课件30张PPT。 Unit2
English around the worldPeriod 1: Warming up & writingTask 1:Warming upQuestions:
1.How many languages do you know ?
GreetingsQuestions
2.Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Think about and discuss ?Which countries are English- speaking countries ?English-speaking countries are :Great BritainAustraliaCanadaNew ZealandIreland IndiaSouth Africathe U.S.A.SingaporeDo you think the English spoken all around the world is all the same ?How do you understand the word
”Englishes” ?American English British English Australian English
Canadian English
Singapore English
African English
Malaysian English Indian EnglishThink about ? ? ?What elements(因素,元素) make these Englishes happen ?culture 文化Language and culture always come hand in hand.
Including(包括) way of living, way of thinking , value, environment, etc.
eg: ‘亚洲四小龙‘ “the four tigers of Asia”
幸运儿
“ a lucky dog”British EnglishAmerican English&Let’s learn some differences between American English and British English?The statue of liberty The big BenBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown American president BushWould you like to see my flat?Yes. I’d like to come up to your apartment.Wow, I want a tin of coko, some sweets. What about you, Bush?Well, I want
a can of
milktea,some
Candy。
Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow, the bar is a nice place.Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Great. I like football match very much.Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. Try to recall the words.flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandyliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerpetrol
color
rubber
honor
pictures
undergrounderaser
gas
honour
colour
subway
movies
Learn more: Match the words that have the same meaning. More differences between British English and American English in BrE AmE
Vocabulary: pub bar
flat apartment
Word usage: have got to have to
Pronunciation: ask ask
dance dance
Spelling: colour color
center centre
check cheque
English does have different types, anyhow it is an international language.facts380 million people speak English as a native language.
Two thirds of the world population as second language.
A billion are learning it.
By 2050, it is predicted (预言)that half of the world population will master(精通) it.English is now our language, we have , too, colonized(殖民) it.
----- Philippine(菲律宾) poet(诗人)
Some famous sayings:A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.
----by Karl Marx
外语是人生斗争的武器。Group work:Let’s begin to think again ? ? ?Why should I learn
English well ?A Brainstorming Map: Why should I learn English? Try to write down, the more the better.Why should I learn English?To use for businessTo use in school To talk
to native
speakersTo read English
booksTo write to pen friendsTo listen to English music and moviesTask 2: WritingLet’s begin to make a poster of your own according to the sample on P16Homework1. Review what we learned today.
2. Aftertaste the learning principles and methods of English learning.
So we know English is so important , everyone here wants to learn it well.
But how… ?What makes perfect English?
1. read it
2. recite it
3. retell it
4. find a partner
5. copy down
6. sing a song
7. practice
8. listen to yourself
9. slow down