(共15张PPT)
Unit 2 The Changing English Language
SECTION 1
NEW WORDS, NEW IDEAS
The Changing English Language
GET READY TO READ
How do you think English has changed with the passing of time?
Do we now have English or Englishes?
Geoffrey Chaucer
The colonizers took their English to many places.
Should we all speak English like the announcers on CNN?
Working away at a computer
WORD FOR WORD
different(adj): not the same
There are many different opinions about TV programs.
diverse(adj): quite different from one another
Wild life in Africa is extremely diverse.
SECTION 2
MEANING IN CONTEXT
Developing Your Skills
A. Comprehension check
1. True False, or INP (Information Not Provided).(a to g)
2. Looking for information.(a to e)
3. Group discussion.(a and b)
B. Word power
1. Word building.(a to c)
2. The word come.
A group of young aboriginals
C. Listening activity
Listen to a passage about changes in the English language, especially bout where English words come from, circle the correct answers. (1 to 6)
D. Non-stop talk
Situational dialogue: Wrong number(I).
E. Expressing yourself through writing: Writing an expository essay.
F. Learning by doing: Skills in action!
Self-evaluation
How good is your speaking? Read the criteria below and give yourself an A, B, C, D or F.
SECTION 3
GRAMMAR IN USE
Grammar Flashback
Subjunctive mood (II) (1 to 5)
Your turn!
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.(1 to 10)
B. Apostrophe(')
Study the following examples to see how the apostrophe (') is used:
the boys' backpack five days' journey
the children's game houses' roofs
friends' letters his father-in-law's house
John and Mary's house '90=1990
I'm=l am don't= do not
who's= who is shouldn't= should not
didn't= did no he'll=he will
C. Danny's questions
D. Fun of the unit!
SECTION 4
READING FOR HISTORY
What Has Happened to English?
AS YOU READ
How has English come to be what it is today? Where is it going?
AFTER YOU READ
Understand and discuss:
Into how many periods can we divide the historical development of English?
What Is Happening to English?
AS YOU READ
What do you think is happening to English right now? What might be the future of English?
AFTER YOU READ
Understand and discuss:
What do the two passages tell us about the future of English?
Thank You