Unit2Warming-upReading.pptVIP

David?Cameron Barack Obama How far is your apart-ment? Is it beautiful? Do you want to come to my flat? Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday? Wow, bar is a nice place. Well, I want a can of milktea, some cookies and some candy . Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama? Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting. Great. I like football match very much. Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together. Unit 2 English around the world Varieties of English British English American English Canadian English Australian English Indian English South African English There are many varieties (分类) of English around the world such as: Chinese BrE AmE 秋天 autumn fall 公寓 flat 汽油 gas, gasoline 电梯 lift 地铁 subway 大学 university 垃圾 garbage 度假 be on holiday Fill in the table below. apartment petrol underground college rubbish be on vacation elevator Fill in the table below. Chinese BrE AmE 邻居 neighbour neighbor 劳动 labor 颜色 colour 幽默 humor 最喜爱的 favourite 剧院 theater 千米 kilometre labour color humour favorite theatre kilometer British English American English Br.E Am.E In spelling colour, centre realise color, center realize In pronunciation dance [da:ns] pass [pa:s] dance [d?ns] pass [p?s] In words autumn, holiday lift fall, vacation elevator In expression I think I guess Reading THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH Predict: Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? The text is mainly tells us the ______________ of the ____________ language. development English The text mainly tells us ___________. A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing Reading Comprehension I Skimming 2. The text is developed mainly by ____. A. place B. time C. people Read the passage to find the main ide