课标人教实验版必修 1

Unit 2

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flat

color

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Match the words that have the same meaning

Pre-reading:1.How many people speak English in the world today?

2.Why do so many people speak English?

3.Why are there so many kinds of English?

New words: culture 文化 、文明 actually 实际上，事实上 present 现在的、出席的 rule 统治 vocabulary 词汇、词汇量

usage 使用、用法 identity 本身、身份 government 政府 rapidly 迅速地 Singapore 新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚

Skimming: 1.English has/had the most speakers_____. A.now B.when the British ruled many parts of the world C.in the time of Shakespeare D.in the 12th century

A

2.Which of the following statement is true?

A.Languages always stay the same

B.Languages change only after wars

C.Languages no longer change

D.Languages change when cultures changeD

3.Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______? A.1400’s B.1150’s C.450’s D.1600’s

4.From AD450 to 1150,English sounded more like_____? A.French B.Chinese C.German D.RussianC

D

Scanning

The cause

Time

Between AD

450 and 1150

1150 to 1500

The road to modern English

Cultures communicate with one anotherThings that happened

Less like German; more like French

Based on German

In the 1600’s

Later

Shakespeare broadened the vocabulary. A big changed in English

British people brought English to Australia

Write down the main idea of each paragraph.

Para1: Brief introduction of the change in English.

Para.2: An example of different kinds of English.

Para3: The development of English.

Para4: English spoken in some other countries.

Discussion Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language,so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language.Do you agree with this opinion and why?

1.Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world?你知道世界上英语的种类并不止一种吗？ more than one + 名词单数，后面的谓语动词用单数

例如： More than one student wants to go to swim.

Explanation:

2.In some important ways they are very different form one another.在某些重要的方面，它们彼此有些差异。(1)in…way(s)/by…means 在……方面 We should solve this problem in a different way. =We should solve this problem by a different way.

(2)one another/each other 彼此，相互之间

　 We should communicate with one another/each other. 我们应该相互交流。

We send card to one another/each other every year.　 我们每年都相互寄卡片。

3.They include Canadian,British,American and India English.

include 包含、包括 The price includes dinner,beds and breakfast. including(prep) included(adj)

The bill came to $450,including tax. The bill came to $450, tax included.

　 contain 包含，容纳 　 contain 指某物容纳在比其更大的东西之内 　 The basket contains a variety of fruits. 　这篮子装有各种水果。

　 include 指包括作为整体的一个部分　 或要素　 The tour includes a visit to Paris 　 这旅程包括游览巴黎。

4.English plays an important role as a first or second language.

plays a/an … role/part 扮演、、、、、、的作用、角色 Monitor plays an important role in managing a class. 班长在班级管理中起着重要的作用。

5.Nearly all of them live in England.他们几乎全部都住在英格兰。

almost 与 nearly①两者都可以修饰 all, every, always 等词， 都可以用于否定句中。②在 very, pretty, not 后用 nearly, 不用 almost 。例如： I’m not nearly ready.③在 any, no, none, never 前用 almost, 不用 nearly 。例如： I almost never see her.

练一练：用 nearly 或 almost 填空 1. He said ______ nothing interesting. 2.______ 1000 people were here. 3.There is not ________enough boo for the whole class.

Nearlynearly

almost

1. 与 nothing 连用，所以填 almost2. 与具体数字连用，用 nearly3. 被 not 修饰时，用 nearly

6.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. 把英语作为母语的人相互之间可以交流， 即使他们说的不是同一种英语。 even if /even though 即使，引导让步状语从句 Even though/if he had got a good job, he still wants to look for a better one. 即使他找到了一份好的工作， 他还想找更好的。

7.Would you please come up to my flat 　 for a visit?　来我的公寓坐坐怎么样？

　 come up 上来，走近，被提出，发芽 Strangers came up to him and asked how much his books are. 陌生人走到他面前，问他课本值多少钱。 The problem came up in the meeting.　问题在会议中被提出来了。

8. Actually, it was based on German than present day English. 事实上，那时候的英语更象德语， 而不是今天的英语。(1)actually/in fact/as a matter of fact 事实上，实际上(2)base on/upon… 以、、、为基础　 This movie is based on facts. (3)present (adj) 　目前的、现在的You should look clearly the present situation.

9.It became closer to the language you are learning now. 它和我们现在学的英语更加接近。　 close to 　　　相近，靠近，几乎 Our house is close to the bus stop. close(adv) 位置上接近 closely(adv) 　抽象关系上的密切 Come close to me. I looked into the matter closely.

10.Shakespeare made use of a wider 　 vocabulary than ever before. 莎士比亚使用了比以前更为 广泛的词汇量。

　 make (good/full/no…) use of 　使用 We could make good use of our resources. Every minute should be made good use of.

11.India has a very large number of 　 English speakers. 印度有很多的人讲英语。

a number of 大量的（其后谓语动词用复数）A number of people have came.the number of 　、、、的数目 （其后谓语动词用单数）The number of homeless people has increased.

只能修饰可数名词的： a large/ great/ good number of, a good/ great many, dozens of, scores of, quite a few 只能修饰不可数名词的：a great deal of, a large amount of, quite a little,a large sum of 既可修饰可数也可修饰不可数名词的：plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of

12.Only time will tell. 时间会证明一切。

tell: 知道，判断 It’s hard to tell whether he is right. tell A from B: 区分，分别 Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?

1.This bill adds up to 25 cents,_________A.postage includingB. postage includedC.to include postageD.and including postage

解析： including 是介词， including sth. 　　　 included 是形容词， sth. included 　

2.Mr.Huang will ____ in the movement. A.play a leading part B.take parts C. play leading part D.take a part

3.___number of students taking part in the training is 450. A. A B.The C.A lot D.Lots

4.Sometimes _____ English is quite different from ____ English in many ways.A.speaking,writing B.speaking ,writtenC spoken,written D.spoken,writing

5.Using body language____ a proper way will help communicate___others___ better.A.in,with,even B. in,with,moreC.with,with,still D.with, in,most

1.Retell the passage.2.Finish exercises in Learning about language.3.Find an example that shows the difference between American English and British English.