必修一 Unit 2 English around the world-Reading.ppt

1、Warming up and reading,British English,American English,&,Do you know the differences between American English and British English?,Br E & Am.E,When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.,center flat color lift gray honor,grey centre apartment ele

2、vator honour colour,Match the words that have the same meaning.,Reading,Questions: With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. Which country do you think has the most English learners? Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then rea

3、d it quickly and see if you are right.,English Around the World,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,Suggested answer: 1. America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India 2. For those that speak English as their first language th

4、e USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.,The road to modern English,The road,Modern English,the development of

5、English language,What kind of English before Modern English?,?,3. Guess according to the title.,1.English has/had 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 century,Skimming,2.Which of the following statement is true? A.

6、Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change,3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 45

7、0s D. 1600s,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,AD450,1150,England,German,AD800,1150,Danish,French,language,vocabulary,16th,five to seven million,17th,voyages,18th,America,Australia,19th,dictionaries,India,Singap

8、ore,changing,South Africa,developing,all over,Malaysia,Reading and Comprehending Task 1,Get the main idea of every paragraphs by finding the key sentence or summarizing(总结，归纳) by yourself.(Discussing is permitted.),Please write down the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3-4: Para.

9、 5:,The _ of the English language in the world.,Native speaker can _ each other but they may not be able to _ _.,All language change when _ _ with one another.,English is spoken as a _ language or _ language in _ and _.,spread,understand,understand,everything,cultures,communicate,foreign,second,Afri

10、ca,Asia,The number of English speakers is increasing. English is not the same around the world. English changes when cultures communicate with one another. English is also spoken in many countries in Asia and Africa.,In my opinion:,Reading and Comprehending Task 2,Fill some key words in the flow chart(流程图) according to the main ideas of the paragraphs and the structure(结构) of the text.,flow chart,The Road To Modern English,English is not all the same,English changes over time,The end of 16th C,The next century,Tod