浙江人教版高中英语必修一第二单Warming up and Reading period课件.pptVIP

 Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. Where did most of the English speakers live at the end of the 16th century? When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? Spread of English Why does English change over time? Find out the characteristics of each time according to the time axis (时间轴). Thinking: 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 Which of the following statements is true? A. Language always stay the same. B. Language change only after wars. C. Language no longer change. D. Language change when cultures change. * How much do you know about English? Do you know the countries where people speak English? (video ) What are the two main groups of English? Do you know the differences between British English and American English? center apartment color elevator candy bar fall petrol eraser sweets gas centre flat autumn lift rubber pub colour Match the words that have the same meaning. AE BE Predict: Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Scanning: Scan the text to find out a key sentence for each paragraph. . Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 1  Native English speaker can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia. Please write down the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3-4: Para. 5: The _________ of the English language in the world. Native speaker can __________ each other but they may not be able to ______________ ____________. All lan