人教版高中英语 必修一 Unit2 《English around the world---Reading》 课件 （共28张ppt）.ppt

1、Unit 2English around the worldTry to find out what goes wrong in the following situation?Excuse me,could you tell me how to get to the nearest subway?Go along this street and turn right at the second turning.You can see the subway on your right.The man did what the woman had told him,but he failed t

2、o find the subway.Try to find out the reason?For the man,the subway isFor the woman,the subway is“Subway”doesnt mean the same thing to them.British English vs.American EnglishDo you know the differences between them?differencesspellingpronunciation dance Br.EAm.Ecolourcolorfavouritefavoritetheatreth

3、eatercentrecentertravelledtraveledmetremeterda:ns dancenotnotnotdnsna:tBr.EAm.Evocabularyliftelevatorpetrolgasflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbageholidayvacationfortnighttwo weeksPre-reading1.Besides Britain and America,what countries use English as an official lan

4、guage?Is the English in these countries the same2.Why do you think there are so many kinds of English?the USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland Can you name some countries in which English is used as an official language?ReadingThe Road to Modern English1.Look at the tit

5、le and predict what the passage is about.(the main idea)2.If you are given this title,how will you organize this article?What sequence(顺序）will you adopt?(space sequence,time sequence,logical sequence)PredictionThe road to modern EnglishThe road to modern EnglishThe roadModern English?The development

6、/process of EnglishWhat kind of English before modern EnglishskimmingFind out the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1:More and more people all over the world speak English.Para 2:Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Para 3:Actually all lan

7、guages change and develop when culture meet and communicate with each other.Para 4:Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.Para 5:English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.Timeline of English development Please read the passage again and work out a timeline of

8、the passage.Time What happenedDuring the 5thcentury ADEnglish was based more on GermanTimeline of English developmentTime The road to modern EnglishDuring the 5th century ADEnglish was based more on German.AD 800-1150 English became less like German,but Danish and French.In the 1600s Shakespeare mad

9、e use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.Timeline of English developmentTime The road to modern EnglishIn 1620 English began to spread in the American continent,because some British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th centurySome British people were taken to Australia.1765-1947English be

10、came the language forgovernment and education in India.Timeline of English developmentTime The road to modern EnglishBy the 19th century Two big changes in English spelling happened,which standardized the English spelling.timelinekey factorsDuring 5th century ADBased more on GermanAD800-1500Influenc

11、ed Danish and FrenchBy the 1600sShakespeare used a wider vocabularyMake a time line of the development of English.1620British settlers moved to AmericaFrom 18th centuryBritish colonized Australia1765-1947English spoken in IndiaFrom 19th centuryDictionaries standardized the spellingSummary of the pas

12、sage Languages change and develop when _ meet and _ with each other.English enriched its _ during a long time,absorbing（吸收）words from _,_,and _.Then the passage talking about the _（传播）of English around the world.At the end of 16th century,neary all of the English speaker lived in _.culturecommunicat

13、evocabularyGerman DanishFrenchspreadEnglandSummary of the passage Later,English began to spread all over the world,because Englishmen _ to _（占领）other countries.In 1620,English began to be spoken in _ continent（北美大陆）and by the 18th century,people in _ spoke English,too.In the 19th century,two big cha

14、nges in English _ happened,and _ English got its own _.made voyagesconquerNorth AmericaAustraliaspellingAmerican identity Summary of the passage At present,English is spoken in _ as foreign language.India has _（许多）_（流利的）English speakers,because English became its _（官方语言）.Native English speakers _ un

15、derstand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.South Asiaa great number offluentofficial languagecanDiscussion 1.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2.2.Why do you think more and more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Why do many people

16、speak English?Inferred answer from the text:England was strong and made voyages to conquer other parts of world.Britain ruled some countries and taught them English.What other factors affected the use of language?international role economic development development of democracy the image in the world

17、 cultural development The passage mainly describes the _ of the English language.Over time,English has changed when_.Today,spoken as a first,second or a foreign language,English _ more widely _ in the world.developmentcultures meet and communicate with each other usedisSummary of the text:Retell the

18、 passage according to the flow chartThe Road To Modern EnglishEnglish is not all the sameEnglish changes over timeThe end of 16th CThenextcenturyTodayMorelikeFrenchShake-speares timeEnglish speakers increasingEnglish spread inAsia and AfricaAm EAustralianEnglishIndiaOthercoun-triesChinaBased on Germ

19、anNoah Webster Born in West Hartford,Connecticut in 1758.He learned 26 languages to research the origins of his own countrys tongue.He published the dictionary in 1828.Who wrote the American dictionary of the English language?“To be or not to be,this is a question”is a quotation from Hamlet which is wrote by .William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare(1564-1616)was a famous English writer,whose best-known works contain Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet,the merchant of Venice,King Lear,etc.