人教版高中英语Book 2 Unit 2 reading The road to modern English教学课件 (共20张PPT)

If an American is talking to an Englishman, _______. 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
English and Old English
Complete the table.
The road to modern English
AD 450－
1150
The English was spoken in England. It was based more on 1)
__G__e_r_m__anthan the English we
One of the English language’s most profound influences.
When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country Noah Webster spelled, pronounced and used words differently.
Read Para 5 and find out why India takes English as second language. India was ruled by Britain Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason? South African English Singapore English Malaysian English Hong Kong English
1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language.
2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?
3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right.
__g_o_v_e_r_n_m__e_n_t__ and
education in India.
The road to modern English
The English language was settled. Two big changes: Samuel Johnson
wrote his 8) d__ic_t_io_n__a_r_y_.
By the Noah Webster wrote 9)
19th
_T_h_e__A_m__e_ri_c_a_n__D_i_c_ti_o_n_a_r_y__o_f_t_h_e__ century _E_n_g_l_i_sh__L_a__n_g_u_a_g_e__ and gave a
separate identity to 10)
Today, _m_o_r_e_ people speak English as their _fi_r_s_t_, second or foreign language. _N_a_t_i_v_e_ English speakers _ca_n__ understand each other but _n_o_t e_v_e_r_y_t_h_in_g_. All languages change when _c_u_lt_u_r_e_s_ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on.
__A__m_e_r_i_c_a_n_ English spelling.
The road to modern English
English is also spoken in
11) _I_n_d_i_a_, 12) S_i_n_g_a_p__o_re___，13)
Now
_M__a_la__y_si_a___, 14) _A_f_r_ic_a___ and so
They all have their own _id_e_n_t_i_ty_. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _m_a_n_y_ o_t_h_e_r_ c_o_u_n_t_r_i_es__. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.
Retell the text.
At first, only people in _E_n_g_l_a_n_d_ spoke English. Later, people from England _m_o_v_e_d_ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in m__a_n_y_ _o_th__er_ _c_o_u_n_t_r_ie_s_.
on.
Read the passage carefully
Development of English
people
the end of the 16th century
England
the next century
Many other countries
today
More people speak in more countries
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 opinion and why? Write down your opinion.
speak at present.
Because the people who 2)r_u_l_e_d
AD 800 England spoke first Danish and －1150 later French, English became
3) _le_s_s__ like German.
In the 1600’s
Choose the main idea of the text. A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern
to 5) _A_m__e_r_i_c_a_.
Some British people were
taken to 6) _A_u_s_t_r_a_l_ia__.
1765－1947
The road to modern English
English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for 7)
In 1620
In the 18th century
The road to modern English
4) _S_h_a_k_e_s_p_e_a_r_e__ made use of
a wider vocabulary than ever before. Some British settlers moved
Read Para 3 and answer the question.
Why does English change over time? Because of cultural communication.
communication
Two important persons
Samuel Johnson