必修二-2.4《Unit-2-The-Olympic-Games》

1、新课标人教版课件系列高中英语必修必修2- 2-2.4Oct 12,2004Unit 2English aroundthe world Warming Up Pre-reading Reading HomeworkWarming UpQuestions:1. What is our first/native language? key words: native language, native speaker2. Do all Chinese people speak Chinese in the same way?Look at these pictures and answer quest

2、ions Who are these people? Where are they from?George Bush President of the USTony Blair Prime Minister of the UKJohn Howard Prime Minister of AustraliaPaul Martinnew Prime Minister of CanadaSuppose(假设)these four men are having a secret interview with nobody else around, do you think they can unders

3、tand what each says? Why?Do you think they speak the same kind of English ?Pre-readingDiscuss the following questions in groups of four:1. How many people speak English in the world?Tips: English-speaking countries; countries where English is spoken as a second or foreign language2. Why do so many p

4、eople speak English?English-speaking countries: the UK, the US, Ireland(爱尔兰），爱尔兰），Canada,Australia,New Zealand etcCountries where English is the second language: India, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines(菲律宾菲律宾), South Africa etc.Why do so many people speak English?Reasons: historical（历史的）（历史的） re

5、asons - British rule in the past the working language in UN and the Olympic Games the development（发展（发展) of world trade(贸易贸易), tourism(旅游旅游) etc. the use of computers, the Internet satellite TV&radio programme, Hollywood filmsReading How did different kinds of English come about?Task 1 Read the

6、text quickly and tell True or False :( )1.English began to be spoken in many other countries in the 16th century.( )2.Native English speakers found it difficult to understand each other because they speak different kinds of English.( )3. The American Dictionary of the English language gave American

7、English its own identity .( )4. English was the official language in India from 1765 to 1947.FFTTTask 2 Listen to the tape and do Comprehending on Page 10 SB印度名胜：泰姬陵SingaporeMalaysiaHongkongthe Great WallDifficult sentences in the text:1.The English spoken between about AD450 and 1150 was very diffe

8、rent from the English spoken today.( 这里的两个过这里的两个过去分词短语都作定语去分词短语都作定语,分别修饰其前面的名词分别修饰其前面的名词,相当于相当于 定语从句定语从句which was/is spoken .)2.One big change in English happened when Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language, giving American English its identity(= the dictionary made Ameri

9、can English known to the world ).3.Actually, it was based more on German than present day English. base(v.) base sth on sth 以某事物为另一事物的基础，根据，证以某事物为另一事物的基础，根据，证据等据等 He based his reports on the facts he collected. The film is based on the 9 11 Event.4. Only time will tell.(= The answer can only be know

10、n in the future)Task 3 Read the text again and tell the main idea of each paragraph:1. Which of the following best describes the main idea of Paragraph 1?A. How English began to be spoken in other countries outside England.B. China has the largest number of English speakers.C. More and more people s

11、peak English in the world. 2. Tell the main idea of Paragraphs 2-4 by filling in a key word in each blank: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4:_ English speakers can understand each other but not_.Why and _ English has _in English-speaking countriesEnglish is also spoken as a _ or _ language in ma

12、ny countriesNativeeverythingchangedsecondforeignhowTask 4. Fill in the correct information according to the text:Para-graph Main idea Facts 1How English began to be spoken_EnglandEngland-_coun-tries- more speakers than ever before 2Native English speakers can_ each other but not_Examples of _ &A

13、merican EnglishoutsideotherunderstandeverythingBritishPara-graph Main idea Facts 3Why and how English has_ in English-speaking countriesAD450-1150:1150-1500:1600s:_English_English 4English is also spoken as a _ or _ language in many countries*Asia:_ _ Malaysia*South Africa*Others: ChinachangedBased

14、on GermanMore like FrenchWider vocabulary byShakespeare AmericanAustraliansecondforeignIndiaSingaporeConclusion:How did different kinds of English come about?Key words: At first, only in England, later, moved, other countries, today, more and more English speakers; native English speakers, understan

15、d, not everything; change,cultures, communicate with, British /American/Australian English, identity, also, second/foreign language, many other countriesTask 5 : Retell the text by finishing the passage below: The Road to Modern English At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, peo-ple from E

16、ngland _ to other parts, so English began to _ in many other countries. Today, more and more people speak English as their first, _ or foreign language. _English speakers can _ each other but not _. All languages _ when cultures _with one another, so there are _ English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own _. English is also spoken as a second or foreign language in many other countries. Maybe Chinese English will become one of the _Englishes in the future.Eng