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1、人教课标人教课标高一高一 必修必修 1 Unit 2Reading: The Road to Modern EnglishUnit2 English Around the Worldelevator/ lift Warming uprubber/eraserpetrol/gasLets enjoy a short video and find out how many kinds of English appeared in the video.A. How to learn English wellB. The brief history of Modern EnglishC. The wa

2、y to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old EnglishChoose the main idea of the text.Match the main idea of each paragraph.Task 3Para 1Para 2Para 3-4Para 51. 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

3、. in the 12th centuryRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.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 change3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more

4、 like _? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. BritainWorld War NetherlandsAnneher diaryKittyover two

5、yearsThursday 15, June, 1944TimeChanges that happenedAD 45011501.The English was spoken in England. It was more on than the English we speak at present AD 80011502.The people who England spoke first Danish and later French, English became like German By the 1600s3.Shakespeare was able to a wider tha

6、n ever before In 16204.Some British settlers moved to In the 18th century5.Some British people were taken to based Germanruled less make use of vocabularyAmericaAustraliaThe history of the English languageBy the 19th century6.Samuel Johnson wrote his . Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of E

7、nglish Language and gave a separate to American English spelling 176519477.English was spoken in as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for and education in India Now8.English is also spoken in , _,_, _and so on dictionary identity India government Singapore Malaysia South Africa Chin

8、aSome people say that Chinese is amuch 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?Discussion Some people say that Chinese is amuch 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?Discussion Do you think Chinese will become an international language all ov