unit2Reading课件

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1、Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.Let’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaI

2、relandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland….Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChinesearelearningE

3、nglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Excuseme,couldItaketheelevatortothe7thfloor?Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yourroomnumberis705.And

4、you’dtakewhat?Imean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Comethisway,I’llshowyouthelift.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishSpellingcolourfavouritetheatrecentremetretravelledWordslift(电梯)petrol(汽油)flat(公寓)autu

5、mn(秋天）underground(地铁)university(大学)rubbish(垃圾)holiday（假期）colorfavoritetheatercentermetertraveledelevatorgasapartmentfallsubwaycollegegarbagevacationthedifferencebetweenAmEandBrEPre-readingLookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditqui

6、cklyandseeifyouareright.A.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishChoosethemainideaofthetext.ScanningScanthetextandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheir

7、first,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Bythe19thcenturyEnglishwassettledandtwobigchangesinEnglishspellinghappened

8、Englishnowisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinmanycountries5DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesIfanAmer