(共55张PPT)
Unit 2
English Around the World
Period I Warming up
Why should we
learn English
to use for business.
to use in school.
to learn about other
countries.
to talk to
native speakers.
to study
abroad
to listen to English
music and movies.
Countries speak English as their mother tongue
Britain(UK)
America (USA)
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
the USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
the United Kingdom
Ireland
Canadian
Australian
English
British
World Englishes
American
Indian
American English
AND
British English
What are the two main groups of English
What are the two main groups of English
B.E and A.E
British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司 VOA 美国之音
Let’s go to the pictures!
Ok. But how shall we go to the movies
Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E
Why not go by Underground
Er, but the subway station is far away.
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.
Do you want to come to my flat
How far is your apartment It is beautiful
Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday
Wow, bar is a nice place.
Chinese British English American English
公寓
酒吧
罐头
糖果
橡皮
电梯
比赛
足球
秋天
汽油
flat
apartment
pub
bar
tin
can
sweets
candy
rubber
eraser
lift
elevator
match
game
football
soccer
autumn
fall
petrol
gas
colour
color
centre
traveled
travelled
center
dance
not
[d ns]
[da:ns]
[nat]
[n t]
autumn
fall
I think
I guess
spelling
pronunciation
words
expressions
British English
American English
more than一词多义
They are more than schoolmates. They are close friends.
They were more than glad to help.
He was more than interested in studying English.
more than 意为“不仅仅”“ 非常”
1. Do you know that there is more than
one kind of English
你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗?
more than 与数词连用,意为多于;超于
more than one +名词单数, 后面的谓
语动词用单数。
More than one student (want) to go swimming.
Explanation
wants
2. In some important ways they are very
different from one another.
在某些重要方面, 它们彼此有些差异。
be different from
be the same as
城市生活与乡村生活是不同的。
City life is very different from country
life.
in some important ways 在某些重要方面
in this/that way
in the way /in one’s way
in a/some way
on one’s way (to)
by the way
用这种/那种方法
在某种程度上
在去 … 路上
顺便说;
挡路
3. far away
be far (away) from
1. The sun is far (away) from the earth.
2. The school is far (away) from my house.
3. 学校离我家有100米远。
The school is 100 meters away from my home.
Unit Two: English around the world
(Reading)
The Road to Modern English
Prediction
“The Road to Modern English” predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about
Skim the text to find or make up a
topic sentence for each paragraph.
Skimming
Paragraph 2
Many people all over the world speak English.
Paragraph 1
Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.
Paragraph 5
Why has English has changed over time
English is also spoken as a
foreign or second language in South Asia.
Native language:
It is the language that one or both your parents speak. You learn it as your first language /your native language/mother tongue.
English as a second language:
It is the language used by government,schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the language of their own country at home.
English as a foreign language
It is the language learnt as a school subject.
Make a timeline of the development of English.
2
Between about AD 450 and 1150
Between about AD 800 and 1150
By the 1600’s
English was based more on German.
Danish and French enriched the English language.
3.Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.
1620
Later in the 18th century
By the 19th century
4.British settlers moved to America.
5.British began to be spoken in America and Australia.
6.English was settled by two dictionaries.
Samuel Johnson
Born: September 18, 1709
One of the English language’s most profound influences.
Two important persons
Noah Webster
Born: October 16, 1758
Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.
Summary:
English has changed and____ when cultures meet and ____ with each other. From AD450 to 1150, new settlers to England enriched the English language and enlarged its___. In 1620, British people began to move to other countries, and___, English was spoken in many other countries. By the 19th century, American English spelling
Development of English
the end of the 16th century
the next century
today
England
Many other countries
More people speak in more countries
Conclusion
time
place
Language can change with time.
Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.
native
adj. native land 祖国,故乡
native language 本族语言,母语
be native to 原产于某地;土生土长的
The giant panda is native to Sichuan.
n. 当地人;本地人;土著居民
A Native of Beijing in New York
北京人在纽约
study the habits of the natives
would like
would like sth
would like to do sth
would like sb to do sth
------Would you like to see a film
------Yes, I’d like to.
come up
上来, 走近; 被提出; (植物)发芽; (太阳)升起
come up to sp 上某地来
The farmers will come up to Beijing.
The problem came up in the meeting.
问题在会议中被提出来了。
太阳已经升起来了。
The sun has come up.
不曾出现过这个问题。
The question never came up.
他靠近并和我们打招呼。
He came up and said hello to us.
春天草会再度发芽。
The grass will come up again in the spring.
拓展:
come up with 提出
come across 偶然遇到
come about 发生
come true (梦想)实现
come on 加油
come out 出现,出版, 开花
come over 过来;顺便拜访
1. His car ____ the terrible traffic jam, so he had to call off his appointment with his doctor.
A. came about B. came across
C. came up D. come on
2. ---How did it ___ that you made such a silly mistake
---I myself haven’t figured it out yet.
A. bring about B. come about
C. come across D. come on
So why has English changed over time
over time 经过一段时间
over为介词,表示时间意义为“在 …期间;一边…一边
Can you stay over Christmas
They had a pleasant chat over a cup of coffee.
Great changes have taken place in the village over the years.
9. actually/in fact/as a matter of fact
事实上,实际上
10. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.
[翻译] 起初在大约公元450年到1150年间英国人所讲的英语与人们现在所讲的英语很不一样。
be based on/upon… 以…为基础
base sth on sth 以…为基础
The movie is based on a novel.
He based his hope on the good news we had yesterday.
at present =at the moment
present (adj.)
现在的,目前的,可作前置定语
出席的,在场的,可作后置定语
the present situation
the people present
be present at the meeting
present (n.) 礼物=gift
13. …Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.
莎士比亚使用了比以前更为广泛的词汇量。
make (good/full/no/little…) use of 使用
We could make good use of our resources.
Every minute should be made good use of.
Good use should be made of every minute.
The use that we make of every minute is very important.
make the most of make the best of
take advantage of
14. India has a very large number of
fluent English speakers…
a number of
大量的(其后谓语动词用复数)
A number of people have come.
the number of
…的数目(其后谓语动词用单数)
The number of students absent is five.
只要是number后面的名词都是可数复数
15. speak fluent English adj.
speak English fluently adv.
16. such as 列举部分
for example 列举一个 (逗号,位置)
She likes drinks such as tea and coffee.
Noise, for example, is a kind of pollution.
Some students, for example, John, lives in the neighborhood.
17. Only time will tell.
时间会证明一切。
tell 知道, 判定,说出
It’s hard to tell whether he is right.
It’s too early to tell.
tell A from B: 区分,分别
Can you tell Tom from his twin brother
18. Request加句子虚拟(should) do
The teacher requested that we should hand in our homework on time.
It is requested that he hand in his homework on time.
1.不止一个…
2.在一些重要方面
3.与…不同
4.彼此
5.去看电影
6.坐地铁
7.在16世纪末
8.七百万人
9.航海航行
10因为
11比以往任何时候
12.即使,尽管
13.你愿意…
14.到你的公寓去
15.随时间变化
16.彼此间交流
17.以…为基础
18.现在
19.丰富英语语言
20.利用
21.赋予一种不同身份
22.很多
23.比如
24….的数量
25.发展自己特点
26.让时间来证明吧
27.说英语国家
28.口语
29.而不是,取代
30.不假思索
31.一…就…
短语训练营
请选用方框内所给短语的适当形式完成下列句子。
such as; because of; base on; come up; believe it or not; at the end of
1. He realized that she was crying ___________ what he had said.
2. ______________, John has passed the driving test.
because of
Believe it or not
such as; because of; base on; come up; believe it or not; at the end of
3. This book is ________ a true story.
4. A beggar _______ to us and asked for money.
5. They had an English exam _________ last month.
6. Girls _______ Ann and Lucy are very friendly.
such as
based on
came up
at the end of
用适当的介词填空。
1. You’d better make full use _____ your time.
2. You will find the hospital _____ the end of the road.
3. The church is close _____ the school.
4. We have friends all _____ the world.
5. As everybody knows, China has the largest number _____ people.
6. _____ the 1980s, he went to America.
of
at
to
over
of
In