必修一unit2 English around the world reading 公开课完美课件.pptVIP

Can you name some English speaking countries ? listen and match Thinking: * Unit 2 English around the world Warming up U.K. U.S.A. Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa English-speaking countries English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland India British English American English  Are the English in those countries the same?  Do you want to come to my flat? Ok, I would like to go to your apartment. BrE? AmE? The color I like is black. Hey man, what colour do you like best? May I invite you for a dance [da:ns] ? Yes, I would like to dance [d?ns] with you. AmE BrE Differences in 3 ways between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation flat apartment lift elevator football soccer colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] Pre-reading questions: 1.Do you think it is important for you to learn English? Why? 2.Which country do you think has the most English learners? Fast reading Please match the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3-4: Para. 5: B.More people speak English as their first, second or a foreign than ever before. C.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same English. D.All languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another. A.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. Task 1: Fill in the timetable of the development（发展）of English Careful-reading Careful-reading Spoken in countries such as India,______ ,_______, ________ Now American English was settled By the___century Began to be spoken in ______ Later in the 18th century Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary. By the____ How many people speak English? __________ At the end of the 16thcentury Danish and ______ enriched the English language, especial