高中英语 unit2reading 新人教版必修1.ppt

. Unit Two: English around the world (Period Two) 1.Do you know the American way of saying the following words rubber eraser petrol gas autumn fall film movie football soccer sweet candy rubbish trash holiday vacation underground subway lorry truck Homework checkup 1.Read the title and guess what the passage talks about? 2.Why do so many people speak English? 3.Why are there so many kinds of English? Pre-reading culture 文化 、文明 actually 实际上，事实上 present 现在的、出席的 rule 统治 vocabulary 词汇、词汇量 New words usage 使用、用法 identity 身份 government 政府 rapidly 迅速地 Singapore 新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚 1.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 Skimming 2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change 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 Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Discussion Reading skills: For the first time you must read the text quickly in three minutes. Be sure not to read the text sentence by