unit2 reading修改.pptVIP

* * The Road to Modern English Unit 2 Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? （Work in groups and answer it freely） Step 1 思索标题 预测主旨 Step 2 展开阅读 整体把握 (1)Read the passage quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. 1、Fast reading Answer it freely Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Para1: Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Para2: All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia/ Africa and Asia. Para3-4: Para5: 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)Choose the correct answer according to the text and answer it quickly. 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 2、Listening and Careful reading Listen to the tape carefully and do Ex1 of comprehending on P10. F 1、Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. 3、Then gradually between about AD800 and 1150,English became…… 4、English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. T F F T T AD450-1150