教学课件：必修 1—Unit 2.pptVIP

* * 必修1—Unit 2 English around the world 课本Page 10 Comprehending:01 Reading the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false. ( ) 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. ( ) 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. ( ) 3. Languages frequently change. ( ) 4. The language of the government is always the languages of the country. ( ) 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. ( ) 6. The reading describes the development of the English languages. F T F F T T 课本Page 10 Comprehending:02 Make a timeline of the development of English, using the passages to help you. 1. During the 5th century AD: English was based more on German. 2. Between about AD 800 and 1150: English was influenced by Danish and French invaders 3. By 1600s: Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before 4.1620: British settlers moved to America in the “Mayflower” 5. From the 18th century: British colonized Australia 6. 1765-1947: English spoken in India 7. By 19th century: dictionaries standardized the spelling of English 课本Page 10 Comprehending:03 In pairs discuss these questions 1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? (1) to use computers and the Internet (2) to trade (3) to learn in Western universities (4) to read academic journals 2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese? (1) as a result of China’s growing economic power (2) as a result of China’s growing influence in the UN (3) to trade with China (4) to move some branches of Western companies into China 课本10 Reading: Sentences and Language points 1. (At the end of the 16th century,) about five to seven million people spoken English. ●at the end of the 16th 在16世纪末期 ●five to seven million people五到七百万人 2. Later in the next century, people (from England) made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and