2015-2016学年人教版必修1unit2Warmingupandreading.pptVIP

;Let’s read a dialogue between Obama and Cameron.;Do you want to come to my flat?;Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?;Wow, I want a tin of Coko and some sweets. What about you?;Great. I like football match too.;Oh no, the lift must be full of people at this time. ;British English;;It’s important to have a good knowledge of English.;English around the World;Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?;; ; ;As we all know, English is widely used in many fields while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? Give your reasons.;1. Which country do you think has the most English learners? 2. Look at the title of the text and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly.;Fast-reading;;;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;2. 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 change.;3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like _____. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian;4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around the ____. A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s;5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain;At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in ________. As people from England started ______ to other parts of the world, English began to be ______ in many other countries. Now more people speak English than ever_______. ________