必修一Unit2_English_around_the_World_Warming_up and reading 公开课课件
北师大版高一(上)英语必修一-Unit-2-Warm-Up课件
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1. Nemo is the main character in the movie Finding Nemo. He’s a little fish who is often frightened but he never runs away from danger. He also finds himself in funny situations that make people laugh.
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高考英语一轮词汇必修第一册Unit2TravellingAround课后巩固
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一、语法填空 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号中 所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. Technology is also the _a_p_p_l_ic__a_ti_o_n__(apply) of scientific knowledge to solve a problem, touching lives in countless ways.
“Arriving at the hotel, she helped them apply for a room”和常识可知，她帮他们安排了酒店房间，确保 “住宿(accommodation)”满意后，留下了她的“联系 (contact)”号码。
4. B 选项：visa签证；contact联系；flight航班；credit借 款，信用。见上题解析。 5. A 选项：destination目的地；castle城堡；movement活 动，动作；nation国家。上文提到玛蒂娜帮助安排老夫妇 的住宿妥当，又由空后的“Catching sight of the unearthed emperor’s tomb”可知，第二天，他们去了他们的第一个“ 目的地(destination)”。
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人教版高中英语必修一 Unit2English around the world
人教版高中英语必修一Unit2English around theworld人教版高中英语必修一Unit2English around the world 的单词和词组练习一、基本词汇：n. :1) elevator 电梯2) gas气体;汽油;煤气;毒气3) apartment(美)公寓4) spelling拼写;拼法5) Singapore新加坡6) lorry(英)卡车7) lightning闪电8) cab出租车9) petrol(英)汽油10)voyage航行;航海11)vocabulary词汇;词汇量;词汇表12)identity本身;本体;身份13)Malaysia马来西亚;马来群岛14)accent口音;腔调;重音15)block街区;块;木块;石块adj. :1) latter较后的;后半的;(两者中)后者的2) African非洲的;非洲人的;非洲语言的3) southeastern东南方的4) Midwestern中西部;有中西部特征的5) eastern东部的;东方的6) northwestern西北方的n./v. :1)base以……为基础;基部;基地;基础2)mand命令;指令;掌握;命令;指挥;支配3)request请求;要求n./adj.:1)native本地人;本国人;本国的;本地的2)Danish丹麦语;丹麦的;丹麦人的;丹麦语的3)Spanish西班牙人;西班牙语;西班牙的;西班牙人的;西班牙语的adj/adv.1) straight直接;挺直;直的;笔直的;正直的二、重点词汇：1) use n&v. 用处;使用 usage n.用法;词语惯用法2) express v.表达 expression n.词语;表达;表情3) recognize v. 辨认出;承认 recognition n.认出;识别;承认4) actually adv. 实际上 actual adj.实际上的5) graadually adv. 逐渐地;逐步地 gradual adj.逐渐的;逐步的6) fulently adv. 流利地 fluency n.流利;流畅 fulent adj.流利的7) frequently adv. 常常;频繁地 frequent adj.频繁的;常见的8) office n. 办公室 official adj.官方的三、重点短语：1) because of… 由于;因为because of和 because的区别：beccause of(后接词组或单词)because (作连词，后跟句子)eg:He was late not only because of his illness but also because he missed the train.不仅因为他的病痛而且因为他误了火车他才迟到的。
高考英语复习必修一《Unit 2 English around the world》人教版 PPT
countries in Africa__________South Africa、
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1、even if/even though引导让步状语从句 Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English ( 即使他们所讲的英语不尽相同)、 2、one reason why从句/for、、、is that、、、 One reason why (……的一个原因)it is not so easy for a Chinese to speak English is that (是)English has a large vocabulary、
解析: 短语at one’s service表示“随时为……服务”的
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3、(天津高考)Don’t respond to any
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人教版高中英语必修一Unit2Englisharoundtheworld整个单元课件
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Unit2SailingRoundtheWorld课文翻译大学英语一知识分享
Unit2SailingRoundtheWorld课文翻译大学英语一知识分享U n i t2S a i l i n gR o u n d t h e W o r l d课文翻译大学英语一Unit 2 Sailing Round the WorldAt sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure.Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth.Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But hedid not listen.After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.On 29 January he left Australia. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had become calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London:" I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again."Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months , of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.弗朗西斯·奇切斯特在六十五岁时开始了只身环球航行。
英语人教必修一Unit 2English around the world 教案
Unit 2 English around the world 教材分析第二单元的中心话题是“世界英语”，表面上从词汇使用、读音、拼写三个方面的不同，让英语学习者直观感受英式英语与美式英语的差异，而深层中则是激发高中生对于语言文化的历史起源、发展、变化及趋势等方面的学习与思考，强化英语学习的重要性和英语学习的必要性。
Warming up是一组代表英美词汇区别的对话，通过较为熟悉的一些英美常用词汇感知英语的种类，但同时不难发现，在英语的沟通过程中，哪种版本的英语形式都不会影响到用词达意的；Reading部分介绍了英语作为世界语言目前的使用状况及现代英语的发展历程。
阅读之前普及下学生目前的对于使用英语国家的地理范围感知，尤其是英语作为官方语言和重要第二外语的国家。
文章核心可以划分为三个部分：1.英语在年代和使用中的重要地位；2.举例说明英语的表达有差异，但是沟通是无障碍的；3.现在英语的历史变迁，包括几个重要性的人物、时代及相关事件；4.英语影响下的其它国家使用状况。
以时间线索带动语言发展上的探索和推动意义。
Learning about Language以一些英式英语和美式英语的通用词汇为主，另外包含一些英语的重要性及表达过程中所需的常用词汇（动词与副词），继续要求学生熟悉词性转换的运用模式和表达文章逻辑顺序的词组，例如：such as , because of , the former, the latter…；Using Language有一篇较短的文段就标准英语和方言问题发表了一些基本认知基础，让学生们继续在语言学习中追寻适合自己的学习方式，展现英语表达过程中对于语音学习的包容性，试图从更多的角度打开对于英语学习必修发音标准的不自信；Grammar还是直接引语变间接引语，并进行操练。
不同于上个单元，本单元侧重于根据直接引语的语气---要求和命令，将祈使句类型转化为间接引语，基本规则不变；Listening &Speaking &Writing 在输出部分重要探讨英语的重要性和掌握英语的学习方法上，让学生产生有逻辑顺序的表达及分类；在本单元的Learning Tip中提到找到英语学习的趣味点。
人教版高一英语必修一课件：Unit2English around the word (共84张PPT)
• [联想发散] command后面跟从句时，从句谓语 用(should＋)do/be done，以下动词具有相同的用 法： • 一坚持：insist； • 二命令：order，command； • 三建议：suggest，advise，recommend； • 四要求：demand，request，require，desire； • 再加一个敦促：urge。
我们的老师要求我们对考试做好充分的准备。 ② Don't respond to any e-mails r_e_q_u_e_s_t_in_g___(request)personal information ， no matter
11．f_r_eq__u_e_n_t __ adj. 频繁的；
常见的 fr_e_q_u_e_n_t_ly___ adv. 常常；频繁地
12．_la_t_t_e_r___ adj. 较后的；后半的；
(两者中)后者的 l_a_te_s_t___adj. 最新的；最近的 la_t_e_r___adv. 后来；adj.以后的 la_t_e_ly___ adv. 近来；最近
③The police commanded the witness to describe what had happened the day before.
→ The police commanded that the witness (s_h_o_u_l_d_)d__es_c_r_i_b_e__what had happened the day before.
3．The doctor said to me，“Come in.” →The doctort_o_ld____met_o_g_o___in.
新人教版必修一 Unit 2 English around the world全单元[教案]
Teaching planTeaching aims:1. Get the students to learn different reading skills.2. Get the students to learn about the English language.Teaching important points:1. Develop the students reading ability and let them learn to use some reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, and so on.2.Enable the students to learn about English language and know different kinds of English so as to communicate with people from different countries.Teaching difficult points:Develop the students’ readi ng ability.Teaching methods :Task-based teaching and learningUnit 2English around the world知识目标：本单元需要学习的重点单词为：include role international native elevator flat apartment rubber petrol gas modern culture AD actually present(adj. )rule(v. ) vocabulary usage identity government Singapore Malaysia rapidly phrase candy lorry command request retell polite boss standard Midwestern southern Spanish eastern southeastern northwestern recognize accent lightning direction ma’am subway block本单元需要学习的重点词组为：play a role in because of come up such as play a part(in) 本单元需要学习的重点句型为：1. World English comes from those countries, where English plays an important role as a first or second language, either because of foreign rule or because of its special role as an international language. (the Attributive Clause; either. . . or. . . )2. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. (even if. . . )3. It became less like German, and more like French because those who ruled England at that time spoke French. (those who. . . )4. Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. (the number of+ n. 作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式)5. Believe it or not, there is no such a thing as standard English. (Believe it or not, . . . )6. The US is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. (the Attributive Clause)7. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the Qing Dynasty. (the Attributive Clause; not. . . until. . . )8. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. (spend. . . in doing sth. )9. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working ina bank. (while doing. . . )10. We know that languages develop and change over time and that is why we have new dictionaries from time to time. (that is why. . . )本单元需要掌握的交际功能用语为：语言交际困难(Difficulties in language communication) Pardon?I beg your pardon?I don’t understand.Could you say that again please?Sorry, I can’t follow you.Could you repeat that, please?Could you speak more slowly, please?How do you spell it, please?本单元需要掌握的语法为：祈使句及其间接引语(the imperative sentence and its indirect speech)1. 要求或命令(demands or orders)“Open the door, ” told he.→He told/ordered me to open the door.2. 请求(requests)He said, “Please open the door. /Would you please open the door? ”→He asked me to open the door.能力目标：1. 能运用所学语言知识谈论有关“世界英语”方面的话题。
必修一(Unit2 English around the world the 1st period)
Unit 2 English around the worldThe First Period●从容说课This is the first period of this unit.This period focuses on reading.In this lesson，there are a warming up and a passage of reading “The Road To Modern English”.This warming up attracts students’ attention to the phenomenon of world English.The reading passage tells us the present situation in which English is used and the deve lopment of English.To let students to form a good habit of reading and have proper reading strategies are one of the main tasks for senior middle school English teaching，so in this period，we should teach according to this aim.In this lesson，students will have a general idea of the conception of world English by guessing some words on American English and Britain English.To arouse students’ interest，I’ll present them some typical funny stories about different kinds of English.This is to get the students ready for the reading part.Before reading the passage，students should first get familiar with the new words in the text to remove the barrier in reading.Then students are asked to guess what the text will tell us.This step is designed to train students ability to predict the content of a passage according the title.The next step is to ask students to have a general idea of the structure of the text with the purpose of improving the skill of skimming.After that，detailed reading follows.In the step，students will be asked to deal with the passage paragraph by paragraph in which they will have different tasks to finish such as true-or-false exercise，filling a form with information in the text and retelling.This step trains students’scanning skill and conclusion skill.The last step for students is to discuss the topic “It is not necessary for we Chinese to learn English since we have our own elegant language”.This is to train students to read critically.Besides，it can arouse students’ interest in learning English.●三维目标1.Knowledge：Master the words and phrases and get a view of the road to modern English.2.Ability：Train students’ reading skill.3.Emotion：Let students know more about English and inspire students to study English hard.●教学重点The understanding and comprehension of the passage.●教学难点（1）How to get to master the useful words and expressions.（2）How to improve students’ ability to read an article.●教具准备cassette recorder，some pieces of slide●教学过程Step 1 GreetingsT：Good morning，boys and girls!S：Good morning，teacher!Step 2 Warming upT：English is a widely used language.Do you know in which countries English is spoken as their native language？S a：The US，the UK，Australia，Canada...T：（a slide：Nancy：Oh，there you are.Now then，did you have a good flight？Joe：Sure，we flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.Nancy：You must be very tired.Did you sleep at all on the plane？Joe：No，not really.I’m very tired.Could I use your bathroom？Nancy：Why，of course.You don’t need to ask，just make yourself at home.Let me give you a clean towel.Joe：A towel？Nancy：Yes.Here you are.The bathroom is upstairs.It’s the second door on the left.（After a while）Nancy：Have you found it？Joe：Well，eh，yes，I mean no.I mean，I found the bathroom，but I didn’t find what I was looking for!）Here is a short dialogue.Read it and discuss with your partner：What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom？Why can’t he find it？S b：It is the toilet.T：And why？S c：Perhaps when Joe says “bathroom”，he means a place，where there is a toilet.But in Nancy’s eyes，it is a place where people can only have a bath.T：You are right.Do you know why there’s a misunderstanding between them？S d：Because they sp eak different kinds of English.T：Great.There’s more than one kind of English in the world.In some important ways they’re different.They’re called world English.Can you guess what they include？S e：Canadian，British，American，Australian and Indian English.T：Right.So you know even two native speakers of English may still not speak the same kind of English.Look at the examples on P9.Now try to guess which of the following words are British English and which are American English.Suggested answers：Am.English：mom；on a team；rubber；gasBr.English：mum；in a team；eraser；petrolStep 3 New WordsT：From today on，we’ll learn something about English around the world.First of all，let’s get familiar with the new words.Yesterday I asked you to read the new words and look up the meaning of them.Now let’s have a game in which one of you tells us the meaning or the explanation of the words and the others guess which word it is.Let’s go!Suggested explanation：1.include：have something or somebody as one of a group.e.g.：The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.2.play a role in：have a part in3.international：connected with two or more countries4.native：（1）connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time（2）a person who lives in a particular place，especially sb. who has lived there a long time5.elevator：lift6.flat：（1）having a smooth surface （2）（Br. E）a set of rooms for living in7.apartment：（Am. E）a set of rooms for living in8.modern：of the present time or recent timee up：to move toward10.culture：the customs and beliefs，art，way of life and social organization of a particular country or group11.actually：really；in fact12.present：（1）existing or happening now （2）being in a particular place13.rule：control14.vocabulary：all the phrases and phrases you learnage：the way in which words are used in a language16.identity：who or what sb./sth. isernment：the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state18.rapidly：fastT：That’s great!You’ve made a good preparation.Now please read the words together.（show words and explanations on the slide）Step 4 Pre-readingT：Just now，we’ve known that there’re many kinds of English in the world.Then why are there so many kinds？Ss：We don’t know.T：Anyway，we’ll find out the cause today.Now read the title of the passage “the road to modern English”.What do you think it will tell us？S f：I guess it will tell us the development of English.Step 5 SkimmingT：Now let’s find out whether your answer is right.So please read the passage fast in silence and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Suggested answer：Para.1：Brief introduction of the change in English.Para.2：An example of different kinds of English.Para.3：The development of English.Para.4：English spoken in some other countries.Step 6 ScanningT：You’ve mastered the structure of the passage.Now please read para.1 and 2 loud in detail.T：（several minutes later）Have you finished？Here’re some statements of which some are right while some not.Read them and then tell whether they are true or false.If false，please find out the mistake and correct it.（slides：1.Most of the English speakers in the 16th century lived in England.2.More and more people use English as their first or 2nd language.3.The US has the largest number of English speakers.4.Native English speakers can understand everything because they speak the same kind ofEnglish.）S g：The first one is true.S h：The second one is true.S i：The third one is false.China has the largest number of English speakers.S j：The fourth one is false.Native English speakers may not be able to understand everything because they do not speak the same kind of English.T：You did a very good job.Now please read para.3 after the tape.And then fill in the form onThe Road To Modern EnglishThe cause：Cultures communicate with one anotherTime Things that happenedBetween AD 450and 1150Based on German1150 to 1500 Less like German；more like French→why？→because Frenchmen ruled England thenIn the 1600’s Shakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A big change in English，giving its own identity→why？→caused by “American Dictionary of the English language”written by Noah WebsterLater British people brought English to AustraliaT：We know culture communication brings about changes in English.Can you think of any effect that Chinese has on English？S k：In English there are some Chinese words such as gongfu，long time no see，...T：Great!With more closely communication of culture，English is changing more frequently.T：As we all know，English is spoken as the native language mostly in western countries.Then what about English in some other parts of the world？After reading the last paragraph，would you please say something about the present situation of English in your own words？S l：It is also spoken as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.For example，in India，it is used for government and education.In some African and Asian countries，it is also spoken，such as in South Africa，Singapore and Malaysia.While in China，the number of English speakers is increasing fast.T：Quite good.Step 7 DiscussionT：So far，we’ve known that English is becoming more and more important in China.It has been an important subject for Chinese students.But someone say that Chinese is a much more elegant language.So it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary for us to master a foreign language.Do you agree with this opinion and why？Suggested answer：I don’t agree with it.With the cultural communication becoming more and more frequent，the chance to contact foreigners，exported goods，international conferences，and so on，is more and more.As the most widely used language，English is regarded as the language used in most international situations.Thus，if we want to keep up with the times，we’d better master English and use it as a tool.Step 8 Summary and homeworkT：Today we’ve learned an article on “the road to modern English”.After class，you shouldread it again and again to get the idea of the text further.Do the exercises of comprehending and try to tell your partner something about English in our own words.That’s all for today.Class is over.●板书设计Unit 2 English around the worldThe First PeriodNew words：Main idea of each para-graph：... ...... ...●活动与探究This activity is to make research into differences between different kinds of world English and some words from other languages in English.Divide students into two groups to do research and fill the following table in their free time.Differences Pronunciation Spelling MeaningUsage...Words from other languages Chinese Japanese French Spanish German...●备课资料Soon There Will Be No Such Thing As “Wrong”English In this article：Senior Indian journalist Gautaman Bhaskaran says that English is so flexible that one day there will be too many variations around the world.English is a victim of its own success.The other day The Times in London displayed a cartoon showing an excited schoolboy flaunting his test scores：“I done good in English.”Days later，editors of the Oxford Dictionary of English rued the spread of what they termed “greengrocer’s English”.Grammar and syntax，they regretted，were going out of fashion.Others in England—in the Oxf ord University Press，the BBC and so on—said the incorrect use of cliches were marring the smooth flow of a great language whose ability to imbibe and absorb has been one important reason for its success.This success also stems from the language’s unique position of being the only one spoken in most parts of the world.Really，English has no boundaries.Even in countries such as Japan and China，which were not colonized by Britain，English is making a determined “conquest”.Unfortunately，such a conquest is not always welcome because a language sometimes doubles as a political weapon.At some point it ceases to be just a means of communication and English is a classic example of this.It has always led a troubled life.It has been disliked，even hated，largely because the people who originally spoke English conquered，colonized and terrorized half the world，or just about.The animosity to the language continues，at least in some places.The bitterness that the French，for instance，have for English is a g ood example of a language being giving a quasi-political role in society.Fortunately，this aversion does not run as it did some years ago，and there is a growing realization that English is the lingua franca.China and Japan，among a host of other nations，have been making serious efforts to promote the language.Some months ago there was a hue and cry in Singapore over the spread of “terrible English”which the authorities called “Singlish”.“Down with it!”they said，and urged Singaporeans to learn correct English，the phenomenal flexibility of which has often made things difficult for those who have to use it every day.Today even university graduates find it hard to pen a couple of correct sentences in it.More horrifying is that many teachers and university vice-chancellors speak and write poor and ungrammatical English.Often，they are found to be out of touch with what is called “usage”and，as we all know，this is one of the pillars the language rests on.Yet，despite the mess that English is in India，the nation has—more than two centuries after Samuel Johnson wrote his English dictionary—become the hottest destination for top lexicographers.The new 10th revised edition of the Oxford Concise English Dictionary includes hundreds of Indian words.Leading the list of 600 Indian English entries are “Hindutva”（Hindu identity），“dada”（older brother），“panchayat”（local administration），“chai”（tea），“pani”（water），“puri”（a dish made of wheat）and “dosa”（rice pancake）.In fact，Indian words from 20 per cent of entries and rank as the third-largest component after American and Australian English segments.Other former British colonies such as New Zealand，South Africa and the Caribbean islands follow the Indian English collection of words.English，despite its hiccups，is endearing to the common Indian man or woman.About 150 years after Lord Macaulay introduced the language in India to create “babus”（clerks）for the British bureaucracy，70 million Indians speak English，a number that is higher than that in Britain.However，there is a sneaking fear among Puritans that with this kind of sp read，English may stop being English.While the French have fanatically preserved the purity of their language，the English have liberally allowed other influences to affect their lingo.So，what is seen as its strength —the fact that people all over the world understand it—can be an undermining obstacle.There might be a serious problem if every state or continent were to have its own version of English.As one writer said：“There is a risk in relentless atomization.”With too many variations of the language，a time may come when one group of English-speaking people may not be able to understand another.This is happening.Hear the way Singaporeans speak English.Listen to the Australians pronouncing “e”；it sounds like “a”.A few of the films made lately by British directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh had to have subtitles in English.Accents in the north of Britain can be hard for people in the south to understand，let alone those outside the island.The point is，no language must be allowed such flexibility—anything goes in the name of functional communication—that people begin to take liberties with it.Ultimately，there may be no such thing as wrong English.The schoolboy in the Times cartoon was doing just that.He knew nobody would scold him for getting his English wrong.不久以后就没有“错误的”英语这一说了英语成了自身成功的牺牲品，前几天，伦敦的《泰晤士报》刊登了一幅漫画，上面画了一个兴高采烈的男学生炫耀他的考试成绩：“I done good in English”（我的英语成绩不错）几天后，《牛津英语词典》的编辑们对他们所定义的“菜贩子讲的英语”的传播大为悲叹他们感到遗憾的是，语法和句法都过时了其他一些在英国——牛津大学出版社、BBC（英国广播公司）等的人说：不正确地使用陈腐辞藻损害着一种伟大语言的流畅性，英语博采众长的能力是其成功的一个重要原因英语的成功同样源自其独特的地位，它是在世界的大多数地区都使用的惟一一门语言的确，英语没有国界甚至在没有被英国所殖民过的国家，诸如中国和日本，英语正进行着决定性的“征服”不幸的是，这种征服不总是受到欢迎，因为一种语言有时会被兼作政治武器有时候，语言不再仅仅是一种沟通的工具，而英语又是这种情况的一个经典范例英语总是摆脱不掉困扰它曾不受人喜欢，甚至遭人厌恶过主要是因为最初讲英语的人征服、殖民和胁迫了世界的一半地区，或者说将近一半地区对英语的敌意还在持续着，至少在某些地方仍是这样语言在社会中被赋予了一种准政治的作用，比如法国人对英语的嫉恨就是一个很好的例子幸运的是，这种对英语的厌恶不像多年前那么严重，人们越来越认识到英语其实是一种混合语在众多国家，比如中国和日本，一直在大力推广英语的使用几个月前在新加坡，人们大声抗议被当局称作“新加坡式英语”的“可怕的英语”正在到处传播“够了！”他们说道，并督促新加坡人学习正确的英语对于那些每天都必须使用英语的人来说，英语异常的灵活性经常把事情搞得很困难现在，即使是大学毕业生都会发现写几句正确的英文句子很难更可怕的是，许多教师和大学副校长说着和写着糟糕的不合语法的英语人们经常会发现这些人不注重语言的“用法”，正如我们都知道的，用法是语言的支柱之一然而，尽管英语在印度被搞得一团糟，在塞谬尔·约翰逊编写了他的英语字典两个多世纪以后，这个国家已经成为顶级词典编纂者们最热门的词汇来源地《牛津简明英语词典》新近出版的第十修订版收录了几百个印度词汇在600条印度英语词条中最重要的词汇是“Hindutva”（印度身份），“dada”（长兄），“panchayat”（地方行政机关），“chai”（茶），“pani”（水），“puri”（用小麦做的食品），以及“dosa”（烤米饼）实际上，印度词汇构成了20%的词条并且在美国和澳大利亚英语条目之后，成为第三大词典词汇组成部分从其他前英国殖民地，比如新西兰、南非和加勒比海群岛所收录的词汇都位居印度英语之后普通的印度人都还是喜欢英语的，尽管有时会有些小问题麦考利勋爵将英语引入到印度并为英国官僚机构创造了像“babus”（职员）这样的词汇，150年之后，有7000万的印度人在讲英语，人数比在英国讲英语的人都要多然而，清教徒却普遍心存恐惧，怕如此下去英语会变得面目全非了与法国人狂热地保护法语纯洁性的做法不同，英国人很大方地接受了外界对其影响结果是，世界各地的人都懂英语——可以说这一优势削弱了英语的纯洁性如果每个国家或大陆都有其版本的英语的话，那么问题可能就严重了正如一位作家所说的：“无休止使英语分化是危险的”英语如果有太多的变种的话，会出现这样的情况：当一群讲英语的人可能听不懂另一群人所讲的英语这种情况事实上正在发生您来听听新加坡人说的英语听澳大利亚人发“e”这个音的；听起来就像发“a”这个音最近由英国导演肯·露弛和麦克·雷导演的几部电影中不得不加上了英语字幕，因为英国北部人的口音让英国南方的人很难听懂，更不用说英国以外的人了问题的关键是，没有什么语言可以允许有如此的灵活性——以至于人们借实际沟通之名，就可以随意使用了最终的结果是：可能不会有错误的英语这回事了在《泰晤士报》卡通中的男学生正是这么做的因为他清楚没有人会指责他所讲的英语不正确。
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Which countries used English as the official / native language? Pakistan
America
South Africa
Ireland
The U.k. Canada New Zealand
Philippines
China
Nigeria
Countries speak English as their mother tongue
American English
Come on! Yeah!
Do you want to come to my flat? How far is your apartmen t? It is beautiful?
Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?
2. The text is developed mainly by _____? A. place B. time C. people
Task 2: scanning
Match the number of the paragraph with the meaning of each part.
Paragraph 1
spelling
pronunciation
colour centre travelled
color center traveled
[da:ns] dance [dæns] not [nat] [nэt] autumn I think fall I guess
words expressions
Pre-reading
Unit 2
English Around the World
Warming up and Reading
to use for business.
to use in school. to read English books.
to talk to native speakers.
Why should you learn English?
1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. 2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?
THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
2.According to the text, which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change
In what situations is English used?
in an international talk/meeting
on the air in schools (on TV, on the radio…)
When we sing English songs.
When we listen to English.
Prediction Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about?
New words
official 官方的 actually 事实上
voyage 航行, 航海
1.English has/had the most speakers___. A.Nowadays B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century
3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded
more like_____?
A. French
B. Chinese
C. German
D. Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken
around ______? A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
Britain (UK)
America (USA)
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
the United Kingdom Ireland the USA
Canada
South Africa
Australia New Zealand
AMERICAN ENGLISH
Paragraph 2
English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia.
Languages change when cultures meet and communicate wBRITISH ENGLISH
Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E?
Ok.but Butthe how shall Er, subway we go to station isthe farmovies? away.
British English
Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.
Great. I like football match very much.
Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.
Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.
to listen to English to write to pen friends. music and watch films.
How much do you know about the English language?
1. It is an international language and widely used. 2. It is the official language of many countries and the UN. 3. It plays an important role as a first or second language. 4. It is learned by people in many nonEnglish speaking countries.
Paragraph 5
Task 3: Fill in the form
Please read the passage carefully and fill in the form (according to the time).
Time
Between about AD450 and 1150
Development
F
F
• The language of the government is _______ always the languages of the country. (India, Malaysia, Singapore)
English is one of the official languages used in India. T • This reading describes the development of the English
Wow, bar is a nice place.
Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama ?
Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candies.
Paragraph 3-4
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Many people all over the world speak English.
5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain
True or False • English had the most speakers ______________ in the 17th (now) century. T • English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. frequently F • Language ________ change. (gradually)
English was based more on 1._______. German
Between about AD 800-1150
English was influenced by 2. Danish _______and 3. _______. French Shakespeare used a wider In the 1600 ’ s 4. ___________ vocabulary than ever before.