高中英语必修一第二单元阅读课.ppt

1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded  more like ________. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian 2. By the ______ Shakespeare was able to use richer vocabulary than ever before. A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s 3. ________ may have the largest number  of English learners. A. Australia B. China  C. India D. Britain 4. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures meet  and communicate with each other. Discuss these questions in groups. Group Work Choose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners. Discussion 1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future. 2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese? Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Debate Now two minutes to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese voyage, native, apartment, Danish, vocabulary, spelling, identity, Singapore, Malaysia 2. Chinese-English 实际上，逐渐的/地，以…...为根据， 较后的，流利的/地 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best. Individual activity I. Complete the passage with proper words, which will help you retell the text. 另附 word 文档链接 At the end of the 16th century, English was only spoken by people ______ (live) in England. They were called native speakers. Later in the next century, people in many other countries began to speak