高中英语必修一unit2课件.ppt

Unit 2
English around the world
Question(1):
Can you tell me some countries where people speak English?
the USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
the United Kingdom
Ireland
Question(2)
you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same ?
No, they are different
are the two main groups of English?
British English and American English
Different words in British English and American English
British English
American English
autumn
lift
petrol
flat
underground
university
rubbish
dustbin
holiday
fortnight
fall
elevator
gas
apartment
subway
college
garbage
trashcan
vacation
two weeks
Do you know the history of English?
Brainstorming
the end of the 16th century
the next century
today
England
Many other countries
More people speak in more countries
Development of English
AD 450-1150
AD 800-1150
In the 1600s
In 1620
In the 18th century
1765-1947
By the 19th century
The English was spoken in England. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.
Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German.
Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.
Some settlers moved to America.
Some British people were taken to Australia. English began to be spoken in both countries.
English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for government and education in India.
The English language was settled. Two big changes:
.Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary. Noah Webster wrote
The American Dictionary of the English Language.
.The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.
Choose the correct answer.
1. English has/had the most speakers _________.
A. now
B. in the 12th century
C. in the time of Shakespeare
D. when the British ruled many parts of the world
2. Which of the following statements is true? _________
A. Language always stay the same.
B. Language c