高一下UNIT2课件

1、 Why do so many people want to learn English ? To use for business To use in school To talk to native speakers To read English books To write to pen friends To listen to English music and movies 1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language? Pre-reading Suggested

2、answer: America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India , South Africa 2. Which country do you think has the most English learners? Pre-reading Suggested answer: 2. For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of n

3、ative speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population. 3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are righ

4、t. Pre-reading Read the title “The Road to Modern English” and predict (预测预测) what the passage is mainly about? The road to modern English The road the development of English language official 官方的官方的 voyage 航行航行, 航海航海 native 本国的本国的, 本地的本地的 present 现在的、出席的现在的、出席的 gradually 逐渐地逐渐地 vocabulary 词汇、词汇量词汇、

5、词汇量 New words actually 事实上事实上 latter 后者的后者的 identity 身份身份 fluent 流利的流利的 Singapore 新加坡新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚马来西亚 frequently 频繁地频繁地 More and more people speak English. Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything. Para1: Para2: At the end of Later in the next century Today English i

6、s changing over time. (cultures & places) English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries. Para 3-4: Para 5: Careful reading: Para 1-Development of English the end of the 16th century the next century today people England Many other countries More people speak in more countries I

7、f an American is talking to an Englishman, _. A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American Para 2 A

8、Why does English change over time? Because of cultural communication. Read Para 3 and answer the question: The road to modern English AD 450- 1150 English was based more on _. AD 800- 1150 English became _ like German Because those who _ England spoke first Danish and later French. In the 1600s _ ma

9、de use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. German The history of the English language less ruled Shakespeare The road to modern English In 1620 Some British settlers moved to _. Later in the 18th century Some British people were taken to _. 1765- 1947 English became the language for _. America A

10、ustralia government and education The road to modern English By the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes in _ happened: Samuel Johnson wrote his _ and Noah Webster wrote _ _ Now English is also spoken as a foreign or second language _ _ _ and so on. English spelling diction

11、ary The American Dictionary of the English Language. in South Asia China South Africa Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 Write a dictionary One of the English languages most profound influences. Two important persons in Para 4 Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was

12、 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph? A. Because India is a typical country who speaks English as a second language because o

13、f its long being ruled by Britain. B. Because India has a very large number of English speakers. C. Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life. D. Because India has a long history of communication with Britain. Para 5 A True or False Page 10 At first, only pe

14、ople in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or foreign language. _ English speakers _ understand each other but _ _. Retell the text. England moved many other countriesmore first Native

15、can not everything All languages change when _ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own _. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _ _ _. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the

16、world English. cultures identity many other countries Thinking Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes? “Only time will tell”. According to the passage, languages change when cultures communicate with one another. So the writer intended to predict a possible road to modern English, that is, when Chinese culture com