Unit2 English Around the World,Warming up,Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? In some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes.,Canadian,Australian,English,British,World English,American,Indian,Br E & Am.E,When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre center traveller traveler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,垃圾箱,假期,垃圾,秋天,大学,公寓,地铁,汽油,电梯,两周,Am E neighborhood labor color honorable(可敬的） humor favorite theater kilometer,Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,Reading The road to modern English,English-speaking countries:,UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland,mother tongue/ native language,official language,India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.,Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 One of the English languages most profound influences.,Two important persons,Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.,Find out the main idea for each paragraph,Para 1: describes the extension of English in the world. Para 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything.,While-reading,Para 3: tells us why English has changed over time. Para 4: tells us English was settled by two dictionaries. Para 5: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.,AD450,1150,England,German,AD800,1150,Danish,French,language,vocabulary,16th,five to seven million,17th,voyages,18th,America,Australia,India,Singore,changing,South Africa,developing,all over,Malaysia,19th,dictionaries,1.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 change,After-reading,2. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,3. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,4. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,Standard English and Dialects,Find out the main idea of each paragraph Para.1 There is no such a thing as Standard English. Para. 2: American English has many dialects whose words and expressions are different from “standard English”. Para. 3: Geography plays a part in making dialects.,Why should we learn English?,to use for business.,to use in school.,to write to pen friends.,to talk to native speakers.,to read English books.,to listen to English music and movies.,The basic structure of the passage Para. 1: state your points of view Para. 2-3: show the supporting reasons Para. 4: get a conclusion,1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world? 你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？ more than one +名词单数, 后面的谓 语动词用单数。 More than one to go swimming.,Explanation,student wants,We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got _ 60. (98.上海) A. more than B. more of C. as much as D. so many as,高考链接,2. In some important ways they are very different from one another. 在某些重要方面, 它们彼此有些差异。 be different from be the same as 3. go to the pictures/ movies/ cinema 4. by underground/ subway,5. official adj. 官方的，正式的 official language official news n. 政府官员 An important official will visit our school. officer n. 军官 He is an officer in the army.,6. because of后边加名词或动名词短语 because是连词, 所以后边跟句子 He came to work late because he got up late. He came to work late because of getting up late.,7. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.,even if= (even though) 尽管；即使,adj. native land 祖国，故乡 native language 本族语言，母语 be native to The giant panda is native to Sichuan. n. 土著居民 study the habits of the natives,Even if the road is full of difficulty, I will never lose heart.,重点句型详解 1Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. 以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所说的英语不尽相同，也可以相互交流。 句中 even if 相当于 even though, 意为“即使；尽管”，引导让步状语从句。even if/though 引导的从句中可用现在时代替将来时。 Even if you dont like flowers, you shouldnt miss the flower exhibition.即使你不喜欢花，这次花展你也不应错过。 We have decided to visit the museum even if it rains tomorrow.我们决定明天去参观博物馆，即使下雨。,拓展：(1)引导让步状语从句的引导词还有 although, though, no matter when/what., whenever, wherever, however 等等。 (2)as也可以引导让步状语从句，但要把其表语、谓语或宾语前置，且前置