人教版必修1Unit 2 English around the world Warming up & reading 课件（43张)

课件43张PPT。 This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.QuestionsWhich language do you think is the
most widely used language in the world?
Do you think Chinese can be a world
language? Why?
Do you know the meaning of
“Englishes”?Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.The U.S.A.Great BritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouth AfricaNew ZealandEnglish is spoken in these countries.How much do you know about English?It is the official language of many
countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland…
It has a long history.
There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE
Many Chinese are learning English.What can you learn from it?
Situation:
An American is visiting England. Now he has just checked in a hotel. And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel.Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?Pardon?
Why not the 6th floor?
Your room number is 705.
And you’d take what?I mean, I’d like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. Oh, sorry. Come this way,
I’ll show you the lift.The differences between British English and American English.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumn fall
typhoon tornado
I think I guesscolour color
centre center
traveller travelerdance [da:ns] dance[d?ns]
not [not] not [na:t]电梯
汽油
公寓
秋天
地铁
大学
垃圾
垃圾箱
假期
两周1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language.
2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?
3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right.The road to modern EnglishA. How to learn English well
B. The brief history of Modern English
C. The way to England
D. The difference between Modern
English and Old EnglishChoose the main idea of the text.Fill in the table.The road to modern Englishcultures communicate with
one anotherthings that happenedless like German; more
like Frenchbased on GermanShakespeare broadened
the vocabulary. A big
changed in EnglishBritish people brought
English to AustraliaScan the text and get the main idea of each paragraph.Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. English’s position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined. Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next century today people If an American is talking to
an Englishman, _______.
A. They will have almost no difficulty in
understanding
B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings
between each other
C. The American finds it difficult to
understand the Englishman
D. The English man finds it difficult to
follow the AmericanWhy does English change over time?Because of cultural communication.Read Para 3 and answer
the question: GermanThe history of the English languagelessruledShakespeareAmericaAustralia government and education English spellingdictionaryThe American Dictionary of the
English Language.in South AsiaChina South AfricaRead Para 4 and find out why India takes English as second language.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason? Samuel Johnson Two important personsOne of the English language’s most profound influences.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. Noah Webster Fill in the blanks with
proper words according
to the text. The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _______.From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _______ and later _______.At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.GermanDanishFrenchfive to seven millionEnglish is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ___________.Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the ______ number of English learners. In 1620 some British settlers moved to ________. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to ________. English began to be spoken in both countries.largest AmericaAustralia secondSouth Asiarapidly2. Decide whether the statement are
True (T) or false (F) according to the
passage.
1. 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.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 ____ understand each other but ___ _________. Retell the text.England movedmany other countriesmorefirstNativecannot everythingAll 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 second language in _____ _____ _________. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.culturesidentitymany other countries Some people say that Chinese is a
much more elegant 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?1. Retell the passage.
2. Find an example that shows the
difference between American
English and British English.