

land

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Check the answer to the comprehension check questions

Q6. What is another term for bush in Australia?

A6. outback

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IV.Formative Test

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FORMATIVE TEST

1. Why do the different varieties of English have words that are unique to them?

Because Vocabulary provides ways of talking about things or concepts that are of particular importance to people of particular culture

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FORMATIVE TEST

2. Write down the different meaning of bush in British and Australian English

In British English, bush is

In Australian English, bush is a

a short tree or collection of plants

countryside

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FORMATIVE TEST

3. Match the American English word with British English word that has the same meaning

Drugstore subway elevator french fries

chips chemist underground lift

Thank you