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s make some dialogues using the mands/requests that they have learned. Using language: Reading: Aim: to get Ss to know that there are a lot of different dialects in the same language. Task: 1. Ss discuss and answer: Why putonghua has to be used in China? 2. Reading: Ss read the text on page 13 and answer the following questions: a. What is standard English and what is a dialect? b. Why does American English have so many dialects? 3. Ss in pairs talk about how many dialects they know in Chinese language and give some examples. Listening: Aim: to let Ss get special information and take notes while listening. 1. Ss listen to the tape and try to write down the American English words from the dialogue that have the same meanings as the British words listed on page 48, Ex 1. 2. Ss listen and answer the questions on page 48,Ex 2. 3. Ss listen to the dialogues on page 12 and find the British and American words which are different but have the same meaning. 4. Listen to the tape carefully and try to understand the passage with some accent. Then answer the questions on page 14 of t