Unit 2 English around the world-Reading[教学].ppt

Reading;Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right.;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 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 spoken around ______? 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;Read the passage again and answer the following questions. Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?;2. Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other? ;3. Why do all the languages change? ;4. Why did English become less like German between AD 800 and 1150?;5. Why was Shakespeare able to make use of a wider vocabulary in the 1600’s? ;6. What gave a separate identity to American spelling? ;7.Make a timeline of the development of English;why and how English changed over time.;Read Para.4 and find out why India has a large number of flent English speakers?;1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world? 你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？ more than one +名词单数, 后面的谓 语动词用单数。 More than one student wants to go to swim.; more than 还可以与名词、形容词、副词、动词、动名词连用，意为 “不只是，非常” Both of them are much more than schoolmates. They are close friends. 他们俩远不只是同学, 他们是知心朋友。 more than 的反义短语是less than, 意为 “少于”;We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got ___ 60. A. more than