(精)BOOK 1 Unit 2 English around the world——最新.pptVIP

BOOK 1 Unit 2 English around the worldWarming up Reading 预习学案 * Background Background A Kind of Popular Language--English 概述 英语是联合国的工作语言之一，也是事实上的国际交流语言。英语属于印欧语系中日耳曼语族下的西日耳曼语支，由古代从欧洲大陆移民大不列颠岛的盎格鲁、撒克逊和朱特部落的日耳曼人所说的语言演变而来，并通过英国的殖民活动传播到世界各地。由于在历史 上曾和多种民族语言接触，它的词汇从一元变为多元，语法从“多曲折”变为“少曲折”，语音也发生了规律性的变化。根据以英语作为母语的人数计算，英语是世界上最广泛的第二语言，但它可能是世界上第二大或第四大语言（1999年统计为380,000,000人使用英语）。世界上60%以上的信件是用英语书写的，50%以上的报纸杂志是英语的。上两个世纪英国和美国在文化、经济、军事、政治和科学上的领先地位使得英语成为一种国际语言。 Lead in Today, when you go to school, you happen to meet your student. so you have a talk with each other. Now, Please make a dialogue in your native language A: 早上好！ B. 早上好！ A: 吃饭了没有？ B: 还没有。 A: 为什么 B: 没胃口，因为今天心里很烦！ Questions Pre-reading 1） Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? 2） Can you name some countries in which English is spoken? Pre-reading ⑤ ③ ① ② ⑦ ④ ⑥ 1. the United Kingdom 2. India 3. the USA 4. Australia 5. Canada 6. New Zealand 7. South Africa 1. Question： Why does English change over time? Fast reading 2.阅读理解（根据P9 Reading内容，选择正确答案） 1) Which languages mentioned in the passage affected English? A. Dutch，French and German B. Irish，Dutch and French C. German，Irish and French D. German，Danish and French Fast reading 2) What is the passage mainly about? A. The difference and the common ground between American English and British English. B. The History of English. C. The history and current situation of English. D. The development of the English language. 3) According to the development of English，which order is right? a. English began to be spoken in many other countries. b. About five to seven million people spoke English. Because of cultural communication. D D B c. English began to be spoken in Australia. d. The English spoken in England was very different from the English spoken today. e. Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English language A. c d e b a