reading and language points

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课件37张PPT。Welcome to my class
Unit Two: English around the world
(Period Two)AustraliaU.S.ANew ZealandU.KENGLISH AROUND THE WORLDTry to finish your reading in 8 minutes . Then , do the following exercises. 1.Read the passage and choose the correct answer.1. English has/had the most speakersA . now.
B. when the British ruled many parts of the world.
C . in the time of Shakespeare.
D. in the 12th century. READING2. Which of the following statement (陈述) is true ? A . Language always stay the same B . Language changed only after wars C . Language no longer change D . Language change when cultures change READING3. From AD 450 to 1150 , English sounded more like A . French. B . Chinese. C .German. D . Russian.4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around
A . 1400’s. B . 1150’s.
C . 450’s. D . 1600’S.READING5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speaker in the world? A . Australia B . China C . India D . Britain READINGTimeline of the development of EnglishNoah Webster
Born: October 16, 1758
Place: Hartford, Connecticut Died: May 28, 1843 Place: New Haven, Connecticut Noah Webster and America's First Dictionary Born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758, Noah Webster came of age during the American Revolution and was a strong advocate(主张) of the Constitutional (美国宪法)Convention(会议). He believed fervently(热诚、热情) in the developing cultural independence of the United States, a chief part of which was to be a distinctive American language with its own idiom, pronunciation, and style. In 1806 Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, the first truly American dictionary. Immediately there after he went to work on his magnum opus(巨著、杰作), an American Dictionary of the English Language, for which he learned 26 languages, including Anglo-Saxon and Sanskrit, in order to research the origins of his own country's tongue. This book, published in 1828, embodied a …Skimming reading : discuss the following questions1. Why does China have the largest number of English speakers?
2. Is English still changing now? Why?
3. Why is the number of people learning English in China increasing rapidly?Main ideas for paragraphsPara. One:
Para. Two:
Para. Three:
Para. Four:More and more people speak English.The first sentence in paragraph Two.The second sentence in paragraph Three.The number of the English speaking
people is increasing .Why India has a very large number of English speakers?
Paragraph FourEnglish is changing because of the place and the time.timeplaceSummary of the main idea:At the same time,
culture communicative
with each other1.why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?
3.Will Chinese become one of the world languages in the future? Give your reasons.Discussion1.why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?3.Will Chinese become one of the world languages in the future? Give your reasons.voyage ??n. [C] a long journey, especially by ship: 航行;航海
He was a young sailor on his first sea voyage.Words and Expressionsbecause of: as a result of 因为,由于
Many beautiful fish are fast disappearing because of the severe pollution.
因为污染严重,许多美丽的鱼类正在面临绝种。
The police are advising motorists to reduce speed because of the fog.
由于有雾,警察告诫驾车者减慢速度。
We win the game because of his participation. 由于他的参与,我们赢了比赛。Words and Expressionsnative speaker n. [C] someone who has spoken a particular language since they were a baby, rather than having learnt it as a child or adult:讲母语的人 None of our teachers are native speakers of English. a native-speaker dictionaryWords and Expressionscome up: phrasal v.
1.to move towards sb. 走近
A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
2. to be mentioned or talked about in conversation:提出 What points came up at the meeting?
The teacher came up with a good plan for the summer vocation. Words and Expressions3. to happen, usually unexpectedly:发生 I‘ve got to go - something has just come up at home and I’m needed there. 4. be coming up to be happening soon:临近 My exams are coming up soon.
Words and Expressionsat present FORMAL now:目前
"Are you busy?" "Not at present."
At present she's working abroad.
I have no enough material in hand at present. 目前我手头没有足够的资料。 Words and Expressionsgradually ??adv. slowly over a period of time or a distance: 逐渐地
Gradually, she realized that he wasn't telling her the truth. The bank slopes gradually down to the river.Words and ExpressionsWords and Expressionsvocabulary ??n. 1 [C] all the words known and used by a particular person:词汇量
a wide/limited vocabulary By the age of two a child will have a vocabulary of about two hundred words.2 [C or U] all the words which exist in a particular language or subject:词汇
Every week our English teacher gives us a list of vocabulary (= words) to learn. Computing, like any subject, has its own vocabulary.make use of sth. to use sth. that is available:利用;使用
We might as well make use of the hotel's facilities.
She makes use of people she meets as raw material for her fiction.
她把她所遇见的人们作为她创作小说的素材。 Words and Expressionsthe latter (SECOND) n.[S] the second of two people, things or groups previously mentioned:后者 She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter. Compare the former (FIRST).Words and Expressionsidentity ??n. [C or U] who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group which make them different from others:本身;本体;身份 The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.
I cannot reveal the identity of my source.
The informant(线人)was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection.
I think my job gives me a sense of identity.Words and Expressionsfluent ??adj.流利的;流畅的 1 When a person is fluent, they can speak a language easily, well and quickly: She's fluent in French. 2 When a language is fluent, it is spoken easily and without many pauses: He speaks fluent Chinese. He's a fluent Russian speaker.
fluently ?adv.流利地;流畅地 I'd like to speak English fluently.Words and Expressionssuch as:for example 例如,诸如
That sum of money is to cover costs such as travel and accommodation.
I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom.
The Roman languages such as French, Italian, are all derived from Latin.
拉丁语系, 例如法语, 意大利语, 都起源于拉丁语。Words and Expressionsfor example,such as,like 的区别
for example意思是 举个例子来说,... 一般只举同类人或物中的“一个”为例,作插入语,用逗号隔开,可置于句首、句中、句末;
such as意思是 比如…,后面不加逗号,直接列举同类人或物中的几个例子,不能穷尽,可和and so on连用;
like表示列举,可和such as互换。 Noise,for example,is a kind of pollution.
举例说明,噪音就是一种污染。 China has many big cities,such as Beijing,Shanghai,Shenzhen and so on.=China has many such big cities like Beijing,Shanghai, Shenzhen and so on.中国有许多大城市,比如北京、上海、深圳等等。 See you.