必修一 Unit2 English around the World-Warming up&Reading[课件].ppt

* Unit 2 English Around the World Warming up & Reading Why is English so popular in the world? World trade Use computers and internet Learn in Western Universities International organizations such as Olympics and UN use English Communicate with foreigners the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Can you list the countries that use English as an official language? India British English American English & Do you know the differences between American English and British English? Let’s go to the pictures! Er, but the subway station is far away. OK. But how shall we go to the movies? Why not go by underground? B.E. A.E. flat apartment sweet candy lift elevator petrol gas autumn fall post mail shop store eraser rubber A.E. B.E. ill sick penfriend penpal tofu sushi shampoo China Japan India 寿司 @ Read the text quickly to get the main idea. @ Which Paragraph can we get all the following information from? How many people speak English at the end of the 16th century? If Native speakers don’t speak the same kind of English. can they understand each other ? What’s the development of English? When was the language English settled? Is English popular in South Asia? Para. 4 Para. 1 Para. 5 Para.2 Para.3 Read the text again, do the Ex. 1 in Page 10 If it’s false, correct it. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2.English developed when new Settlers and rulers came to Britain. 3.Language frequently change. After the 17th century, more people began to Speak English. Language don’t change often but Only when people come into close contact. 4.The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5.English is one of the official language used in India. 6.This reading describes the development of the English language. The government has to use the language of the country that rules it. Make a timeline of the development of English, read Para.3-5 carefully. Work in a group. The 5th