内蒙古翁牛特旗乌丹第一中学高中英语 Unit 2 English around the world reading 学案 新人教版必修 1学习目标：1：知识技能：掌握课文中的重点短语：more...than... /at the end of/ make voyages to2 能力目标：逐步养成良好的阅读习惯，利用 skimming, scanning, careful reading 阅读技巧从文中获取并处理信息。Ⅰ Pre-reading Look at the title and guess what the passage is about.II Reading: the Road to Modern English1. SkimmingThis article is developed in the order of_______A. placesB. timeC. eventsWhat’s the main idea of the passage? ________A. different kinds of EnglishB. English around the worldC. The history and development of EnglishD. Two big changes in English spelling2. Scanning (1) Why did the people in many other countries besides England began to speak English in the 17th century? A. Because they wanted to trade with British people. B. Because people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the World. C. Because they found English easier to speak. D. Because they wanted to conquer England.1(2) English has/ had the most speakers_______.A.At the present time.B. when the British ruled many parts of the world.C. In the time of Shakespeare.D. In the 12th century. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russia (5) who gave American English an separate identity?A. Shakespeare B. Samuel Johnson C. Noah Webster D. British settlers (6) From the last paragraph, we know that ________has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world. A. America B. China C. India D. British3. Careful readingComprehending on page 10.4. SummaryEnglish has changed and developed when cultures meet and_______ with each other. From AD 450 to 1150, English _______(base) more ______ German than the English we speak now. Then in the 17th cent...
