河北省邯郸四中高中英语《Unit 2 Warming Up Reading I》课件 新人教版必修1.ppt

Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? For trade For learning foreign culture For entertainment For passing the exams For surf the internet English is one of the official language of the Olympic Games and the United Nations. Can you list some countries that use English as an official language? English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland Can you list some countries that use English as an official language? America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India and so on. Which country do you think has the most English learners? For those that speak English as their first language, the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population. Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph. 1.Many people all over the world speak English. 2.Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. 3.The reason why English has changed over time. 4.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. 5.English is now spoken wide in South Asia. Read the passage again and then make a timeline of the development of English. The timeline of the development of English By the 19th century 1765-1947 In the 18th century In 1620 In the 1600s AD 800-1150 AD 450-1150 The English was spoken in England. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German. Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. Some settlers moved to America. Some British people were taken to Australia. English began to be spoken in both countries. English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the langua