Unit 2 English around the world Reading 课件-高中英语人教新课标必修一

Unit2ReadingTHEROADTOMODERNENGLISHThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.ReadingLet’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.Pre-reading1.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenlistentotherecordingtoseeifyouareright.2.Afterlisteningtotherecording,trytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.TheroadtomodernEnglishSkimmingA.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishChoosethemainideaofthetext.FindthemainideaforeachparagraphManypeopleallovertheworldspeakEnglish.Nativespeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.WhyhasEnglishchangedovertime?Finallybythe19thcenturythelanguagewassettled.EnglishisnowspokenwidelyinSouthAsia.1:2:3:4:5:ScanningTrueorFalse1Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.2EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3Languagesfrequentlychange.MorepeoplespeakEnglishnow.Languageschangeanddevelopwhenculturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.4Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5SamuelJohnsonwroteTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.6ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.NoahWebster

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NoahWebsterReadPara5andfindoutwhyIndiatakesEnglishassecondlanguage.IndiawasruledbyBritainSouthAfricanEnglishSingaporeEnglishMalaysianEnglishHongKongEnglishDoyouknowanyotherkindsofEnglishformedforthisreason?5MakingatimelineTheroadtomodernEnglishAD450－1150TheEnglishwasspokeninEngland.Itwasbasedmoreon1)________thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.AD800－1150Becausethepeoplewho2)____EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench,Englishbecame3)_____likeGerman.GermanruledlessTheroadtomodernEnglishInthe1600’s4)_____________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.In1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto5)_________.Inthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento6)__________.ShakespeareAmericaAustraliaTheroadtomodernEnglish1765－1947EnglishwasspokeninIndiaaswellasinAfricaandAsia.Itbecamethelanguagefor7)______________andeducationinIernmentTheroadtomodernEnglishBythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchanges:SamuelJohnsonwrotehis8)__________.NoahWebsterwrote9)________________________________________________andgaveaseparateidentityto10)___________Englishspelling.dictionaryAmericanTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageTheroadtomodernEnglishNowEnglishisalsospokenin11)______,12)___________，13)___________,14)________andsoon.IndiaSingaporeMalaysiaAfricaPostreading1.WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?2.WhydoyouthinkmorepeopleintheworldnowwanttolearnChinese?WhydosomanypeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Touse

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