新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》必修 2-2.4English English LearningLearningUnit 2English aroundthe worldWarming UpPre-readingReadingHomeworkWarming UpQuestions:1. What is our first/native language? key words: native language, native speaker2. Do all Chinese people speak Chinese in the same way?Look at these pictures and answer questions Who are these people? Where are they from?George Bush President of the USTony Blair Prime Minister of the UKJohn Howard Prime Minister of AustraliaPaul Martinnew Prime Minister of Canada•Suppose( 假设 )these four men are having a secret interview with nobody else around, do you think they can understand what each says? Why?•Do you think they speak the same kind of English ?Pre-readingDiscuss the following questions in groups of four:1. How many people speak English in the world?Tips: English-speaking countries; countries where English is spoken as a second or foreign language2. Why do so many people speak English?English-speaking countries: the UK, the US, Ireland( 爱尔兰），Canada,Australia,New Zealand etcCountries where English is the second language: India, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines( 菲律宾 ), South Africa etc.Why do so many people speak English?Reasons: • historical （历史的） reasons --- British rule in the past• the working language in UN and the Olympic Games• the development （发展 ) of world trade( 贸易 ), tourism( 旅游 ) etc. • the use of computers, the Internet• satellite TV&radio programme, Hollywood filmsReading• How did different kinds of English come about?Task 1 Read the text quickly and tell True or False :( )1.English began to be spoken in many other countries in the 16th century.( )2.Native English speakers found it difficult to understand e...
