2014届广东省揭阳一中高三英语复习课件：B1U2《warmingandreading（fema）》.pptVIP

Unit 2 English Around the World 1. Could you list more than 5 languages spoken around the world? Chinese (2) English (3) Japanese (4) German (5) Spanish (6) Russian (7) French (8) Danish Warming Up Guess according to the title 2. Can you list the countries that use English as an official language? America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India, etc. English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland Singapore Differences ? B.E British English A.E American English Would you like to see my flat ? Yes. I’d like to come up to your apartment. David Cameron 卡梅伦 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Barack Obama 奥巴马 President of the United States B.E A.E The differences between B.E and A.E vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall petrol gas I think I guess colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] petrol flat colour elevator rubber centre picture/movie underground lorry eraser gas apartment lift center color subway film truck Match Unit 2 English Around the World Reading: The Road to Modern English 1.Look at the title of the passage and guess: 1)What does “The road” refer to ? 2) What is the passage about? 2. Read the first sentence of each paragraph and check if you are right. Task 1: Skimming The road to modern English The road Modern English the development of English language What kind of English before Modern English? Guess according to the title True or False English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change. The language of the government is always the language of the country. English is one of the official languages used in India. This reading describes the development of the Engli