新人教版必修1 Unit2 《reading》PPT课件.pptVIP

The development of English * * Unit Two: English around the world (Reading) The road to modern English At an international meeting English has become an international language. Doing international trade In what situations is English used? Studying at school Listening to the radio, watching TV… In what situations is English used? Singing English songs. Watching English movies In 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. Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa English-speaking countries We can see that English is spoken all over the world. And do you think English around the world is just the same? What are the two major kinds of English? British English American English Can you understand the different kinds of English they are using? (One is in British English, the other one is in American English.) AmE BrE The differences between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] two weeks fortnight vacation holiday trash can dustbin garbage rubbish college university subway underground fall autumn apartment flat gas, gasoline petrol elevator lift AmE BrE Chinese 垃圾箱 假期 垃圾 秋天 大学 公寓 地铁 汽油 电梯 两周 Predict: Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Please write down the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3-4: Para. 5: The _________ of the English language in the world. Native speakers can __________ each other even if they don’t speak the_____ kind of English. All languages change when _______ meet and ____________ with one another. English is spoken as a _______ language or ________ language in _______ and ______.