Period 2(Reading)【学习目标】 To learn about the differences between American English and British English.预习案1. voyage_____________ 2.native_____________ 3.apartment____________ 4.actually_____________ 5.base______________ 6.gradual______________7.vocabulary___________ 8.spelling__________ 9.latter_______________ 10.identity___________ 11.fluent ____________ 12.frequent_____________13.usage ______________ 14. because of ____________ 15.come up ________________ 16.at present _________ 17.make use of ___________ 18.such as _______________探究案探究一：语篇探究，文章深层理解仔细阅读课文 The Road to Modern English，根据课文内容选择最佳答案。1．English has/had the most speakers________. A．nowadaysB．when the British ruled many parts of the worldC．in the time of ShakespeareD．in the 12th century2．According to the text，which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Languages always stay the same.B．Languages change only after wars.C．Languages no longer change.D． Languages change when cultures change3．From AD 450 to 1150，English sounded more like________. A．French B．ChineseC．German D．Russian4.Shakespear’s English was spoken around________. A．1400’s B．1150’sC．450’s D．1600’s5．Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? 1A．Australia. B．China.C．India. D．Britain.6．What’s the main idea of the passage? ( )A．China has the largest number of English learners.B．Languages always change.C．English is easy to learn.D．The development of modern English.探究二.篇章结构阅读 P9－10 的 Reading 部分，完成下列表格TimeEventsat the end of the 16th centuryAbout five to seven million people spoke English and nearly all of them lived in 1. .Between AD450 and 1150It was 2. more on German.Between aboutAD 800 and 1150English became less lik e 3...
