人教版高中英语必修一 unit 2 单元重点词汇及句型.docxVIP

Part 1 词汇、翻译词汇用法分析 As we all know, English is changing?gradually.?Actually?all languages change and develop. Earlier before?AD?1150, the English spoken in England was?based?more on German than the English we speak?at?present. One day,?Samuel?Johnson?wanted to visit his old friend?Noah?Webster?who lived in another?block. He called a?cab?and was drivenstraight?to his house in the?eastern?part of the town. Noah Webster?came?up?to greet Samuel Johnson. But the former could not recognize?the?identity?of the?latter, because they had not seen each other for ages. Noah Webster?requested?his friend to come as frequently?as possible whether there was wind or rain,?lightning?or thunder.? Tom was born in England, and English is his?native?language. He can speak?Spanish?and?Danish?fluently, although with a little English accent. From his childhood, his dream was to make a?voyage?around some countries in?Southeastern?Asia,?such?as?Malaysia?and Singapore.? Shakespeare?was a famous British writer. He was able to?make use of?a wider vocabulary in his writing than ever before. And?because of?that, he?enriched?English vocabulary. He had a good?command?of the?usage?of English.? There are some differences in?vocabulary?and word?spelling?between British English and American English. For example, the American English words “subway”，“elevator”，“gas” and “apartment”are “underground”, “lift”, “petrol” and “flat” in British English. Do you know how many countries in the world use English as an?official?language?? When people use words and?expressions?different from the “standard language”, it is called a?dialect. American English has many dialects, especially the?mid-western, southern,?African?American and Spanish dialects. Geography?plays?a?part?in?making dialects. Americans like to move and take their dialects from one place to another. So people from the mountains in the?southeastern?USA speak with almost the same dialect as people in the?northwestern?USA.? Part 2 单元重点词汇及句型考点运用 Eg1.