人教版必修一课件：Unit2第1学时ReadingandComprehension（14页）.ppt

Unit 2　English around the world　　　　　　　 　　　　　 第一学时　Reading and Comprehension;?Task 1;仔细阅读课文The Road to Modern English，根据课文内容选择最佳答案。 1．According to the text，which of the following statements 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.;2．From AD 450 to 1150，English sounded more like________. A．French　　　　　　　B．Chinese C．German D．Russian;3．Shakespears 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.;5．Whats the main idea of the passage? A．China has the largest number of English learners. B．Languages always change. C．English is easy to learn. D．The development of modern English.;?Task 3;答案：5.voyages;答案：8．India；Singapore；Malaysia；South Africa;?Task 4; 3.________English language has changed quite a lot over the last four centuries.Old English sounds more 4.____less like German for it was 5._____(base)on German，but modern English sounds more like French than German 6.________England was once ruled by the French. Two people had great effects on the English changes.One was Shakespeare，who 7.________(large)the 8._________；the other was Noah Webster, 9._______wrote a dictionary 10.__________gave American English its identity.