U2P的2 Readingllanguage points正稿 - 副本.ppt

Read the passage to find the main idea of each part. English is widely used in the world. First part (Paras. 1-2) Main ideas Second part (Paras. 3-5) Why has English changed over time? Scanning to get detail information 1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded  more like ________. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian 2. By the ______ Shakespeare was able to use richer vocabulary than ever before. A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s Reading Comprehension II Scanning 3. ________ may have the largest number  of English learners. A. Australia B. China  C. India D. Britain 4. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures meet  and communicate with each other. Choose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners. Discussion 1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future. 2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese? Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Debate Individual activity Quiz I: Retell the text by filling the following blanks. At first, only people in ________ spoke English. Later, people from England ______ to other parts of the world, so English began to be spoken in _____ _____ ________. Today, _____ people speak English as their ____, second or a foreign language. ______ English speakers can understand each othe