unit2 reading

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1、UnitTwo:ReadingTheRoadToModernEnglish?Howmanydialects方言arethereinChina?dialectsfamilyinChina北方方言吴语闽南语客家话湘语赣语粤语ChineseWarmingup–II(2m)DoyouthinktherearesomedialectsinEnglish?EnglishdialectsindifferentcountriesBritainTheU.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNewZealand……..BrE&Am.EWhenyouheart

2、wonativespeakersofEnglish,theymaystillnotspeakthesamekindofEnglish.电影院地铁BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:

3、t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks垃圾箱假期垃圾秋天大学公寓地铁汽油电梯两周ReadingEnglisharoundtheWorld1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers___.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmany

4、partsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcenturySkimming2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.LanguagesalwaysstaythesameB.LanguageschangeonlyafterwarsC.LanguagesnolongerchangeD.Languageschangewhencultureschange3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_____?A.FrenchB.C

5、hineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______?A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainPara1BriefintroductionofthechangeinEnglish.简介英语变化TimeWho(howmanypeople)spokeE

6、nglishTheendofthe16thcenturyLaterinthenextcenturyTodayAbout5-7millionpeople,mostlyLivinginFnglandConquerotherparts,spokeninmanyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakEnglishthanbeforeIfanAmericanistalkingtoanEnglishman,_______.A.TheywillhavealmostnodifficultyinunderstandingB.Theywillhav

7、ealotofmisunderstandingsbetweeneachotherC.TheAmericanfindsitdifficulttounderstandtheEnglishmanD.TheEnglishmanfindsitdifficulttofollowtheAmericanAPara2WhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication.ReadPara3andanswerthequestion:TheroadtomodernEnglishAD450-1150Engli

8、shwasbasedmoreon_______.AD800-1150Englishbecame_____likeGerma