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广东省惠州市惠东县惠东荣超中学高中英语 Unit 2 第1学时Warming up and reading学案 新人教版必修1‎ ‎【单元导航】‎ The Most Widely Used Language --- English ‎ There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about ten major languages. Among them English is the most popular. More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English—speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. English is the language for a better understanding between people of the world. It is also the language for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world’s computer network. And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language people of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.‎ Period 1　Warming Up and Reading Step1 Warming up Task 1 Let’s do a quiz!‎ Please match the national flags with the name of the countries.‎ ‎1) ________________ 2) ________________ 3) _______________‎ ‎ ‎ ‎4) ________________ 5) ________________ 6) ________________‎ ‎ ‎ A. America B. Pakistan C. South Africa D. the UK E. Canada F. ‎Philippines ‎ Question 1: Do you know the countries that use English as an official language? ‎ ‎ __________________________________________________________________‎ Question 2: Why do we have to learn English? Please give as many reasons as you can:‎ ‎ Firstly, __________________________________________________. ‎ Secondly, ________________________________________________.‎ Thirdly, __________________________________________________.‎ Step2 Skimming Task 1: Prediction Question 1: What does “Road” mean in the title The Road to Modern English? ‎ 3‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ Question 2: What do you think the passage is about according to the title?‎ ‎______________________________________________________________‎ Task 2: Please read the passage quickly to get the general idea.‎ ‎ The writer offers ____ very brief (详细的) history of English. English ________ (change) and developed over time. _______ (介词) the native English speakers, English __________ (speak) as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries.‎ Task3 Can you find out the key sentence for each paragraph?‎ ‎ Para.1 _______________________________________‎ ‎ Para. 2 _______________________________________‎ ‎ Para. 3 _______________________________________‎ ‎ Para. 4 _______________________________________‎ ‎ Para 5 ________________________________________‎ Step 3 Careful reading Task 1 Read the text carefully and choose the correct answer.‎ ‎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 ‎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 change ‎3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____? ( )‎ ‎ A. French B. Chinese ‎ ‎ C. German D. Russian ‎4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______?‎ ‎ A. ‎1400’‎s B. ‎1150’‎s ‎ ‎ C. ‎450’‎s D. ‎1600’‎s ‎5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?‎ ‎ A. Australia B. China ‎ C. India D. Britain Task 2 Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks At the end of the 16th century used mainly in 1)___________‎ In the 17th century spoken in 2)_________________________‎ AD 450-1150‎ based more on 3)___________‎ ‎1150-1500‎ became more like 4)______________‎ in the ‎1600’‎s a wider 5)________________‎ later began to be spoken in 6)______________‎ from 1765 to 1947‎ became the language for 7)______________‎ 3‎ since about 1842‎ used in 8)___________________‎ now used all over 9)______________________‎ Step 4 Read the passage aloud.‎ Period 1　Warming Up and Reading参考答案 Step1 Warming-up ‎1) A 2) C 3) D 4) E 5) B 6) F India‎, New Zealand, Australia and the countries above Step 2 Skimming Task 1: Prediction the development The passage may tell about the development of English.‎ Task 2:The writer offers _a_ very brief (详细的) history of English. English _has changed_ (change) and developed over time. _Besides (介词) the native English speakers, English _is spoken_ (speak) as a foreign or second language in many other countries.‎ Task3 Para.1 More people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language.‎ Para‎. 2 Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.‎ Para‎. 3 Why has English changed over time?‎ Para‎. 4 Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.‎ Para 5 English is now spoken widely in South Asia and Africa.‎ Step3 Careful reading ‎ ‎1. A 2. D. 3. C. 4. D. 5. B. ‎ At the end of the 16th century ‎ used mainly in England ‎ In the 17th century ‎ ‎  spoken in many other countries ‎ AD 450-1150 ‎ ‎ based more on German ‎ ‎1150-1500 ‎ ‎  became more like French ‎ in the ‎1600’‎s ‎ ‎  a wider vocabulary ‎ later ‎ ‎  began to be spoken in ‎Australia from 1765 to 1947 ‎ ‎  became the language for government and education ‎ since about 1842 ‎ ‎ used in Hong Kong ‎ now ‎ ‎ used all over the world ‎ 3‎