高中英语（M1）教学资料-unit 2 reading 1.pptVIP

1.他使用新机器来生产汽车. He made use of new machines to make cars. 2.我们现在学的是以我们学过的知识为基础的. What we are learning is based on what we’ve learnt. 3.要取得进步,努力是很重要的(扮演一个重要角色） Hard work is playing an important part in make progress. 4.警察命令他马上 离开. The police commanded he (should) leave at once. 5.请到我的公寓去喝杯茶吧. Please come up to my apartment to have a cup of tea. Questions: In what other ways are British English and American English different? Give examples. They are different from each other in words, pronunciation and spelling. Why are they so different? They are different as English is changing and developing over time. Read the title The Road To Modern English A. way B. development C. difference Careful reading 1.Why was English spoken in other countries? 2.Can native English speakers understand each other in spite of their different English? 3.How did English begin to be spoken in America? 4.What’s the name of Noah’s dictionary? Is it important to American English? Why? 5.What countries of South Asia speak English as a foreign or second language? 1.Why was English spoken in other countries? Because in the 17the century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and therefore ruled there. 2.Can native English speakers understand each other in spite of their different English? Yes .They can understand each other even if / even though they don’t speak the same English. 3.How did English begin to be spoken in America? In 1620, some British settlers moved to America on Mayflower. Afterwards, the British ruled 13 states of America. 4.What’s the name of Noah’s dictionary? Is it important to American English? Why? Its name is The American Dictionary of the English Language.《美国英语词典》 It is important because it gave an identity to American English spelling. 5.What countries of South Asia speak English as a foreign or second language? India , Singapore, Malaysia How to write a summary 1.Get the main idea of the