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1、To Appreciate American English In a Deeper SenseThelisteningmaterialsinPets2aremostlybasedontheoralEnglishpeopleuseintheirdailylives.WiththepopularityofAmericanEnglish,itshighlynecessaryforourhighschoolstudentstohaveabetterunderstandingofit.Themicro-skilltraininginthisbookcanhelpthestudentsimproveth
2、eirlisteningcomprehensioninsome way, butits far from beingenough for them to fullyunderstandAmericanEnglish.ThebackgroundknowledgeprovidedbelowcanhelpourstudentsappreciateAmericanEnglishmoreprofoundly.华夏天天百朗时代Summary1.HowAmericansSpeak(andwhytheythinkandrespondinthewaystheydo)2.CulturalDifferences3.
3、Americanvs.BritishEnglish4.5Dos5.Oneconversation华夏天天百朗时代HowAmericansspeak(andwhytheythinkandrespondinthewaystheydo)华夏天天百朗时代MostAmericansare Independent Open-minded Opinionated Well-traveled Fromdifferentculturalbackgrounds,religions,ethnicities,etc. Educated(whichisnotthesameassmart!)华夏天天百朗时代TheEngl
4、ishthatmostAmericansspeakis Direct Humorous Fullofslang Fullofculturalreferences Lazy(sometimes) Rude(sometimes) Modern Informal华夏天天百朗时代Intheirconversations,Americanstendto Statetheiropinionsfreely Makefunoftheotherpersonifthespeakershaveacloserelationship Usealotofexclamations! Givegoodadvicebutonl
5、ywhenaskedforit Usealotof“filler”wordsandphrases(um,like,well,you know,hmm,I guess,etc.)华夏天天百朗时代Americansliketotalkabout Sports Politics Dating TVshows,movies,plays,andbooks Famouspeople Peopleatworkorschoolthattheylike/dislike Traveling Thenews Eating,drinking,andgoingtoparties Theirkids/pets华夏天天百朗
6、时代Americanstypicallydonot oftentalkabout Theweather Goingtothedoctor Money Sensitivebody-relatedtopics(beingfat,diarrhea,womensperiods,etc.) Racialorculturaldifferencesinanegativeorjudgmentalway华夏天天百朗时代CulturalDifferences华夏天天百朗时代DidyouknowthatmostAmericans Go to summer camp for weeks at a time start
7、ing inelementaryschool Travelabroadbythemselvesintheirlateteens Have many boyfriends/girlfriends by the time they reachcollegeorarereadytogetmarried Workwhiletheyareinhighschoolandcollege Maketheirownchoicesaboutwhattostudy,wheretowork,andwhomtomarry Arenotexpectedtotakecareoftheirparentswhentheyget
8、old华夏天天百朗时代AmericanEnglishvs.BritishEnglish华夏天天百朗时代AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishdifferintermsofSpellingGrammarPronunciationWordchoiceIdiomsandsayingsInterjectionsand“filler”words/phrasesHumor华夏天天百朗时代AFewSimpleDosinAmericanEnglish5Dos1.Usewordslikegonna,gotta,andwannatosoundmorenatural.2.Usecontra
9、ctionslikecant,wont,andwouldnttosoundmoreinformal.3.Use“filler”wordslikeuh, um, oh, like, well,hmm,and I guess tosoundmoreauthentic.4.Beopen-minded,creative,andevenabitwildthatswhatAmericansarelike!5.Beclearanddirect,buttrytobefunny,too!华夏天天百朗时代Fromthefollowingconversation,wecanseehownativeAmericans
10、speakwitheachotherintheirreallife华夏天天百朗时代M:Whatsup,Mary?Howsitgoing?W:Hey,Greg!Itsbeenalongtime.Wherehaveyoubeen,man?M:Oh,youknowjustworkingalot.Mydadlosthisjob,soIvebeentryingtohelpoutasmuchasIcan.W:Dude,thatsucksaboutyourdadsjob.Mymomgotcannedlastmonth,soIknowhowyoufeel.M:What?!Shegotfired?Howcome
11、?W:Idunnosomethingaboutnotbeingontime,Iguess.M:Well,ifshewasntgettingthereontime,maybeshehaditcomingW:Hangonasec,buddy!Noteveryoneisrichlikeyourfamily!Mymomhadtotakethebusanhoureachwaytogettoherjobbecauseshecouldntaffordacar!Shewasstillonlylate,like,twiceinthreeyears,so.M:Aw,thatscrazy!Shegotfiredfo
12、rbeinglatetwotimes?W:Uh-huh.M:Whoa!Thatsridiculous.W:Yeah,tellmeaboutit.So,whydidyourdadgetfired?M:Oh,hedidntgetfired.Hiscompanywentoutofbusiness,soeveryonelosttheirjobs.W:Wow,thiseconomyisreallygoingdownthetoilet!M:Youcansaythatagain!华夏天天百朗时代Direct:美国人表达观点的方式直截了当，不遮遮掩掩，不同于英国人的含蓄和保守。喜欢就是喜欢，不喜欢或不同意就直
13、接说No。从这段对话中两个朋友的谈话可略见一斑。Fullofslangs:美国人在日常对话中经常使用俚语，如对话中dude(男人，家伙)，buddy(朋友，伙伴)，godownthetoilet(糟透了)，getcanned(被解雇)等。Lazy:为了省事，美国人常常懒得把单词说全，例如他们经常说的gonna,gotta,wanna。在这段对话中，女士说Idunno,而不是Idontknow.ADetailedAnalysisoftheConversation华夏天天百朗时代Informal:口语中会出现很多非正式的表达，如对话中的Thatsucksaboutyourdadsjob.Hango
14、nasec.Theuseofexclamations:美国人说话喜欢大量使用感叹词，Oh,man!What?!Whoa!Oh,boy!Mygoodness!这样的感叹句随时可以听到。Theuseof“filler”wordsandphrases:口语区别于书面语的一个主要特点是它的冗余信息，说话者会频频使用um,like,well,youknow,hmm,Iguess这样的表达来填充话语间的空隙。Modern&cool:如今的年轻人喜爱美式发音，喜欢看美剧。AmericanEnglish的统治地位无需怀疑，就像百朗听力的外籍员工Alex所说的，“AmericanEnglishisjustcooler!”华夏天天百朗时代Thanks!华夏天天百朗时代
