1、Unit 2 Section Warming Up & ReadingPreparing 精品课件1(人教版必修1),预习多维感知,Section ,预习多维感知,Step One:Ask and Discussion1We have learnt English for at least 3 years.Do you know in which countries people speak English? _答案:England,America,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa and so on.,2As is known to us,t
2、here is a little difference between British English and American English.Can you understand the different kinds of English these people are using?,A. B. C. D.,3Match the words that have the same meaning.1petrolAeraser 2flat Bgas3color Capartment4lift Delevator5rubber Ehonour6honor Fcolour7pictures G
3、movies8underground Hsubway答案:1 B;2 C;3 F;4 D;5 A;6 E;7 G;8 H,Step Two:Fast ReadingScan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1Where did most of the English speakers live at the end of the 16th century?AAmerica.BEngland.CSouth Asia. DSouth Africa.答案:B,2When did English begin
4、to be spoken in many other countries?AIn the 17th century.BAt the end of the 16th century.CBetween about AD 450 and 1150.DIn the 19th century.答案:A,3According to the text,which of the following statements is TRUE?ALanguages always stay the same.BLanguages change only after wars.CLanguages no longer c
5、hange.DLanguages change when cultures change.答案:D,4From Paragraph 3 we can learn that from AD 450 to 1150,English sounded more like _.AGerman BChineseCFrench DRussian答案:A,5Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers?ABecause Indians like learning English very much.BBecause Ind
6、ia has the largest number of English learners.CBecause Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.DBecause India has a close relationship with Britain.答案:C,Step Three:Careful Reading1Read the text and then find out the main idea of the text.The text mainly tells us the _ of the _ language.答案:development;
7、English,2Read the text carefully and then match the main idea of each part.Para.1:A English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.Para.2: B The spread of the English language in the worldPara.34: C Native speakers can understand each other but they may not be able to
8、understand everything.Para.5: D All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.答案:Para.1: BPara.2: CPara.34: DPara.5: A,3Read the text and then tell whether the statements are true(T) or false(F).(1)English had the most speakers in the 17th century.()(2)English developed when new se
9、ttlers and rulers came to Britain.()(3)Languages frequently change.(),(4)The language of the government is always the language of the country.()(5)English is one of the official language used in India.()(6)This reading describes the development of the English language.()答案:(1)F(2)T(3)F(4)F(5)T(6)T,4
10、Read the text and then answer the following questions.(1)Why does English change over time?_答案:Because of cultural communication.(2)Will Chinese English become one of the world languages? _答案:Only time will tell.,Step Four:SummaryAs you know,English has changed over time.Why?1._all languages change
11、and develop when cultures meet and 2._with each other.At first,English was 3._more on German than the English we speak 4._.Then 5._ new settlers came and enriched the English language and especially its 6._.,So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to 7._a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some
12、British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English 8._happened:first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary
13、and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.,The 9._gave a separate 10._to American English spelling.答案:1.Amunicate3.based4.at present 5gradually6.vocabulary7.make use of8.spelling 9latter10.identity,Step Five:DiscussionWhy do you think people all over the world want
14、 to learn English?_,答案:(1)With so many people communicating in English every day,it has become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.(2)English is the working language of most international organizations,international trade,so learning English is a must for us.(3)Learning English can help us know much about the world.(4)Learning English may help us get a good job in the future.,