高一英语《unit_2_ENGLISH_AROUND_THE_WORLD》PPT课件.ppt

1、ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD,Unit 2,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 the lift, answered the Englishman angrily. I think I shoul

2、d 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,List the countries that use English as an official language.,官方语言,是在政府官方使用的语言，与民间语言相区别。由于国家和地区范围界定不同，官方语言只是个相对概念。具体

3、而言就是一个国家通用的正式语言或者认定的正式语言。它是为适应管理国家事务的需要，在国家机关、正式文件、法律裁决及国际交往等官方场合中规定一种语言或几种语言为有效语言的现象。官方语言也是一个国家的公民与其政府机关通讯时使用的语言。有的国家只有一个官方语言，比如德国，有的国家有几个官方语言，比如香港。,Long and difficult sentences,1.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. 2.Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150, Engli

4、sh became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French.,当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。,然后，渐渐地，大约在公元800年到1150年期间，英语不那么像德语了，因 为那时的英国的统治者起初讲丹麦语后来讲法语。,Fast reading,Underline the key sentence of each paragraph or tell the main idea of each paragraph in your own words.,1

5、.Many people all over the world speak English. 2.Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. 3.Why has English changed over time? 4.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. 5.English is now spoken wide in South Asia.,Careful reading Finish Comprehending 1,Discussion Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?,H