浙江省临海市杜桥中学高中英语人教版必修一课件：《Unit 2 English around the world》.pptVIP

Thinking: * Unit 2 In an international talk/meeting in schools On the air(on TV, on the radio…) U.K. U.S.A. Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa English-speaking countries An official language Do you want to come to my apartment? Ok, I will come to your flat this afternoon! AmE BrE The differences between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall flat apartment colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway Match the words that have the same meaning. The Road To Modern English Q: What is the writing style(文体) of the passage? A. narration(记叙文) B. exposition (说明文) C. argumentation (议论文) Tip: In an exposition, we can usually get the main idea of passage from paragraph 1. at the end of the 16th century the next century today England Many other countries More people speak in more countries Main idea: The passage is about the ______________ of the English language. The main idea of each paragraph: para2: Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. para3: English has changed gradually over time. para4: Two big changes happened in English spelling. para5: English is spoken as a foreign or second language in Asia and Africa. Tip: We can find the key sentence at the beginning of each paragraph (sometimes at the end ), and the key sentence is the main idea of each paragraph. The Road To Modern English Main idea: The passage is about the ______________ of the English language. development Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. para2: English has changed gradually over time. para3: Two big changes happened i