浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高中英语 Unit2 English around the world WP and Reading课件 新人教版必修1.pptVIP

Unit 2 English around the world Development of English according to the time axis(时间轴) * * This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world. it is widely used in the world.(a worldwide language) It has a long history. There are two main kinds of English: AmE and BrE Many Chinese are learning English.it is useful in our daily life. How much do you know about English? Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries. How much do you know about English? The U.S.A. Great Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore India South Africa New Zealand Heres the Situation: An American is visiting England. Now he has just checked in a hotel. And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel. How much do you know about English? Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor? Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And you’d take what? I mean, I’d like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. Oh, sorry. Come this way, I’ll show you the lift. AmE BrE The differences between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] two weeks fortnight vacation holiday trash can dustbin garbage rubbish college university subway underground fall autumn apartment flat gas, gasoline petrol elevator lift AmE BrE Chinese 电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周 petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway Match the words that have the same meaning. Does a native English speaker hardly understand an A