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高一英语教学课件 NSEC 1 Unit 2 English Around the world 武汉二中 陈国齐 2011.9 Fun Time Are you a native speaker of Wuhanese? If not, where is your native place? Use your dialect to say “Hello” to your classmates. 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. English speaking countries Native language:It is the language that one or both your parents speak. You learn it as your first language /your native language/mother tongue. English as a second language:It is the language used by government,schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the language of their own country at home. British English American English Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are every different from one another. They are called world Englishes. Five kinds of English in the world Canadian English British English American English Australian English Indian English British English the ground floor the first floor the second floor the third floor 1. LITTLE GIRL: Hi, I’d like some sweets, please. STORE OWNER: No problem. All the candy we sell is sweet. LITTLE GIRL: I see, so you sell sweet sweets. 2. BRITISH BOY: Let’s take the lorry for a trip into the countryside. AMERICAN GIRL: Of course, I expect you to take me! BRITISH BOY: Oh, I’m sorry, Lori, I mean my truck. 3. BRITISH BOY: What a lovely autumn day! AMERICAN LADY: Yes, it’s a nice fall day, isn’t it? Pre-reading With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. Which country do you think has the most English learners? Prediction Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Skimming Scan the text to find or make out a key sentence for each paragraph. Careful reading Development of English Conclusion Discussion How does a powerful coun