1、第一学时Reading and Comprehension,English around the world,1. Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?2Are the English in those countries the same?3. Do you know the differences between British English and American English?,They are different in vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling.,Britai
2、n, the United States, Canada, Australia.,No.,Task 1,快速阅读课文The Road to Modern English , 用大约30词写出课文的概要。温馨提示: 本文属说明文。写说明文的概要时要紧扣文章的话题,用浓缩的语言说明某一现象及其原因。,Englishs position as a world language has been confirmed, as more and more Asians and Africans speak English as a foreign or a second language.,Task 2,
3、仔细阅读课文The Road to Modern English,根据课文内容选择最佳答案。1English has/had the most speakers_. ( )AnowadaysBwhen the British ruled many parts of the worldCin the time of ShakespeareDin the 12th century,A,2According to the text,which of the following statements is TRUE? ( )ALanguages always stay the same.BLangua
4、ges change only after wars.CLanguages no longer change.DLanguages change when cultures change.,D,3From AD 450 to 1150,English sounded more like_. ( )AFrenchBChineseCGerman DRussian4Shakespear s English was spoken around _. ( )A1400s B1150sC450s D1600s,C,D,5Which country has the fastest growing numbe
5、r of English speakers in the world? ( )AAustralia. BChina.CIndia. DBritain.6Whats the main idea of the passage? ( )AChina has the largest number of English learners.BLanguages always change.CEnglish is easy to learn.DThe development of modern English.,D,B,Task 3,再次阅读课文The Road To Modern English,完成下列
6、表格。,1AD2.based3.Danish;language;vocabulary4.million,5.voyages6.America;Australia7.Settled8.India;Singapore;Malaysia;South Africa9.changing;developing;all over,Task 4,根据课文内容完成下面语法填空,注意单词拼写和词语用法。At the end of the 16th century,English was only spoken by people from England. They were native speakers. T
7、oday,the largest number of people _1_(speak)English may be in China. A lot of Chinese people speak English _2_their foreign language._3_English language has changed quite a lot over the last four centuries. Old English sounds more_4_less like German for it was _5_on German,but modern English sounds
8、more like French than German _6_England was once ruled by the French.,Two people had great effects on the English changes. One was Shakespeare,who _7_(large)the _8_(词汇);the other was Noah Webster,_9_wrote a dictionary _10_gave American English its identity.,1speaking2.as3.The4.or5.based6because7.enl
9、arged8.vocabulary9.who10that/which,一、请将课文The Road to Modern English 翻译成汉语,然后对照“译文助读”自主勘误。译文助读:通向现代英语之路16 世纪末期,大约有5百万到7百万人说英语。所有这些人几乎都生活在英国。后来在17世纪,英国人航海去征服世界其他地区。由于这个缘故,许多别的国家开始说英语。如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多了,他们有的是作为第一语言来说,有的是作为第二语言或外语。以英语作为母语的人,即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同,也可以互相理解。看下面的例子:英国的贝蒂说:“请到我的公寓来看看好吗?”美国的埃米说:“好的,我很乐
10、意去你的公寓。”,那么,英语为什么会随着时间发生变化呢?事实上,当不同的文化互相交流渗透时,所有的语言都会有所变化、有所发展。最初,从公元450年到1150年,人们所说的英语跟现在所说的英语就很不一样。当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的,而我们今天所说的英语不是。然后逐渐的大约在公元800年到1150年期间,英语就不那么像德语了,因为那时的英国统治者先讲的是丹麦语,后来为法语。这些新的殖民者又丰富了英语,特别是它的词汇。所以到17世纪,莎士比亚运用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。在1620年,有些英国殖民者到了美国。后来在18世纪,有些英国人也到了澳大利亚。这两个国家的人也开始说英语了。,最后到19
11、世纪时,这种语言确定下来了。那时,英语在拼写上发生了两大变化:首先塞缪尔约翰逊编写了词典,后来,诺厄韦伯斯特编纂了美国英语词典。后者体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。如今英语在南亚也被当作外语或第二语言来使用。例如,印度拥有众多讲英语很流利的人,这是因为英国于1765年到1947年统治过印度。在那期间,英语成了政治和教育的语言。在新加坡、马来西亚和非洲许多国家,比如南非,人们也说英语。目前在中国学习英语的人数正在迅速增长。事实上,中国有可能拥有最多的英语学习者。中国的英语将来会形成自己的特色吗?这只能由时间来回答了。,二、将下列单词或词组译成英语,然后参阅Unit 2的词汇表自主勘误。1事实上,实
12、际上 adv._2辨认出,承认 v. _3请求,要求n.& v. _4命令,指令,掌握n.& v. _5直接,挺直,正直的adj.&adv. _,1.actually 2. recognize 3.request 4demand 5.straight,6词语,表达n. _7扮演一个角色, 参与 _ 8利用,使用 _9因为,由于 _ 10走近,上来,提出 _11现在, 目前 _ 12以为基础 _,6.expression 7play a part in 8.make use of 9.because of10come up 11.at present 12.be based on,祝,您,学业有成,