Warming up and reading.ppt

1、,English around the world,谭东波制作,Warming up,Which country uses English as an official English?,Britain,America,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,American English,AND,British English,Do you know the American way of saying the following words?,lift,elevator,flat,apartment,mum,mom,petrol,gas,aut

2、umn,fall,film,movie,pen-friend,pen-pal,football,soccer,sweet,candy,rubbish,trash,holiday,vacation,underground,subway,Fast reading,A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old English,Choose the main idea of

3、 the text.,Underline the key sentences of each paragraph.,Paragraph 1,Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before.,Paragraph 2,Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.,Paragraph 3,All language

4、s change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with one another.,Paragraph 4,English now is also spoken as a foreign Or second language in South Asia.,Detailed reading,In which country English was spoken ?,the end of the 16th century,the next century,today,If an American is talking to an En

5、glishman, _. A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American.,Why does English change over time?,Becaus

6、e of cultural communication.,Read Para 4 and find out why India takes English as second language.,India,was ruled by Britain,Group work,German,Work in group and summary the history of the English language.,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government and education,English spelling,dictionary,

7、The American Dictionary of the English Language.,in South Asia,China,South Africa,Homework,An American who visited England walked into a hotel and pushed a button for elevator service. The lift will be down soon, said a nearby clerk. The lift? said the American. Oh, you mean the elevator. No, I mean

8、 the lift, answered the Englishman angrily. I think I should know what its called, said the American.“ After all, elevators were invented in the United States. Perhaps,“ said the Englishman. But the language was invented here.,Lift or elevator,At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people

9、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 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 fore