B1 U2 Reading 田萱.pptVIP

* * * * * 人教课标版 高一 必修1 Unit 2 Reading 1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language? Pre-reading America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India. 2. Which country do you think has the most English learners? For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population in the world. official 官方的 voyage 航行, 航海 native 本国的, 本地的 present 现在的、出席的 gradually 逐渐地 vocabulary 词汇、词汇量 New words actually 事实上 latter 后者的 identity 身份 fluent 流利的 Singapore 新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚 frequently 频繁地 Predict: 3. Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? The history of English The development of English The changes of English What did English use to be like? Englishes around the world … Skim: Skim the text to find or make out a key/topic sentence for each paragraph. Reading skills: For the first time you must read the text quickly in three minutes. Be sure not to read the text sentence by sentence. Read the key words and key sentences to gain a brief idea about the topic of the text. 找重点词、关键句理解文章大致内容 如何找主题句或关键句? (1) 顺承式段落多在第一句； (2) 转折式段落常是第二句带有 however, but的句子。 Please write down the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3-4: Para. 5: The ____________________ of the English language in the world. Native speakers can __________ each other though they speak __________ Englishes. All languages change when ________