句型点拨课件UNIT2ENGLANDAROUNDTHEWORLDREADING2课件42

人教版必修一Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldPeriod1ReadingThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.

Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?

DoyouthinkChinesecanbeaworldlanguage?Why?

Doyouknowthemeaningof“Englishes”?QuestionLet’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.NewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland….Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChinesearelearningEnglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:

AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Z.xxkImean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Comethisway,I’llshowyouthelift.Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yourroomnumberis705.

Andyou’dtakewhat?ThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage.2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.Choosethemainideaofthetext.A.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishskimmingFillinthetable.TheroadtomodernEnglishbasedonGermanthingsthathappenedlesslikeGerman;morelikeFrenchShakespearebroadenedthevocabulary.AbigchangedinEnglishBritishpeoplebroughtEnglishtoAustraliaScanthetextandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbeforescanningNativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.However,theymaynotbeabletounderstandeverything.English’spositionasworldlanguageisyettobeclearlyunderstoodordefined.DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcentury

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IfanAmericanistalkingtoanEnglishman,_______.A.TheywillhavealmostnodifficultyinunderstandingB.TheywillhavealotofmisunderstandingsbetweeneachotherC.TheAmericanfindsitdifficulttounderstandtheEnglishmanD.TheEnglishmanfindsitdifficulttofollowtheAmericanReadPara3andanswerthequestion.WhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?communicationThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguageGermanlessruledShakespeareAmericaAustralia

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AfricaReadPara4andfindoutwhyIndiatakesEnglishassecondlanguage.IndiawasruledbyBritainSouthAfricanEnglishSingaporeEnglishMalaysianEnglishHongKongEnglishDoyouknowanyotherkindsofEnglishformedforthisreason?SamuelJohnson

TwoimportantpersonsOneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostprofoundinfluences.WhenNoahwas43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthisbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsofthecountryspelled,pronouncedandusedwordsdifferently.

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Fillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothetext.FromAD800to1150,thosewhoruledEnglandspokefirst_______andlater_______.Attheendofthe16thcentury,about_________________peoplespokeEnglish.NearlyallofthemlivedinEngland.DanishFrenchfivetosevenmillionTheEnglishbetweenAD450and1150wasbasedmoreon________.GermanPostreadingEnglishisalsospokenasaforeignor______languageinmanyothercountriesinAfricaand___________.Today,thenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisincreasing_______.Asamatteroffact,Chinamayhavethe______numberofEnglishlearners.In1620someBritishsettlersmovedto_______.Inthe18thcentury,someBritishpeopleweretakento________.Englishbegantobespokeninbothcountries.largest

AmericaAustralia secondSouthAsiarapidly2.Decidewhetherthestatementaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.

1.Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.2.EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3.Languagesfrequentlychange.4.Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5.EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesusedinIndia.6.ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.Retellthetext.Atfirst,onlypeoplein________spokeEnglish.Later,peoplefromEngland______tootherparts,soEnglishbegantobespokenin__

_________________.Today,_____peoplespeakEnglishastheir_____,secondorforeignlanguage._______Englishspeakers____understandeachot