高中英语必修一第二单元课件

Br E football
Am E soccer
Br E eraser
Am E
Rubber
[rʌbɚ]
Br E lift Am E elevator
公寓
Br E
flat
Am E apartment
电梯
汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学
The differences between British English and American English.
• Languages always stay the same. D
• Languages change only after wars. • Languages no longer change. • Languages change when cultures change.
3. From AD 450 to 1150, English
Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.
Para 2
If an American is talking to an Englishman,
___A____.
A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding
B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other
thank you
Choose the main idea of the text. B A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern
To use for business
To use in school
To talk to native speakers
Why do so many people want to learn English ?
To read English books
To write to pen friends
sounded more like __C___.
A.French B. Chinese
C. German D. Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken
around __D___.
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
In the 1600s In 1620 In the 18th century
1765-1947
By the 19th century
Now
Two important persons in Para 4
Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 Write a dictionary One of the English language’s most profound influences.
2. We analysed the structure and content of the Reading.
Homework
1. Memorize the new words. 2. Readthe passage. 3. Finish exercises in Learning
about language.
动词连用时。
e.g. There is almost none left. (3)只用nearly的场合 a. 被 very, not, pretty等修饰时。 b. 和具体数字连用时(nearly常用)。如:
Nearly 100 students attended the meeting.
2. voyage 在此为可数名词, 意为“旅行,
5. Which country has the fastest groh speakers in the world?
A. Australia B. China
B
C. India
D. Britain
1. We talked about some differences in British and American English.
C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman
D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American
AD 450-1150
AD 800-1150
Time Line （时间线）
的时间和旅行的距离, 尤指较长距离 的或定期的旅行; trip用作可数名词, 表示非定期的, 也许较短的往返旅行; voyage则常指海上旅行或太空旅行。 ① Air travel is becoming cheaper. ② He’s on his travels again. ③ Lily had a long and difficult journey
e.g. He is almost/ nearly 80 years old.
(2)只用almost 的场合 a. 和any, no, none, nothing, nobody,
nowhere, never 等连用时。 b. 和too, more than 等连用时。 c. 和表示感觉或心理活动的静态
people speak English?
U.K.
U.S.A.
Canada
Australia
New Zealand South Africa
English-speaking countries
English is used as…
A first language in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand and so on.
A. now B. when the British ruled many parts
of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century 2. Which of the following statements is true?
unit2 English around the world
Can you understand the different kinds of English they are using?
Jack
Tom
How many years do you have learnt English?
You all have learnt English for at least 3 years. Do you know in which countries
English and Old English
（快速阅读）
1.Read the text quickly to see how many parts the text contains(包含)? 2.And then find a topic sentence(主题 句) of each part.
A second language
in India, Pakistan, Nigeria the Philippines, and HK and so on. A foreign language
in China, and so on.
We can see that English is spoken all over the world.
without help.
[拓展] ➢ voyage还可用作动词, 意为“(乘船)
航行, 航海”。如：
They planned to voyage across the
Pacific Ocean. ➢ 注意区别名词travel, journey, trip
和voyage: travel用作不可数名词, 只用于泛指从 某地去另一地, 如果某人在某段时间里 到处走, 可用travels； journey用作可数名词, 表示去某地所花
Conclusion
Language can change with time.
Language can change
time
when cultures
communicate with
each other.
place
Choose the correct answer.
1. English has/had the most speakers__A__.
Careful reading: Para 1--Development of English
the end of the 16th century
the next century
England
Many other countries
today
More people speak in more countries
To listen to English music and movies