必修一unit2Reading.pptVIP

Learning Aims To know some differences between BE and AE. To know the development of English. To learn how to get the topic sentence of each paragraph. Read the text quickly and find out the main idea. The passage is mainly about the ___________ of English. Development of English * In this unit we will have a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world. Questions Do you know which countries use English as official language? The U.S.A. Great Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore India South Africa New Zealand 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 电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周 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] development Scan the text and get the topic sentence of each paragraph. Many people speak English as their first, second or foreign language. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. By the 19th century the language was settled and there happened two big changes. English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia,Africa and China. 1.How many people spoke English in the 16th century and where did they live? 5-7million people,lived mainly in England. 2.Why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries in the 17th century? Because people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the worlds.