高一英语必修一UNIT2WARMING-UP

Unit2Howmanykindsoflanguagescanyouspeak?•Chinese•English•XianjvDialect•Japanese•............Whichlanguageismostwidelyusedintheworld?Inaninternationaltalk/meetingwhyareyoulearningEnglish?I’mlearningEnglish·····•topassexams•asahobby•totravelothercountries•tomeetforeignersandcommunicatewiththem•tousecomputersandsurftheInternet•tofindajobinthefuture375million750millionmorethan1.1billionastheirfirstlanguageasasecondoraforeignlanguagespeakEnglishHowmanypeoplespeakEnglishintheworldtoday?U.K.U.S.A.CanadaAustraliaNewZealandSouthAfricaEnglish-speakingcountriestheUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliaSouthAfricatheUnitedKingdomEnglishAroundtheWorldAretheEnglishinthosecountriesthesame?IndiaPre-reading1.WhatarethetwomaingroupsofEnglish?2.DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?BritishEnglishAmericanEnglish&WhatarethetwomaingroupsofEnglish?Let’sgotothepictures!theprimeministeroftheUK.thepresidentoftheUSA.Shallwegotothepubtocelebrateouragreement?Wow,barisaniceplace.Wow,IwantatinofCoke,somebiscuitsandsweets.Whataboutyou,Obama?Well,Iwantacanofmilktea,somecookiesandsomecandy.Great.Ilikefootballmatchverymuch.Afterthat,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Timetogo.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfallsweetscandyliftelevatorcolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]petrolflatcolorliftrubberhonorpicturesundergrounderasergasapartmentelevatorhonourcolourmoviessubwayMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.BrEAmETheroadtomodernEnglishTheroadthedevelopmentofEnglishlanguage1.beforeModernEnglish?2.HowistheModernEnglishdeveloping?ModernEnglishGuessaccordingtothetitle.FastReading:Scanthetextandtrytodividethispassageinto4parts.FindOutmainideasofeachpart.Pleasewritedownthemainideaofeachpart.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3-4:Para.5:The_________oftheEnglishlanguageintheworld.Nativespeakerscan__________eachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthe_____kindofEnglish.Alllanguageschangewhen_______meetand____________withoneanother.Englishisspokenasa_______languageor________languagein_______and______.developmentunderstandculturescommunicateforeignsecondAfricaAsiasameCarefulreading:Para1--DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodayEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesreadPara.3-5carefully.MakeatimelineofthedevelopmentofEnglishPara.3-5Fillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothetext.TheEnglishbetweenAD450and1150wasbasedmoreon_______.FromAD800to1150,thosewhoruledEnglandspokefirst_______andlater________.Attheendofthe16thcentury,about_________________peoplespokeEnglish.NearlyallofthemlivedinEngland.GermanDanishFrenchfivetosevenmillionEnglishnowisalsospokenasaforeignor______languageinmanyothercountriesinAfricaand____________.Today,thenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisincreasing_______.Asamatteroffact,Chinamayhavethe_________numberofEnglishlearners.In1620someBritishsettlersmovedto________.Inthe18thcentury,someBritishpeopleweretakento__________.Englishbegantobespokeninbothcountries.largestAmericaAustraliasecondSouthAsiarapidlySamuelJohnsonTwoimportantpersonsTheEnglishwas________bythe19thcenturysettledNoahWebster1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers___.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcenturyExercise2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.LanguagesalwaysstaythesameB.LanguageschangeonlyafterwarsC.LanguagesnolongerchangeD.Languageschangewhencultureschange3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_____?A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______?A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainPleasediscussthesequestionsandtellusyouranswers.•DoyouthinkitmatterswhatkindofEnglishyoulearn?Why?•WillChineseEnglishbecomeoneoftheworldEnglish?Thankyouforyourlistening