课件31张PPT。Unit 2English around the worldThe Prime Minister of the Great Britain
BrownThe President of America
ObamaShall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement?Wow, bar is a nice place.Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.Great. I like football match very much.After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Time to go. Let’s go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. British EnglishAmerican English&Do you know the differences between American English and British English?lift/elevator电梯
gas, gasoline/petrol汽油
flat/apartment公寓
autumn/fall秋天
subway/underground地铁
college/university大学
rubbish/ garbage垃圾
dustbin/ trash can垃圾箱
vacation /holiday假期
fortnight/two weeks两周
(BE/AE)(AE/BE)(BE/AE)(BE/AE)(AE/BE)(AE/BE)
(BE/AE)(BE/AE)(AE/BE)
(BE/AE)GUESSINGAm E
neighborhood
labor
color
honorable
humor
favorite
theater
Kilometer
traveler Br E
neighbourhood
labour
colour
honourable
humour
favourite
theatre
kilometre
travller Differences in spelling
Questions about English:
List the countries that use English as an official language.
2. What countries speak English as their native language?
English Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland IndiaPhilippinesSingaporeMajor countries speak English as their native languageBritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNew Zealand IrelandThe Road to
Modern EnglishReadingThe road to modern EnglishThe roadModern Englishthe development
of English
language Look at the title of the passage and guess what it is about. English at present Skim the text to underline main idea for each paragraph.skimming段落大意匹配PartMain Idea(
(
(
(
()1.Para.1
)2.Para.2-4
)3.Para.5
)4.Para.6
)5.Para.7A.Two big changes in English spelling which
settled the English language in America.
B.The reasons of the constant changes of the
English language.
C.Different words are used by different
speakers but they make no trouble.
D.The wide use of the English language in
Asia and other parts of the world.
E.The development of English from the end
of the 16th century to today.EC B AD 1. Why has English changed over time?English changes and develops when English cultures meet and communicate with each other. Scanning
Scan the text and answer the following questions. was based more on_______less like________,more like _______ and ______; (why)the language was enriched especially the vocabulary The English language was enriched by other languages.Why was the English spoken between about AD450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today?GermanGermanFrenchDanish What was Shakespeare able to do by the 1600’s?He was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.The language was________;
Changes in _______happenedEnglish began to be spoken in_____.English is spoken in ___and______.English was spoken in AmericaSome British people was taken to _________.The English language has spread to other parts of the world.British settles moved to ______.America AustraliasettledspellingIndiaAsiaAfrica(1)The passage mainly tells us___________.A. why English is more and more widely used in the world todayB. a very brief history of the English languageC. the difference between British English and American EnglishD. the different kinds of the English language in the worldPost reading(2)From this passage we can infer that the English language was once influenced by______________.A. the Chinese language B. South Africa C. South Asia
D. both German and French(3)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 with cultures.(4)From this passage we can see that___________.A. the author is quite sure that Chinese English will become one of the world EnglishesB. the author has no idea whether or not Chinese English will become one of the world EnglishesC. the author thinks that government and education play an important role in English learningD. the author feels every satisfied to see more and more Chinese people are learning EnglishWill Chinese English develop its own identity? Will Chinese English become one of the World English?
Only time will tell.
Discussion1、勾出unit2 P9-16的重点短语和句型,并记忆;
2、周记
HomeworkListening in page 48:Work out the name of each student’s country and find the hints that help you identify them.South Asia, a huge Green island in Western EuropeA country has more than 7000 islandsin Southeast AsiaIndiaIrelandthe PhilippinesSingapore more than a billion peopleBritish rulersBritish rulersvery small a city very richWhat these countries have in common?They all speak English(English is their official language);
they were all Non-English speakers before being conquered or colonized by English-speaking people.短文填空 根据课文THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH完成下列短文。
At the end of the 16th century,English was only spoken by people from England. They were native speakers. Today,the largest number of people (speak) English may be in China. A lot of Chinese people speak English their foreign language.
English language (change) quite a lot over the last four centuries. Old English sounded more less like German for it was on German,but English sounds more like French than German England was once ruled by the French. speaking as The has changed Danish based later because Two people had great effects on the English changes. One was Shakespeare,who (large) the English vocabulary;the other was Noah Webster,who wrote a dictionary gave American English its own identity.enlarged that/which Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.More and more American people have moved from old rooms
into new (公寓).
2.If you want to read quickly and well you should increase your
(词汇量).apartments/flats vocabulary