Unit_2_English_around_the_world_Warming_up.ppt

1、Unit 2 English around the world,Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? 2. Do you know the countries where people speak English? 3. What are the two main groups of English? 4. Do you know the differences between British English and American English? 5. Do you know

2、the meaning of “Englishes”?,Warming up,This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.,Small Quiz,Lets do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.,The U.S

3、.A.,Great Britain,Australia,Ireland,Canada,Singapore,India,South Africa,New Zealand,English is spoken in these countries.,Canadian,Australian,English,British,World Englishes,American,Indian,Caribbean,Br E & Am.E,When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of

4、English.,Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?,Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And youd take what?,I mean, Id like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US.,Oh, sorry. Come this way, Ill show you the l

5、ift.,Brown, the former Prime Minister of UK,Obama, the president of the USA.,Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement?,Wow, bar is a nice place.,Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?,Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.,Great. I

6、like football match very much.,After that, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.,Time to go. Lets go to the elevator together.,Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.,Differences in vocabulary usage:,pub,bar,lift,elevator,match,game,football,soccer,The differences between Bri

7、tish English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre center 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 假期 两周,Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater kilometer

8、,Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,课后练习,I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。 1. An e_ is a machin

9、e that carries people and goods up and down inside buildings. 2. The President was leaving for a four-day o_ tour of France.,elevator,official,II. 每空一词，使上下两句话的意思一致。注意英式英语与美式英语的不同。 1. Ill stop and get some gas were running low. Ill stop and get some _ were running low.,oil/petrol,2. If you draw or wr

10、ite in pencil, you can always rub out your mistakes with an eraser. If you draw or write in pencil, you can always rub out your mistakes with _ _.,a,rubber,3. Which would you rather do go dancing or go to the movies? Which would you rather do go dancing or go to the _?,pictures,1. Do you know that t

11、here is more than one kind of English in the world? 你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？,Explanation,more than one + 名词单数+单数谓语 不止一个,More than one person was killed in the fire.,more than 还可以与名词、形容词、副词、动词、动名词连用 (1)more than名词，表示“不仅是，不只是”。 (2)more than形容词/副词，表示“非常，十分”，与very同义。 (3)no more thanonly意为“只有，仅仅”； not more than常用

12、于数词之前，意为“至多，不超过”，其意义相当于at (the) most。,Both of them are much more than schoolmates. They are close friends. 他们俩远不只是同学, 他们是知心朋友。 more than 的反义短语是less than, 意为 “少于”,We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got _ 60. A. more than B. more of C. as much as D. so many as,高考链接,(2009年高考浙江卷)It took_ building

13、 supplies to construct these energy saving houses.It took brains，too. Aother than Bmore than Crather than Dless than,高考链接,解析：选B。句意：建造这些节能住宅不仅仅需要建筑用品，还需要用脑。more than意为“不仅仅”，修饰名词。other than不同于，除了；rather than宁可也不愿，与其倒不如；less than 不到，少于。,2. In some important ways they are very different from one another. 在某些重要方面, 它们彼此有些差异。 inway (s)/bymeans 在方面 We should solve this problem in a different way. =We should solve this problem by a different means.,都表示“相互，彼此”，在句中作动词 或介词的宾语，但不能作