of the English language. T F
1. because of + 名词,代词或doing because + 句子
eg. He came to work late because he got up late.
He came to work late because of getting up late.
humour favourite theatre kilometre
Match the words that have the
same meaning. petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground
eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway
2. than ever before 比以往任何时候
eg.The moon tonight is more beautiful than ever before.
今晚的月亮比以往更美。
2. Native English speakers can understand each
other even if they don’t speak the same kind of
D
Australia
New Zealand C
Canada
This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.
World English
人教版高一英语必修一unit2-ppt.
Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?
English Around the World
A
B
the United Kingdom
Ireland
F G
the USA
South Africa E
√ 4. The language of the government is
always the language of the country. T F
√ 5. English is one of the official languages
used in India. T F
√ 6. This reading describes the development
Scanning
√ 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F
√ 2. English developed when new settlers and
rulers came to Britain.
TF
√ 3. Languages frequently change. T F
Why do people all over the world want to learn English?
Tourism
Internet website
Trade
Entertainment (娱乐)
Learn in western university
Diplomபைடு நூலகம்cy( 外交)
From these we can see ….
American
British
English
Canadian
Australian
Indian
Br E & Am.E
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
Task 2: scanning
Find out the key sentence of each paragraph
Main ideas of each paragraph : Para 1 More and more people speak English.
Para 2 Native English speakers can understand
The differences between British English and American English.
vocabulary spelling
autumn film I think
colour centre traveller
fall movie I guess
color center traveler
pronunciation dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t]
电梯
汽油 公寓
秋天 地铁
大学
垃圾
Am E neighborhood labor color
humor favorite theater kilometer
Br E neighbourhood labour colour
It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
The Road to Modern English
Task 1: skimming
1. What’s the main idea of the passage ? The history and development(发展) of English.
each other but not everything.
Para 3 English is changing over time.
Para 4 Para 5
The two big changes happened in English spelling.
English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.
English.
（1）native adj. 本国的，本地的
native land 祖国，故乡 native language 本族语言，母语 be native to 是……特有的 eg. The giant panda is native to China.