课件40张PPT。Unit 2
English around the worldWarming up
At an international meetingEnglish has become an international language.In what situations is English used?Doing international tradeIn what situations is English used?Studying
at schoolListening to the radio, watching TV…In what situations is English used?Singing
English songs.Watching English moviesIn what situations is English used?We have learnt English for at least 3 years. Do you know in which countries people speak English? U.K.U.S.A.CanadaAustraliaNew Zealand South AfricaEnglish-speaking countries
use English as an official languageEnglish Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland We can see that English is spoken all over the world. And do you think English around the world is just the same? Guess which country they come from?What are the two major kinds of English?British English American EnglishHow many kinds of English do you know? American English; British English
Canadian English; Australian English
Indian English; Singapore English
……… Maybe there will be Chinese English.Br E & Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.Can you understand the different kinds of English they are using?the prime minister of the UK.the president of the USA.Shall 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. 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]垃圾箱假期垃圾秋天大学公寓地铁汽油电梯两周Am E
neighborhood
labor
color
honorable(可敬的)
humor
favorite
theater
kilometer Br E
neighbourhood
labour
colour
honourable
humour
favourite
theatre
kilometre petrol
flat
color
lift
rubber
honor
pictures
undergrounderaser
gas
apartment
elevator
honour
colour
movies
subway Match the words that have the same meaning.So there is more than one kind of English in the world. And in some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes. more than one +单数名词, 后面的谓语动词用单数。不止一个已经不止一人提过这个建议。 More than one ______ _____ already made
the suggestion.personhasbe different from 与---- 不同be similar to 与---- 相似one another 互相each other 互相each other和one another可交互使用。
one another 侧重两者以上的互相;
each other 侧重两者之间的互相 English around the world
The road to modern EnglishThe passage mainly tells us _____.
A. why English is more and widely used in the world today
B. a very brief history of the English language
C. the difference between British English and American English
D. the different kinds of the English language in the worldTask 1: scanningPlease find out the key sentence of each paragraph.All language change when culture communicate with one another.English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.The history of English spreading all over the world.Native language speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.Para 1Para 2Para 3-4Para 5Task 2: skimmingTell the sentences which are
True or FalseEnglish had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F
English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F
Languages frequently change. T F
4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F
5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F
6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F
Second reading
Make a timetable of the development of English.
During the 5th century AD:
Between about AD 800 and 1150:
By the 1600s:
1620:
From the 18th century :
1765-1947
By 19th century:English was based more on GermanEnglish was influenced by Danish and French invades.Shakespeare used a wider voacbulary than ever before.British setters moved to America in the “Mayflower.”British colonized AustriliaEnglish spoken in IndiaDictionaries standardized the spelling of English Task 3: listening and comprehendingChoose the correct answer1.English has/had the most speakers___.
now
B. when the British ruled many parts of the world
C. in the time of Shakespeare
D. in the 12th century2.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 change3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____?
A. French
B. Chinese
C. German
D. Russian4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______?
A. 1400’s
B. 1150’s
C. 450’s
D. 1600’s5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English learners in the world?
A. Australia
B. China
C. India
D. Britain