人教版高一英语必修一unit2__

1、Unit 2Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?English Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland ABCDEFGBr E & Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.BrEAmEThe diff

2、erences between British English and American English.Br.EAm.E电梯电梯liftelevator汽油汽油petrolgas, gasoline公寓公寓flatapartment秋天秋天autumnfall地铁地铁undergroundsubway大学大学universitycollege垃圾垃圾rubbishgarbage垃圾桶垃圾桶dustbintrash can假期假期holidayvacation两星期两星期fortnighttwo weeksAm Eneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavo

3、ritetheaterkilometer Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre Why do people all over the world want to learn English?TradeTourismInternet websiteLearn in western universityEntertainment(娱乐)Diplomacy(外交)Its more and more important to have a good knowledge of Engl

4、ish.From these we can see .From these we can see .The Road to Modern EnglishWhats the main idea of the passage ? The history and _ of EnglishdevelopmentTask 1: Scan the text quickly and decide whether the statements are true or false. 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2. English

5、developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. 3. Languages frequently change. 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. FTFFTTTask 2:

6、 Scan the text and find out the key sentence of each paragraphMain idea of each paragraphMore and more people speak English.Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything.English is changing over time. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.Para 1Pa

7、ra 2Para 3Para 4Para 5The two big changes happened in English spelling.Read the text carefully and fill in the following blanks with suitable words according to the textTime Events At the end of the 16th centuryAbout _ to _ million people spoke English, nearly all of whom lived in _. Between AD 450

8、and 1150 It was based more on _. Between about AD _English became less like _ because of the rulers who spoke first _ and later _ . In the _Shakespeare made use of a wider _, which caused a big _ in English usage. In the _ century English was taken to _. From 1765 to 1947English became the language for _ and _ in _. By the _ century English was _. And two big _ in English _ happened.At present English is spoken in Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa and _ and so on. fivesevenEn