人教新课标高中英语必修1 Book 1 unit2 warming up and reading课件.pptVIP

If the World Trade Buildings had been built like this, Laten would have been disappointed to death. Step 2 lead in Activity 1（ brain storming ）? 1.Do you know the countries where people speak English? 2.What are the two main groups of English? 3.Do you know the differences between British English and American English? Brain—storming Activity 2: distinguish which one is British and which is American. bed, bad Design a dialogue between a British and an American and distinguish which one is from Britain and which one is the American. British English American English Step 3. Fast Reading Read the passage quickly and choose the correct answers. 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 2. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages changes only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change 3. From AD450 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. A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain Step 4. Intensive reading Activity 1. fill in the chart Activity 2.? Answer the following questions (1)What is the clue of the passage? (2) Why does India have a very number of English speakers? (3) When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world? The development of English. 4. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language. T F 5. From 1765 to 1947 English was the language for government and education in India. T F Step 5; Post—reading Activity : Group work Discussion Choose one of the topics and