Unit+2+Exploring+English+Understanding+ideas 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit2

ExploringDescribethehistoryofEnglishdevelopmentLearningaims:1.Constructthetheme-relatedvocabularyaboutEnglishlearningbypreviewingthewords,articlesandotherprovidedmaterials.2.ExplorethesituationofEnglishusingandlearningbylookingatthreecharts.3.DescribethehistoryofEnglishdevelopmentanditsfactorsinyourownwordsbywatchingavideo.Activity1Constructthetheme-relatedvocabulary1.Previewthewords,articles,conversationsandotherprovidedmaterialson271BAY,andactivateyourvocabularyaboutEnglishlanguage.changingyourmobilephonenumberdoingavoice-overforEnglishlanguagefilm.actoutEnglishdramaforumnoparkingdon'tsmokingexit;Activity1LookatthepictureandgettoknowtheAmericanEnglishwordsandtheirBritishequivalents.Activity1Nowcompletethepassagewiththewordsabove.（P18页）【答案】1theatre2theater3gas4highway5petrol6motorway7elevator8lift9subway10underground11apartment12flatWorkinpairs.FindmoreexamplesofdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.UseadictionaryorsearchontheInternet.GroupAGroupBActivity1jam/jellyangry/madcolour/colorfootball/soccerrestroomtoilet/bathroom词义共识写下课文中你最想知道的3~5个单词二人汇总出仅有五个单词的列表，四人小组汇总出五个最想知道的单词，最后查找单词词义。黑板写下5个英文单词，另外一个小组编成句子。

Whichlanguagehasthelargestnumberofnative

speakers?BecauseChinahasthelargestpopulation

intheworld.Chinese1,390millionActivity2ExplorethesituationofEnglishusinglanguage

Whichlanguagehasthelargestnumber

oflearners?English1,500millionAmongthese1,500millionEnglishlearners,doyouknowhowmanylearnersarethereinChina?CompletethetableaccordingtoChart3WhatconclusioncanyoudrawfromChart3?50million200million300millionThenumberofEnglishLearnersinChinaisincreasinggreatly.WhydoyouthinkmanypeopleinChinalearnEnglish?Willthistrendcontinueinthefuture?WhyhasEnglish,insteadofotherlanguages,becomethegloballanguagenowadays?WhatcharacteristicdoesEnglishhaveasagloballanguage?Groupdiscussion1.WhichcountriesmentionedinthevideohaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage?2.WheredoathirdofEnglishwordscomefrom?Whatexamplesaregiveninthevideo?Answers:1.TheUK,Ireland,theUSA,Canada,NewZealandandAustralia.2.MorethanathirdofEnglishwordscomefromFrench,suchasfruit,table,crocodile,invasion.Activity3DescribethehostoryofEnglishdevelopmenthus--_____scip--____cu--______cild--____knifr--_____ægg--____kaka--____CelticnorthwestthreetribesGermanyVikings1066FrenchGermanymanyotherplaceshouseshipcowchildknifeeggcakeWatchandcompletethetablebelow.fruit