人教版高中英语 必修一 Unit2 《English around the world---Reading》.pptVIP

1. English has/had the most speakers____. now when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century 2. Which of the following statement is true? Languages always stay the same. Languages change only after wars. Languages no longer change. Languages change when cultures change. A D Choose the correct answer. 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 C D B Most English speakers in the 16th century lived in England. 2. More and more people use English as their first or 2nd language. 3. English began to be spoken in other countries in 17th century. T T T True or False 4. Native English speakers can’t understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English. 5. As English is widely used, it will be more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. 6. Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. F T T 7. From 1765 to 1947 English became the language for government and education in India. 8. America has the largest number of English learners. 9. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 10. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F F T * * * * Reading Unit 2 Am E Br E Look at the pictures. Can you speak them in American English and British English? soccer football Am E Br E eraser rubber Am E Br E lift elevator Am E Br E flatz.x.x.k apartment actually in fact 实际上, 事实上 at present now 现在的、出席的 rule govern 统治 vocabulary words and expressions 词汇、词汇量 g