人教版英语必修一unit2-reading

To listen to English music and movies
In the 1600s
_S_h_a_k__e_s_p_e_a_r_e_ made use of a wider
vocabulary than ever before.
Baidu Nhomakorabea
In 1620
Later in the 18th century By the 19th century
The road to modern English Some British settlers moved to
3. From AD 450 to 1150, English
sounded more like_____?
A. French
B. Chinese
C. German
D. Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______?
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?
A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain
Para 1
Brief introduction of the change in English.简介英语变化
Unit Two: Reading The Road To Modern English
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How many dialects方言 are there in China ?
dialects family in China
Chinese
北方方言
吴语
湘语
赣语 粤语
闽南语 客家话
Warming up – II ( 2m )
Chinese
BrE
电梯 lift
汽油 petrol
公寓 秋天 地铁
大学
flat autumn underground university
垃圾 rubbish 垃圾箱 dustbin 假期 holiday
两周 fortnight
AmE elevator
gas, gasoline
apartment fall subway college
Today
More people speak English than before
Para 2
If an American is talking to an Englishman,
___A____.
A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding
Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.
2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change
B. Because India has a very large number of English speakers.
C. Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life.
D. Because India has a long history of communication with Britain.
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
Para 5
Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph? A
A. Because India is a typical (独特的)country who speaks English as a second language because of its long being ruled by Britain.
All languages change when __c_u_l_tu_r_e_s communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own __i_d_e_n_ti_t_y. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _m__a_n_y _o_t_h_er_c_o_u_n_tr_ie_s. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.
Read Para 3 and answer the question:
Why does English change over time?
Because of cultural communication.
The history of the English language
AD 4501150
Skimming
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
AD 8001150
The road to modern English English was based more on _G__e_r_m_a_n.
English became __l_e_s_s like German
Because those who _r_u_l_e_dEngland spoke first Danish and later French.
_A_m__e_r_ic_a__.
Some British people were taken to
_A_u__st_r_a_l_ia__.
The English language was settled. Two big changes in _E_n_g_l_is_h__s_p_e_ll_in_g__ happened: Samuel Johnson wrote his _d_ic_t_io_n_a_r_y__ and Noah Webster wrote _T_h_e__A_m_e_r_i_c_a_n_D__ic_t_io_n_a_r_y_o_f______ _th__e_E_n_g_l_i_sh__L_a_n_g_u_a_g_e_._
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
The differences between British English and American 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_e_r_ _c_o_u_n_t_r_ie_s_. Today, ___m__o_r_e people speak English as their __fi_r_s_t, second or foreign language. __N_a_t_iv_e_ English speakers __c_a_n_ understand each other but __n_o_t __e_v_e_r_y_th_i_n_g_.
vocabulary spelling
BrE autumn typhoon I think
colour centre traveller
AmE fall tornado I guess
color center traveler
pronunciation dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t]
Time
The end of the 16th century
Who (how many people)spoke English
About 5-7 million people, mostly Living in Fngland
Later in the next century
Conquer other parts, spoken in many other countries
Two important persons in Para 4
Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 Write a dictionary One of the English language’s most profound influences. (最深的影响)
garbage trash can vacation two weeks
Match the words that have the
same meaning. petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground
eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway
To use for business
To use in school
To talk to native speakers
Why do so many people want to learn English ?
To read English books
To write to pen friends
Discussion
You can choose one of the questions to talk about in Groups (Page 10):
1, Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
2, Why do you think more people in the world want to learn Chinese?
Do you think there are some dialects in English?
English dialects in different countries
Britain
The U.S.A Canada Australia India New Zealand
……..
Br E & Am.E