高中英语 unit2 reading English around the world课件 人教版必修1.pptVIP

Skim: Development of English Why does English change over time? Thinking: Choose the correct answer. English has/had the most speakers_________. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century Which of the following statements is true? A. Language always stay the same. B. Language change only after wars. C. Language no longer change. D. Language change when cultures change. From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like______. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ________. A. 1400’s B. 1500’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain * Small Quiz 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. Great Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore India South Africa New Zealand English is spoken in these countries. How much do you know about English? It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland… It has a long history. There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE Many Chinese are learning English. Predict: Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Scan: Scan the text to check whether you are right or not. Scan the text again to find out a key sentence for each paragraph. 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 speaker can __________ each other but they may not be able to ______