人教新课标版 高中英语 必修一 Unit2 reading(共25张).pptVIP

Unit 2 Try to think about: Why should we learn English? Let’s do a small quiz about national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries. English-speaking countries in the world There is more than one kind of English. In some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes. There are many varieties (种类) of English around the world such as: Canadian English British English American English Australian English Indian English Varieties of English Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using? Let’s go to the pictures! Why not go by Underground? OK. But how shall we go to the movies? Er, but the subway station is far away. British English American English What are the differences between American English and British English? Main differences BrE AmE spelling pronunci -ation colour color travelled traveled dance; can’t; neither; either vocabulary autumn fall film movie shop store BrE AmE Chinese BrE AmE 秋天 autumn fall 公寓 flat 汽油 gas, gasoline 电梯 lift 地铁 subway 橡皮 rubber 垃圾 garbage 度假 be on holiday Fill in the table below. apartment petrol underground eraser rubbish be on vacation elevator Fill in the table below. Chinese BrE AmE 邻居 neighbour neighbor 劳动 labor 颜色 colour 幽默 humor 最喜爱的 favourite 剧院 theater 千米 kilometre labour color humour favorite theatre kilometer Reading THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH Skimming for general idea The text mainly tells us __________. A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing 2. The text is developed mainly by ____. A. place B. time C. people Reading Comprehension I Skimming Reading Comprehension II Skimming Read the passage to find the main idea of each part. English is widely used in the world. First part (Paras. 1-2) Second part (Paras. 3-5) Why has English