人教版必修1：Unit 2 English around the world reading(36页)

Unit 2English around the world (the second period)

Taught by Su Benzhan

Teaching aims and demands:1. Knowledge aims: 1)Get the students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this passage. 2)Get the srudents to learn about English language. 2.Ability aims: Develop the students’ reading ability and let them learn to use some reading strategies such as skimming, scanning ,and so on. 3.Emotional aims: Enable the students to learn about English language and know different kinds of English so as to communicate with people from different countries.

Teaching important points: 1.Get students to learn different reading skills 2.Get the students to learn about English language. Teaching difficult points: Develop the students’ reading ability. Teaching methods: 1.Task-based teaching and learning 2.Cooperative learning 3.Discussion

Words previewvoyage apartment actually base gradually

n. 航行; 航海 n. 公寓住宅; 单元套房 adv. 实际上; 事实上 vt. 以…..为依据 n. 基部; 基地; 基础 adv. 逐渐地; 逐步地

Words previewDanish vocabulary spelling identity fluent Singapore

n. 丹麦语 adj. 丹麦的; 丹麦人的 n. 词汇; 词汇量; 词表 n. 拼写; 拼法 n. 本身; 本体; 身份 adj. 流利的; 流畅的 n. 新加坡

Expressions previewbecause of come up at present make use of such as 因为; 由于 走近; 上来; 提出 现在; 目前 利用; 使用

例如……; 像这种的

Reading

THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH

Skimming to get general ideas

Skimming

Reading Comprehension I 1. The text mainly tells us ___________.

A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing

Skimming

2. The text is developed mainly by ____.

A. place

B. time

C. people

3. At the end of the _____ century,

about five to seven million peoplespoke English. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th

Careful reading to solve difficult points

1. because of 因为; 由于

because of 为介词词组，和后面的名词、 代词、动名词短语连用，在句中通常作状语。 because 是连词，引导状语从句，后接句子。 The police are advising motorists to reduce speed because of the fog. 由于有雾，警察告诫驾车者减慢速度。 He did not come because it rained. 因为下雨他没来。

2. come up v.(1) 走近 A young girl came up to me and asked for money. (2) 提出 What points came up at the meeting? The teacher came up with a good plan for the summer vacation.

3. make use of sth. 利用；使用Make use of 为固定动词短语，在实际运用 中，make use of 相当于一个独立的及物动 词。在名词use之前，可以加上形容词表示 不同程度的利用。Eg. We must make good use of our limited time and money. 我们必须好好利用我们有限的时间和金钱。

4. fluent adj. 流利的；流畅的 He is fluent in five languages. 他能流利地说五种语言。 She spe

aks fluent though not very correct French. 她的法语虽然讲得不太准确, 但很流利。 He’s a fluent Russian speaker. fluently adv. 流利地；流畅地 I'd like to speak English fluently.

Main ideas English is widely used in First part (Paras. 1-2) the world.Second part Why has English changed (Paras. 3-5) over time?