人教版英语必修一unitreading课件学习指导书.ppt

Key phrases 1.more than 2.be different from 3.at the end of the 16th century 4.because of 5.come up 6.be based on 7.at present 8. make use of 9.a (large) number of 10.such as 11. the latter 12.official language 13. at present Br E Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English. Why does English change over time? * * * * Unit Two: Reading The Road To Modern English ? How many dialects方言 are there in China ? dialects family in China 北方方言 吴语 闽南语 客家话 湘语 赣语 粤语 Chinese Warming up – II ( 2m ) Do you think there are some dialects in English? English dialects in different countries Britain The U.S.A Canada Australia India New Zealand …….. 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 垃圾箱 假期 垃圾 秋天 大学 公寓 地铁 汽油 电梯 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. 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 Skimming 2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change 3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian 4. Shakespeare’s English was