浙江省瓯海区三溪中学英语课件（人教版）必修一：Unit2 Warming up and reading.pptVIP

1.English has/had the most speakers___. Now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century 2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change 3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian 4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______? A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s 5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain Task 5: Blank filling Read aloud and fill in the blanks At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in ________ As people from England started ______ to other parts of the world ,English began to be ______ in many other countries. Now more people speak English than ever_______. ________English speakers can understand each other even ___they don’t speak _____same kind of English . _______, they may not be able to understand everything. England moving spoken Native before if the However Cloze test All languages change when ________ communicate with each other. Now American English and Australian English have their own_______. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and______, such____ South Africa, Indian, Singapore and Malaysia. Today the number of the people in China ___ increasing _______. In future Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes. cultures identity Asia as is rapidly Task 6: discussion As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? 1.Retell the passage according to the key