Unit 2 公开课 谢媛媛ppt课件.pptVIP

Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you know which country use English as an official language in the world? Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries. The U.S.A. Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore India South Africa New Zealand English is spoken in these countries. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are very different from one another. BrE AmE The differences between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation elevator lift petrol gas colour color centre center dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] 1. Do you think these Englishes are different at the beginning? Why are there so many kinds of English today? Read the title and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Find out the main idea of the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old English Choose the main idea of the text. The main idea of each part Many people all over the world speak English. Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Why has English changed over time. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. English is now spoken wide in South Asia. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Complete the table.(1-3 paragraph) The road to modern English AD 450－1150 The English was spoken in England. It was based more on 1)________ than the English we speak at present. AD 800－1150 Because the people who ruled England spoke first ______ and later _______, English became 3) ____