福建省厦门华兴实验学校高中英语 第八周 Unit 2 English around the world reading 导学案 新人教版必修 1Step 1: Choose the correct explanation for the words1. actually A. for example 2. elevator B. a set of rooms for living in3. native English speaker C. really; in fact 4. come up to a place D. a machine for moving people or things up and down5. such as E. People who has spoken English since birth6. apartment F. visit a place7. usage. G. have a part in play a role in H. the way that words are used in a language Step 2:Task One: Read the passage and decide the following statements are true or false.America has the largest number of English speakersFrench ruled England from 1150. 3.Native English speakers cant’t understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English. 4. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.5. From 1765 to 1947 English was the language for government and educat ion in South Africa. TaskTwo: choose the right answer1.English has/had the most speakers _ .A.now B.when the British ruled many parts if the worldC.in the time of ShakespeareD.in the 12th century2. 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 change.3.From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like .A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around _.A.1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s 5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A.Australia B.China C. India D.BritainStep3(Skimming): find out topic sentences (主题句) of each paragraph.(1) Para1. Today, more people speak English as ...
