Unit 2English around the worldReading Senior Grade Oneautumn / fallWarming upBr E & Am.EChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas, gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayholidayvacationfortnighttwo weeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁假期两周Vocabulary differenceVocabulary differenceAm Efavoritelaborcolortheaterkilometermumdialogprogramtraveler Br Efavouritelabourcolourtheatrekilometre mom dialogueprogrammetraveller Spelling differenceddaancenceclclaassssffaaststhhalalffppaathth nnoott [kl[kla:a:s] [kls] [klææs]s] [f[fa:a:st] [fst] [fææst]st] [h[ha:a:f] [hf] [hææf]f] [p[pa:a:θθ] [p] [pææθθ]] [n[na:a:t] [nt] [noot]t] BrE AmE[d[da:a:ns]ns] [d[dææns]ns]Pronunciation differencePronunciation differencePre-reading1.Could you list some countries that use English as an official language?EnglishBritishAustralianIndianCanadianAmericanCaribbean World EnglishWorld EnglishNew ZealandSingaporePhilippines2.Which country do you think has the most English learners? For those who speak English as their first language the USA must have the largest number of nativespeakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.Reading The road to modern English What do you think the word “road” mean in the title? way □ development □ process □ 2008-8-2 Read and answer the following questions.Scanning ( 查读 ) ---- a reading skill used to look for details of a passagee.g. How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century?(Detail: a number)About 5-7 million people. (Line 1, Para 1 )(two big changes)(reason)First Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. (Line 1, Para 4)It was ruled by Bri...
