课件45张PPT。Unit 2
English Around the WorldWarming up
At an international ___________English has become an international language.In what situations is English used?meetingAt an international investment and
___________ meeting.In what situations is English used?tradeListening to the radio
or watching TV
______________In what situations is English used?programs_____________ or listening to
English songs.In what situations is English used?SingingSurfing the English ________________In what situations is English used?website In this unit we will have a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.Many Countries speak English as their native language.
Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries.Countries speak English as their native languageBritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNew Zealand IrelandEnglish is spoken in all these countries.
But you know people in different country speak English differently.Let's enjoy a piece of video.When many people speak English, they have their own characteristics, such as accent, pronunciation,and logic.
But the main differences of English speaking are between British English and American English.Let's have a look .公寓
酒吧
罐头
糖果
电梯
比赛
足球The differences between British English and American English.apartmentpubcansweetliftgamefootball THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISHReading__________ adj.官方的;正式的;
公务的
2. __________ n. 航行;航海
3. _______ adj.& n. 本国的(人);
本地的
4. ________ adv.实际上;事实上
5. ________ 公元
6. ________ n. 词汇;词汇量;词表
actuallyADofficialvoyagenativevocabulary7. _____________ adj. 逐渐的;逐步的→
_____________ adv.逐步地;渐渐地
8. _____________ adj.频繁的;常见的→
_____________ adv.频繁地;经常地;屡次
10.____________ adj.流利的;流畅的→
_____________ adv.流利地;通畅地
9. _____________ adj.较后的,后半的→
_____________ adj.迟到的→
_____________ adj.后来的;较晚的
_____________ adj.最近的,最新的frequentfrequentlylatterlategradualgraduallylaterlatestfluentfluently1. than ever before
2. even if
3. come up
4. be based on
5. at present
6. make use of
7. a number of
8. the number of
9. such as
比以往任何更……
即使
走近;上来;提出
以…为基础
目前
利用;使用
很多;众多
……的数量
例如;像这种的10. around the world
11. because of
12. be based on
13. change over time
14. in fact
15. more than one kind
全世界
因为;由于
建立在……之;以…为基础
随着时间而改变
事实上;实际上
不止一种The road to modern EnglishWhile-readingLook at the title, can you guess the main idea of the passage?The passage is mainly about the
___________ of English.developmentFast readingReading TaskFind the main idea of each paragraphReading skills1、略读或跳读(找重点词、关键句理解 文章大致内容。)
2、如何找主题句或关键句
(1)顺承式段落多在第一句
(2)转折式段落常是第二句带有 however/but的句子。Please write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
The _________ of the English in the world.Native speakers can __________ each other even if they don’t speak the_____ kind of English. developmentunderstandsame
Para. 3-4:
Para. 5: All languages change when _______ ____________ with each otherEnglish is spoken as a _______ or ________ language in _______ ______.culturescommunicateforeignsecondAfrica South Careful reading1.Which of the following statement is true?
A. Languages always stay the same
B. Languages change only after wars
C. Languages no longer change
D. Languages change when cultures change2. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____?
A. French B. Chinese
C. German D. Russian3. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______?
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s
C. 450’s D. 1600’sPost-readingGermanRead para3-5 and finish the history of the English languagelessruledwas baseduseAustralia makeofAmerica identitydictionaryIndiagovernmentSouth AfricaChina MalaysiaSingaporeI. retell the text.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 1.__________(speak) English may be in China. Quite a lot of Chinese people speak English 2.____ a foreign language.speakingas3._______ is known to us, the English language 4.____________(change) quite a lot over the last four centuries. Old English sounded more 5._____ less like German, for it was 6. ______ (base) on German, 7._______modern English sounds more like French than German 8. ________ England was once ruled by the French. has changedbasedorbutbecauseAsTwo people had great effects on the English changes. One was Shakespear, 9. _____ enlarge the English vocabulary; the 10. _______ was Noah Webster, who wrote a dictionary that gave American English spelling its own identity. whootherCareful reading重难点句式分析1. At first the English spoken in England
between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.
in or at the beginning 起初过去分词短语 用作定语过去分词或过去分词短语作定语时,与所修饰的名词或代词之间存在被动关系。
eg: They are problems left (= which are left) over by history.
它们是历史遗留下来的问题。起初,在公元450年到1150年间,人们所说的英语跟今天所说的英语就很不一样。1. The book bought by my brother yesterday is the same as the book bought by me today.
弟弟昨天买的那本书跟我今天买的这本书一样。2. 广东省说的汉语与山西省说的汉语就很不一样。
The Chinese spoken in Guangdong Province is very different from the Chinese spoken in Shanxi Province.Practice2. Today the number of people learning
English in China is increasing rapidly.
现在分词或现在分词短语做定语时,与所修饰名词或代词之间存在主动关系。
eg: I like the girl sitting on the right.
我喜欢坐在右边的那个女孩。 定语定语目前在中国学习英语的人数正在迅速增长。1. The number of the teachers in our school is about 200.
2. A number of boys like computer games.
我们学校有200名老师。
有许多男孩子喜欢电脑游戏。比一比主语主语islikePractice1. 外国人学习汉语的人数正在迅速增加。
2. 我好多同学有手机。The number of the foreigners learning Chinese is increasing rapidly.
A number of my classmates have mobile phones.1.Retell the passage according to the key words.
2.Read the passage carefully and make marks where you have any questionsHOMEWORK