高一英语必修一第二单元reading

1、Questions,Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,India,Philippines,Singapore,Map of the world,English Around the World,Do they spea

2、k the same kind of English?,British English,American English,&,Do you know the differences between American English and British English?,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre cen

3、ter traveller traveler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 两周,1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. 2. Which country do you think has the most English learners? 3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is

4、about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right.,The road to modern English,why English is more and more widely used in the world today B. a very brief history of the English language C. the difference between British English and American English D. the different kinds of the English language i

5、n the world,1. The passage mainly tells us .,1.English began to be spoken in many other countries _. A in the 17th century B at the end of the 16th century C in the 18th century D in the 19th century,2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change on

6、ly after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change,3.From this passage we can infer that the English language was once influence by _. the Chinese language South Africa C. South Asia D. both German and French,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B.

7、1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,5.From this passage we can see that the author is quite sure that Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes. B. the author has no idea whether or not Chinese will become one of the world Englishes. C. the author thinks that government and education play an importa

8、nt role in English learning. D. the author feels very satisfied to see more and more Chinese people are learning Englis,change,communicate,German,Danish,vocabulary,America,18th century,were taken to,settled,spelling,South Asia,conquer,Post-Reading,English has changed and_ (develop) when cultures mee

9、t and communicate_ each other. From about AD450 to 1150, new settlers to England_ (enrich) the English language and enlarged its vocabulary. In 1620, some British people began to move to other countries, and_ (gradual), English_ spoken in many other countries.,developed,with,enriched,graduallly,was,By the 19th century American English spelling got a separate identity_ Noah Webster wrote his dictionary. _ present, more people speak English_ their second or a foreign language _e