(精)必修一 Unit2 English around the World[阅读课件]——最新.pptVIP

Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text. The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _______. From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _______ and later ________. At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. German Danish French five to seven million English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ____________. Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the _________ number of English learners. In 1620 some British settlers moved to ________. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to __________. English began to be spoken in both countries. largest America Australia second South Asia rapidly Scanning 1.There are two important persons in the history of English. Read Para.4 and find who are they? Born: September 18, 1709 He wrote a _________ which has great influence on English language. Two important persons Samuel Johnson dictionary Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary______________________________________________________. It gave a separate identity to American English _________. The American Dictionary of the English Language spelling Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false . 1. Chinese English has become one of the world Englishes. 2. Between about AD 450 and 1150, English was less like German, and more like French. 3. It is The American Dictionary of the English Language that gives American English spelling its own identity. 4. English is spoken as the first language in Singapore and Malaysia. F T F F 1. 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 Post-reading