必修一Unit2_Reading[课件].ppt

English;1.Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?;How much do you know about English?;British English;Can you understand the different kinds of English they are using?;;;Chinese;It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.;Pre-reading;the USA;The road to modern English;;;English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change. 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. 6. This reading describes the development of the English language.;;time;;1.English has/had the most speakers___. Now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century;3. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______. A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s;;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_______. ________English speakers can understand each other even ___they don’t speak _____same kind of English . _______, they may not be able to understand everything. ; All languages change when ________ communicate with each other. Now American English and Australian English have their own_______. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and______, such____ South Africa, Indian, Singapore and Malaysia. Today the number of the people in China ___ increasing _______. In future Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes.;;;1.Retell the passage according to the key words. 2.Read the passage carefully and make marks where you have any questions;Thank you!