人教课标高一必修1Unit2ThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?DoyouthinkChinesecanbeaworldlanguage?Why?Doyouknowthemeaningof“Englishes”?Let’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland….Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChinesearelearningEnglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Excuseme,couldItaketheelevatortothe7thfloor?Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yourroomnumberis705.Andyou’dtakewhat?Imean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Comethisway,I’llshowyouthelift.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage.2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.Fillinthetable.ThecauseTimeBetweenAD450and11501150to1500TheroadtomodernEnglishculturescommunicatewithoneanotherthingsthathappenedlesslikeGerman;morelikeFrenchbasedonGermanInthe1600’sLaterShakespearebroadenedthevocabulary.AbigchangedinEnglishBritishpeoplebroughtEnglishtoAustraliaScanthetextandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.However,theymaynotbeabletounderstandeverything.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.English’spositionasworldlanguageisyettobeclearlyunderstoodordefined.DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesIfanAmericanistalkingtoanEnglishman,_______.A.TheywillhavealmostnodifficultyinunderstandingB.TheywillhavealotofmisunderstandingsbetweeneachotherC.TheAmericanfindsitdifficulttounderstandtheEnglishmanD.TheEnglishmanfindsitdifficulttofollowtheAmericanWhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication.ReadPara3andanswerthequestion.communicationTheroadtomodernEnglishAD450-1150Englishwasbasedmoreon_______.AD800-1150Englishbecame____likeGermanBecausethosewho_____EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Inthe1600s____________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.GermanThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagelessruledShakespeareTheroadtomodernEnglishIn1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto________.Laterinthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento_________.1765-1947Englishbecamethelanguagefor________________________.AmericaAustraliagovernmentandeducationTher...
