必修1“Unit 2 English around the world2” .pptVIP

Small Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish/tell the national flags of different countries which speak English as their native language. Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language? Fast reading: Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10. Pair work: 1. Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. (Work in pairs) Describes the extension/development of English in the world. Native speakers can understand each other but not everything. The development of English as native language. Or: English has changed over time. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries. Step 3. Intensive reading Activity 1. fill in the chart Activity 2. Answer the following questions (1)What is the clue of the passage? (2) Why does India have a large number of English speakers? (3) When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world? Discussion 1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn, why? 2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 3. Will Chinese English become one of the World English? Homework Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I. Review Reading 1. 3. Finish the exercises on Page11. 4. Finish Exercise1~2 on Page49 on WB. 5. Try to recite the first paragraph of Reading1. * Period 1Warming up and Reading I Unit 2 English around the world Great Britain Australia New Zealand Ireland South Africa The U.S.A. India Canada Singapore 1. Are the English in those countries the same? British English American English Do you know the differences between American English and British English? Listen to the dialogues. Find the British and American words which are different but have the same meaning. British English American English spelling pronunciation words colour, color, favourite, favorite, theatre, theater, centre, center, travelled, tr