高一英语必修一-unit2-Reading

SouthAfricaUnit2Unit2

Englisharound

theworld

Englisharound

theworld

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ByAlu

Reading

ReadingTheRoad

toModernEnglishTheRoad

toModernEnglishReadthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainideaofit.

ThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld,though,infact,therearevarious“Englishes”

ItmainlytellsushowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld,though,infact,therearevarious“Englishes”Readthepassageagainandfindouthowmanypartsitshouldbedividedandthemainideaofeachpart.4paragraphs(parts)Para1Para2

Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.

NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon'tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.

(line1-line4)(line5-line8)Para3Para4

Alllanguageschangewhenculturesmeetandcommunicatewithoneanother.

English'spositionasworldlanguageisyettobeclearlyunderstoodordefined.(line9-line21)(line22-theend)Discussinpairsorgroupsand:1)fillintheform:

TheroadtomodernEnglishthecauseculturescommunicatewithoneanotherbetweenAD450and1150basedonGerman800to1500LesslikeGerman;morelikeFrenchInthe1600’sShakespearebroadenedthevocabulary.AbigchangeinEnglishlaterBritishpeoplebroughtEnglishtoAustralia

2)Completethefollowingsentences.

1.Duringthe5thcenturyAD______.2.BetweenaboutAD800and1150______.3.Bythe1600s_______.4.Inthe1620_______.5.Fromthe18thcentury______.6.Bythe19thcentury_______.7.From1765to1947_______.

1.Duringthe5thcenturyAD______.EnglishwasbasedmoreonGerman2.BetweenaboutAD800and1150______.EnglishwasinfluencedbyDanishandFrenchinvaders.3.Bythe1600s_______.Shakespeareusedawidervocabularythaneverbefore.4.Inthe1620_______.

BritishsettlersmovedtoAmerica.

5.Fromthe18thcentury______.BritishpeopleweretakentoAustralia6.Bythe19thcentury_______.dictionariesstandardizedthespellingofEnglish7.From1765to1947_______.EnglishwasspokeninIndiaasanofficiallanguage

1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers___.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcentury2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.LanguagesalwaysstaythesameB.LanguageschangewhencultureschangeC.LanguagesnolongerchangeD.Languageschangeonlyafterwars3)Findtheanswers(choosethecorrectanswer).

3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_____?A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______?A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.Britain1.WhyIndiatakesEnglishassecondlanguage.WhatotherkindsofEnglishdoyouthinkformedforthesamereason?ReadPara.4andfindout:BecauseIndiawasonceruledbyBritainandduringthattimeEnglishbecamethelanguageforgovernmentandeducationinIndia.

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EnglishEnglishReadthepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhywasEnglishspokeninmanyothercountriesinthe17thcentury?2.DonativeEnglishspeakershavedifficultyinunderstandingeachother?3.DoestheirEnglishhavedifferences?Ifso,canyoushowexamples?4.WhydoesChinahavethelargestnumberoftheEnglishlearner?

1.WhywasEnglishspokeninmanyothercountriesinthe17thcentury?2.DonativeEnglishspeakershavedifficultyinunderstandingeachother?BecausepeoplefromEnglandmadevoyagestoconquerotherpartsoftheworld.No.Theycanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.3.DoestheirEnglishhavedifferences?Ifso,canyoushowexamples?4.WhydoesChinahavethelargestnumberoftheEnglishspeakers?Yes,itdoes.Theyhavedifferencesmainlyin3ways:pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyBecausethenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisincreasingrapidlyandChinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld.HomeworkReadthetextcarefully,lookupthefollowinginthedictionaryandtrytomakeyourselvesunderstandhowtousethem.1.attheendof---2.becauseof---3.evenif=(eventhough)---4.comeup---5.actually=infact/asamatteroffact---

6.baseon/upon---

7.present---8.make(good/full)useof---9.anumberof---

10.tell---SeeyounexttimeSeeyounexttimeLanguagepointsLanguagepoints

1.attheendof---到…的尽头，在…末(可表示时间、地点或程度)e.g.1.Attheendoftheroadyouwillfindthepostoffice.

(邮政所在这条路的尽头.）

2.在晚会的末尾，我们齐唱了一首歌。

Attheendofthepartywesangasongtogether.3.她已忍无可忍了。

Shewasattheendofherpatience.要理解好attheendof与intheend的用法区别，intheend是“最后”“终于”的意义,且不接

of.请看：

Hekeptontryingandsucceededintheend.2.Shetriedvariousjobsandintheend

becameanaccountant.3.Hardastheyworked,theycouldnotfinishtheirtaskintheend.注意:

becauseof---是个短语介词,其后须接名词或动名词(短语)e.g.1.Hecametoworklatebecauseof(his)gettinguplate.

（因为起晚了，他上班迟到。）

2.她没有出现在他的晚会上是因为坏天气。

Shedidn’tappearathisparty

becauseofthebadweather.

1.Hecametoworklatebecauseof(his)gettinguplate.

=Hecametoworklatebecausehegotuplate.2.Shedidn’tappearathispartybecauseofthebadweather.

=Shedidn’tappearathispartybecausetheweatherwasbad.

because与becauseof的意义是一样的,但because是连词,其后须跟主谓结构(从句)，请看:

3)evenif=(eventhough)是连词词组,用来引导

让步状语从句，意为“尽管；即使”e.g.1.Hewillnotletoutthesecretevenif

heknowsit.

（即使他知道这秘密也不会泄露出去）

2.尽管他知道这秘密，他不会泄露它。

Hewillnotletoutthesecreteventhoughheknowsit.

evenif从句所说的是不肯定的事；而eventhough从句所说的则是事实.请看:

Thisproblemcannotbesolvedevenifheishere.2.Thisproblemhasn’tbeensolvedeventhoughheishere.3.Shewillnotattendhispartyevenifsheisinvitedbyhimself.4.Shedidn’tattendhispartyeventhough

shewasinvitedbyhimself.4)

comeup---上来,升起,走近;被提出;发芽;

e.g.1.“Comeup,”Hecalledfromthe2nd-storeybalcony.2.Thedivercameupforair.3.Manyofthemcameuptoreceivethevisitors.4.Theproblemcameupinthemeeting.

5.Theseedshaven’tcomeupyet.

（上来）（上来）（走出来）（被提出）（发芽）请记下列词组:comeacross

偶然遇到或找到

comeback再现记忆

comedown传承,按习惯通过或处理

comeon催促,快速运动

comeout成为众所周知;发行或发表

cometrue实现

comeup出现,显示

comeupwith宣布或发现5)

actually=infact/asamatteroffact

事实上，实际上e.g.1.Well,whatdidsheactuallysay?

对了，她实际讲了些啥？

2.那儿有许多实际上能帮你的人。

Therearelotsofpeopletherewhocan

actuallyhelpyou.3.事实上我从未见过他。

Actually,Ihaven’tseenhimbefore.6)baseon/upon…---以…为基础(常使用被动语态)e.g.1.ThismovieisbasedontheAnti-JapaneseWar.

这部电影取材于抗日战争。

2.你的新书（小说）取材于什么呢？

Whatisyournewnovelbasedon?3.你以什么作你的理论依据呢？

Whatareyoubasingyourtheoryon?Whatdoyoubaseyourtheoryon?

7)present---(adj.)目前的,现在的

e.g.1.Youshouldlookclearlyatthepresent

situation.

你得看清目前的形势。

2.目前我们还没有（得到）任何信息。

Wedon’thaveanymoreinformationatthepresenttime.

atpresent---(=now)e.g.1.Atpresent,whatweshoulddoistogetintouchwiththem.2.Howareyougettingalongwithyourstudiesatpresent?8)make(good/full)useof---使/利用e.g.1.Everyminuteshouldbemadegooduseof.

应该利用好每一分钟。

2.我们必须充分利用我们有限的资源。

Wemustmakefulluseofourlimitedresources.

3.聪明的学生总能利用好时间来学习。

Acleverstudentalwaysmakesgooduseoftimetostudy.

9)anumberof---大量的（其后接复数名词,谓语动词用复；数thenumberof---….的数目其后也接复数名词,但谓语动词用单数）e.g.1.Anumberofpeoplehavecame.

许多人来了。

2.许多孩子在草地上玩耍。

Anumberofboysandgirlsareplayingonthegrasses.3.我校的学生数目超过3000人。

Thenumberofthestudentsinourschoolisover3000.10)tell---知道,判断(常与from连用,表示“区分”）e.g.1.AsfarasIcantell,shelikesyourcourse.

就我所知，她喜欢你的课。

2.很难判断他对（还是不对）与否。

It’shardtotellwhetherheisright.3.CanyoutellTomfromhistwinbrother?

你能区分汤姆与他的孪生兄弟吗？

4.尽管他还很年轻，但他能辨别是非。

Youngasheis,hecantellright

fromwrong.Translatethefollowing:1.在小路的尽头有间小茅房。2.就算她知道也没什么问题。3.谁也说不清明天会发生什么。4.因为懒，他这次考试不及格。

ExercisesExercisesItdoesn’tmatterevenif/thoughsheknowsaboutit.Noone/Nobodycantellwhatwillhappentomorrow.Hefailedinthisexambecausehewaslazy.(Hefailedthistimebecauseofhislaziness.)

Thereisahutattheendoftheroad.(Ahutstandsattheendoftheroad.)Thereisahutattheendoftheroad.(Ahutstandsattheendoftheroad.)Translatethefollowing:1.在小路的尽头有间小茅房。2.就算她知道也没什么问题。3.谁也说不清明天会发生什么。4.因为懒，他这次考试不及格。

ExercisesExercisesItdoesn’tmatterevenif/thoughsheknowsaboutit.Noone/Nobodycantellwhatwillhappentomorrow.

Hefailedinthisexambecausehewaslazy.(Hefailedthistimebecauseofhislaziness.)Thereisahutattheendoftheroad.(Ahutstandsattheendoftheroad.)TolearnEnglishwell,you’dbetterlearnabouttwoimportantpersons:SamuelJohnsonNoahWebster

SamuelJohnsonBorn:September18,1709

OneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostprofoundinfluences.一个对英语有巨大影响的人NoahWebster

Born:October