课件36张PPT。Taught by Su BenzhanTeaching aims and demands: 1. Knowledge aims:
1)Get the students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this passage.
2)Get the srudents to learn about English language.
2.Ability aims:
Develop the students’ reading ability and let them learn to use some reading strategies such as skimming, scanning ,and so on.
3.Emotional aims:
Enable the students to learn about English language and know different kinds of English so as to communicate with people from different countries.
Teaching important points:
1.Get students to learn different reading skills
2.Get the students to learn about English language. Teaching difficult points:
Develop the students’ reading ability.Teaching methods:
1.Task-based teaching and learning
2.Cooperative learning
3.DiscussionThe text mainly tells us ___________.
A. that old English is different from
the English today
B. how Middle English formed
C. English and its history
D. that English will keep changingSkimmingReading Comprehension I2. The text is developed mainly by ____.
A. place B. time C. people
3. At the end of the _____ century,
about five to seven million people
spoke English.
A. 14th B. 15th C. 16thSkimming1. because of 因为; 由于because of 为介词词组,和后面的名词、代词、动名词短语连用,在句中通常作状语。
because 是连词,引导状语从句,后接句子。
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。
He did not come because it rained.
因为下雨他没来。2. come up v.(1) 走近
A young girl came up to me and asked
for money.
(2) 提出What points came up at the meeting?
The teacher came up with a good plan for the summer vacation. 3. make use of sth. 利用;使用Make use of 为固定动词短语,在实际运用中,make use of 相当于一个独立的及物动词。在名词use之前,可以加上形容词表示不同程度的利用。Eg.
We must make good use of our limited time and money.
我们必须好好利用我们有限的时间和金钱。4. fluent ??adj. 流利的;流畅的He is fluent in five languages.
他能流利地说五种语言。
She speaks fluent though not very
correct French.
她的法语虽然讲得不太准确, 但很流利。
He’s a fluent Russian speaker.fluently ?adv. 流利地;流畅地I'd like to speak English fluently.Main ideasFirst part (Paras. 1-2) English is widely used in
the world.Second part (Paras. 3-5) Why has English changed over time?ScanningReading Comprehension II1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like ________. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian2. By the ____Shakespeare was able to use richer vocabulary than ever before.
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s
C. 450’s D. 1600’s3. ___has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world. A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain 4. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.ScanningReading Comprehension IIITrue or false1 English had the most speakers in the
17th century.
2 English developed when new settlers and
rulers came to Britain.
3 Languages frequently change.
4 The language of the government is always the language of the country.
5 English is one of the official languages
used in India.
6 This reading describes the development
of the English language.ScanningReading Comprehension IVTimeline of the development of EnglishDuring the 5th
century ADAD 800-1150162018th century19th centuryDiscussionChoose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.1. 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?As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future. Debate(讨论,辩论)Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant(优美的) 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?Quiz I Retell the text by filling in the
blanks.At first, only people in________ spoke English. Later, people from England _______ to other parts, so English began
to be spoken in _____ _____ ________. Today, _______ people speak English as their _____, second or foreign language. _______ English speakers can understand
each other but not ____________. England movedmany other countriesmorefirstNativeeverythingAll languages change when ________ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own ________. English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries. Maybe one day _______ English will become one of the world Englishes.culturesidentitysecondChineseQuiz II Translation世界很多人把英语作为外语来讲。
2. 学英语你就可以看美国电影、读英文
书、听英文歌曲。
Many people all over the world speak
English as their foreign language. Studying English can enable you to
watch American movies, read English
books and listen to English songs. 3. 提高英语最好的方法是与外国人交
朋友。
4. 学英语帮助我们了解不同的人和不同的
文化。The best way to improve your English
is to make friends with foreigners. Learning English helps us meet different
people and different cultures. 高考链接1. — I don’t have any change with me.
Will you pay the fare for me?
— ________. ( 2000年 上海)
A. That’s fine B. Nothing serious
C. Never mind D. No problem2. The teacher asked us ____ so much noise. (2003年 北京)
A. don’t make
B. not make
C. not making
D. not to make3. — “Could we put off the meeting?”
she asked.
— “_________,” he answered
politely. “This is the only day
everyone is available.”
(2007年 江苏卷)
A. Not likely B. Not exactly
C. Not nearly D. Not really4. Officials say that few patients ___________with the virus owing to the effective prevention.
(2008年 上海春卷)
A. infected B. are infected C. have infected D. be infected5. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English ______ as much as we can.
(2008年 江苏卷)
A. speak B. speaking
C. spoken D. to speakHomework1. Find an example that shows the
difference between American
English and British English.
2. Write a short passage about your
own learning experience and
ideas about English learning.Thank you.