必修一unit2WarmingupandReading

1、Unit 2English around the worldWarming up & Reading1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?English Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland Do you think the English spoken in these countries are all the same ? World Englishes American Eng

2、lish BritishEnglish Australian English Canadian English Singapore English African English Malaysian English Indian EnglishWhat are the two main groups of English?Br.E and Am.EDo you want to come to my flat?Where is your apartment?Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow, the bar is a ni

3、ce place.Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some sweets. What about you?Well, I want a can ofmilk tea, someCandy. Great. I like football match very much.Hey, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Time to go home. Lets go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.

4、 From these we can see there are differences between British and American English.Its important to have a goodknowledge of English.British EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationwordscolour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metremeteraskdancenotboxpost,ma

5、il,film,movie,shop,store,I think,I guess,电梯电梯汽油汽油公寓公寓秋天秋天地铁地铁大学大学垃圾垃圾垃圾箱垃圾箱假期假期两星期两星期British EnglishAmerican Englishwordslift elevatorpetrol gasflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrash canholidayvacationfortnighttwo weeksReading“To be or not to be, this is

6、a question” is a quotation from Hamlet which is wrote by .William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564- 1616) was a famous English writer, whose best-known works contain Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, the merchant of Venice, King Lear, etc.Noah Webster Born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758. He lear

7、ned 26 languages to research the origins of his own countrys tongue. He published the dictionary in 1828.Who wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language?1. English has the most speakers _. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th

8、 centuryChoose the correct answerTask 1A2. Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures change.D3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like _. A. French B. Chin

9、ese C. German D. RussianC4. When was English spoken in Australia? A. At the end of the 16th century. B. Between about AD 450 and 1150. C. In 1620. D. Later in the 18th century.D5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain

10、BAll languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in some countries of Africa and South Asia.Many people all over the world speak English.Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind

11、of English.Para 1Para 2Para 4Para 5Task 2Find out topic sentence of each paragraph.Para 3Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.The road to modern EnglishAD 450-1150 English was based more on _.AD 800-1150 English became _ like German Because those who _ England spoke first Danish and

12、later French. In the 1600s _ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. GermanFill in the formTask 3lessruledShakespeare The road to modern EnglishIn 1620 Some British settlers moved to _.Later in the 18th centurySome British people were taken to _.1765-1947English became the language for_. Am

13、ericaAustralia government and education The road to modern EnglishBy 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 _.English spellingdictionaryThe America

14、n Dictionary of the English Languagein South Asia1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.3. Languages frequently change.Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why. FTFT

15、ask 44. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. FTTRead the text carefully and answer the following questions.1. What is the clue of the passage?2. When did people from England begin to move to other part