必修一unit1Reading

1、This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.,Questions,Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world?,Why is it so important for us to learn English well?,Do you know the meaning ofEnglishes?,Lets do a small

2、 quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.,The U.S.A.,Great Britain,Australia,Ireland,Canada,Singapore,India,South Africa,New Zealand,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronuncia

3、tion,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,The road to modern English,A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference b

4、etween Modern English and Old English,Choose the main idea of the text.,At first, only people 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

5、 each other but _ _.,Retell the text.,England,moved,many other countries,more,first,Native,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

6、 foreign or second language in _ _ _. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.,cultures,identity,many other countries,1.Later in the next century , people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that , English began to be spoken in many

7、 other countries.,2.Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and commmunicate with each other. 3.At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.,4.Then gradually between about AD800 and 1150,English became les

8、s like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later Franch. 5.So by the 1600s Shakespear was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. 6.The latter gave a seprate identity to American English spelling.,Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this