高一unit-2-the-road-to-modern-English.ppt

Ⅰ.立体式复习单词　 A．基础单词 1． n．航行，航海 2． adv.实际上，事实上 3． vt.以……为根据n.基部，基础，基地 4． adj.较后的，后半的，后者的 5． n．/vt.命令、指示，掌握 Development of English Why does English change over time? * Prediction 1. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old English Choose the main idea of the text. Read after the tape Scan the text and get the main idea of each paragraph. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. Para 3 Para 5 English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia. Para 4 By the 19 century, two big changes in English spelling happened. the end of the 16th century the next century today people England Many other countries More people speak in more countries If an American is talking to an Englishman, _______. A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American Because of cultural communication. Read Para 3 and answer the question: communication Read Para 5 and find out why India takes English as second language. India was ruled by Britain South African English Singapore English Malaysian English Hong Kong English Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason? Fill in the table：the road to modern English By the 19th century 1765-1947 Later in the 18th century In 1620 AD 800-1150 In