高中英语课文理解必修1-2.pptVIP

高中英语课文理解必修1-2 The Road to Modern English Task 1 Skim through the article and find the main idea for each part. part 1 The English spoken in South Asia part 2 The reasons for the changes in English part 3 The settlement of the English language part 4 More English speakers part 5 No trouble in understanding for native speakers Fast-reading Carefully read through the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change. The language of the government is always the language of the country. English is one of the official languages used in India. This reading describes the development of the English language. Careful-reading 1. At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. 简单句，第一句主谓宾结构，第二句主谓结构。 at the end of …“在…的末/尽头”；million“百万”。 译：在街道的尽头聚集着数百万人听Lincoln 演讲。 ____________ (million) of people gathered at the end of the street, ____________(listen) to Lincoln’s speech. Sentence Analysis Millions listening 句式变化1 1. At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English, nearly all of _________ lived in England. whom 2. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. 并列句，并列连词and连接两个分句。 make voyages “航海（旅行）”；to be spoken“被讲/说”，作began的宾语。 译：郑和的一生中作了多次航海旅行，开创了明朝和南亚、东南亚、西亚的贸易往来。 Zheng He made several ___________ (voyage) in his lifetime and the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia