必修一Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldReading.pptVIP

the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland Can you name some countries in which English is used as an official language? 航行; 航海n. 公寓住宅; 单元套房n. 实际上; 事实上adv. 以…..为依据vt. 基部; 基地; 基础n. 逐渐地; 逐步地adv. voyage apartment actually base gradually Danish vocabulary spelling identity fluent Singapore Malaysia 丹麦语n. 丹麦的; 丹麦人的adj. 词汇; 词汇量; 词表n. 拼写; 拼法n. 本身; 本体; 身份n. 流利的; 流畅的adj. 新加坡n. 马来西亚n. 因为; 由于 走近; 上来; 提出 现在; 目前 利用; 使用 例如……; 像这种的 because of come up at present make use of such as Task 1: scanning Please find out the key sentence of each paragraph. All language change when culture communicate with one another. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia. The history of English spreading all over the world. Native language speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3-4 Para 5 Task 2: skimming Tell the sentences which are True or False English had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F Languages frequently change. T F 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F Task 3: listening and comprehending Choose the correct answer 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 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 spok