必修2 english around the world warming up课件人教课标版高一1unit2.pdfVIP

• This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world. Questions Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you think can be a world language? Why? Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”? Small Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries. The U.S.A. Great Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore South Africa New Zealand English is spoken in these countries. How much do you know about English? ▪ It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland … ▪ It has a long history. ▪ There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE ▪ Many are learning English. What can you learn from it? ◆Situation: An American is visiting England. Now he hasjust checked in a ho . And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogu ween him and a serv the ho . I mean, I’d like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. The differences between British English and American English. BrE AmE autumn fall vocabulary typhoon tornado I think I guess colour color spelling centre center traveller traveler pronunciation dance [da:ns]