人教版高一英语必修一unit2+Reading++ppt.课件

Task 2: scanning
Find out the key sentence of each paragraph
Main ideas of each paragraph : Para 1 More and more people speak English.
Para 2 Native English speakers can understand
Scanning
√ 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F
√ 2. English developed when new settlers and
rulers came to Britain.
TF
√ 3. Languages frequently change. T F
each other but not everything.
Para 3 English is changing over time.
Para 4 Para 5
The two big changes happened in English spelling.
English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.
trash can
holiday
vacation
fortnight two weeks
Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater kilometer
Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre
of the English language. T F
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]
Why do people all over the world want to learn English?
Tourism
Internet website
Trade
Entertainment (娱乐)
Learn in western university
Diplomacy( 外交)
From these we can see ….
Indian
Br E & Am.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.
Chinese
电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周
BrE
AmE
lift
elevator
petrol
gas, gasoline
flat
apartment
autumn
fall
underground subway
university college
rubbish
garbage
dustbin
It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
The Road to Modern English
Task 1: skimming
1. What’s the main idea of the passage ? The history and development(发展) of English.
√ 4. The language of the government is
always the language of the country. T F
√ 5. English is one of the official languages
used in India. T F
√ 6. This reading describes the development
Period 2 Reading
Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?
English Around the World
the United Kingdo源自文库 Ireland
South Africa
the USA
Match the words that have the
same meaning. petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground
eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway
Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why?
Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?
World English
Caribbean
American
British
English
Canadian
Australian
Australia New Zealand
Canada
• This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.
Questions
Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world?