人教版高中英语必修1-unit2Warming-up-and-reading.ppt

Native language:It is the language that one or both your parents speak. You learn it as your first language /your native language/mother tongue. English as a second language:It is the language used by government,schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the language of their own country at home. British English American English Pre-reading With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. Which country do you think has the most English learners? Prediction Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Skimming Scan the text to find or make out a key sentence for each paragraph. Careful reading Development of English Conclusion Discussion How does a powerful country influence a language, such as the USA. Will Chinese English become one of the world’ English? Why? Has Chinese changed over the time? How? Why? Choose any one of it to have a discussion. Assignment 1. Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I. 2. Prepare for the next class. 3. Finish the exercises on WB. Some backgrounds of Am. E Br. E For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population. Paragraph 2 Many people all over the world speak English. Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Why has English has changed over time? Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. Paragraph 5 English is now spoken wide in Asia. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change. T F F Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why.