Unit 2
English around the world

Warming-up & Reading
高一人教新课标必修一
South Africa
the USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
the United Kingdom
Ireland
Find out the direction of the world map
Countries speak English as their
native language (母语):
How many people use English
as their native language, second
language, or foreign language?
the whites
the blacks
the yellows
the browns
English is used as…
A first/native language
A second language
A foreign language
in the UK, USA, Canada,
Australia, South Africa, Ireland
and New Zealand and so on.
in India, Pakistan, Nigeria the Philippines, and HK and so on.
in China, and so on.
Do you think the English spoken all
around the world are all the same?
English
There is more than one kind of English.
Canadian
English
World Englishes
Indian
Australian
British
Caribbean
American
What are the two main groups of English?
British English
VS
American English
BBC
VOA
Do you know the differences between
American English and British English?
Br. E & Am.E
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
Hi, pal, have you got any candy?
Cool, we can have sweets to eat now.
Bush, it’s top secret, don’t tell them we will meet this autumn.
Don’t worry, I only tell them we will meet this fall.
Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.
Oh no, the
_______
must be full
of people
this time.
lift
Am E
Br E
Look at the pictures. Can you speak them in
American English and British English?
soccer
football
Am E
Br E
eraser
rubber
Am E
Br E
lift
elevator
Am E
Br E
flat
apartment
The differences between Br. E & Am. E.
vocabulary
spelling
pronunciation
autumn fall
apartment flat
I think I guess
colour color
centre center
traveller traveler
dance [da:ns] dance [dæns]
first first
Reading
The Road to Modern English
Pre-reading
Read the title “The Road to Modern
English” and predict (预测) what the
passage is mainly about?
The road to
modern English
The road
the development of
English language
A. way B. development
B
C. More and more people speak English.
A. Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything.
Para 1:
Para 2:
Skimming(略读)
Main ideas of paragraphs
D. English is changing over time.
B. English is spoken as a foreign or
second language in many countries.
Para 3-4:
Para 5:
A. How to learn English well
B. The brief history of modern English
C. The way to England
D. The difference between modern English and old English
Choose the main idea of the text.
B
Skimming
What is the clue(线索) of the passage?
Language
Time
People
Country
Glance(扫视) the text quickly and answer the following question.
B
Scanning寻读
Read paragraph 3,4,5 and fill in the following table
How has English changed over time?
Scanning寻读

German
ruled
less
Shakespeare
America
Australia
American
dictionary
The American Dictionary of the English Language
government
South Asia
China
South Africa
Most English speakers in the 16th
century lived in England.
2. More and more people use English
as their first or 2nd language.
3. English began to be spoken in other
countries in 17th century.
T
T
T
True or False
4. Native English speakers can’t understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English.
5. From 1765 to 1947 English became
the language for government and
education in India.
6. English developed when new settlers
and rulers came to Britain.
T
T
F
7. Languages frequently change.
8. The language of the government is
always the language of the country.
9. English is one of the official
languages used in India.
10. This reading describes the
development of the English
language.
F
T
T
F
Why does English change over time?
Because of cultural communication.
Thinking
Thinking
Will Chinese English become one of
the world Englishes?
“Only time will tell”.
time
place
Language can change with time.
Language can change
when cultures
communicate with
each other.
Conclusion
Discussion
2. Why do you think people all over
the world want to learn English?
Why do so many people want to learn English ?
To use in school
To read English
books
To listen to English music
and movies
To talk
to native
speakers
To write to pen friends
To use for
business
Homework
Read the text again and underline important words and expressions.
Finish section 1 of the exercise book(p17-p22 )

1. Nearly all of them lived in England.
nearly和almost 用法明辨：
(1) 两者通用的场合
a. 在肯定句中
b. 修饰all, every, always 等时
c. 在行为动词的否定式前时
e.g. He is almost/nearly 80 years old.
Language Points
(2)只用almost 的场合
a. 和any, no, none, nothing, nobody,
nowhere, never 等连用时。
b. 和too, more than 等连用时。
c. 和表示感觉或心理活动的静态
动词连用时。
e.g. There is almost none left.
(3)只用nearly的场合
a. 被 very, not, pretty 等修饰时。
b. 和具体数字连用时(nearly常用)。如:
Nearly 100 students attended the meeting.
2. voyage 在此为可数名词, 意为“旅行,
航行”。如：
① The Titanic went under on its first
voyage.
② They supplied this ship with enough
food and necessities for a long voyage.
③ I don’t want to make the voyage
without help.
[拓展]
voyage还可用作动词, 意为“(乘船)
航行, 航海”。如：
They planned to voyage across the
Pacific Ocean.
注意区别名词travel, journey, trip
和voyage:
travel 用作不可数名词, 只用于泛指从
某地去另一地，如果某人在某段时间里
到处走, 可用travels；journey用作可数
名词, 表示去某地所花的时间和旅行
的距离, 尤指较长距离的或定期的旅行;
trip用作可数名词, 表示非定期的, 也许
较短的往返旅行; voyage则常指海上旅
行或太空旅行。
① Air travel is becoming cheaper.
② He’s on his travels again.
③ Lily had a long and difficult journey
through the mountains last year.
④ The kids are going on a trip to
the castle.
3. because of 后边加名词或动名词短语；
because 是连词, 所以后边跟句子。
因为你的关心, 我发现生活充满了希望。
Because you are concerned about
me, I find that life is full of hope.
Because of your concern, I find that
life is full of hope.
因为雨下得很大, 那个男孩穿过树林
回家了。
Because it rained heavily, the boy went
back home through the woods.
Because of the heavy rain, the boy went
back home through the woods.
4. than ever before “比以往任何时候更”
than ever before可看作是than they
ever speak English before 的省略形式。
在比较级结构中，副词 ever 与比较级
和最高级连用，用来加强语气。如:
You’ll speak English much better than
ever before.
Jane looks much prettier than ever before.
ever在不同句型中的意义：
1) 曾经; 以前 (用于疑问句)
2) 无论什么时候都 (不) (用于否定句)
3) 曾经 (用于if 从句)
4) 到底; 究竟 (用于特殊疑问句)
5) 永远; 老是 (用于肯定句)
5. Native English speakers can
understand each other even if they
don’t speak the same kind of English.
even if =even though “即使”, 用来引导
一个让步状语从句, 后面既可以用陈述
语气, 也可用虚拟语气, 但是even if /
though 引导的从句不用将来时。如:
Even if it rains tomorrow, we will
leave for Beijing.
用if, as if, even if 填空。
(1) _________ I had money, I wouldn’t
buy it.
(2) _______ I had money, I would buy it.
(3) It looks __________ it is going to rain.
(even if 引导让步状语从句; if 引导条件
状语从句; as if/though “似乎是……”
引导方式状语从句)
Even if
If
as if
注意: (1) even if (= even though): in spite of the
fact; no matter whether 即使; 尽管
是连词词组, 用来引导让步状语从句; 若主、
从句皆表示将来情况, 从句中可用一般现在
时代替将来时。
(2) even if 从句所说的不那么肯定。
even though 从句是事实。
e.g: Even if he is poor, she loves him.
(=He may be poor, yet she loves him.)
(Even) though he is poor, she loves him.
(= He is poor, yet she loves him.)
When talking to a friend over the
telephone, you feel that you are
close _______ the actual distance
is not shortened.
A. but B. even if
C. so D. because
B
① A child came up to me and showed me
the way to the station.
② The sun comes up in the east.
New shoots of bamboo will come up
from around the roots of the old ones.
Your question came up at the meeting.

come about 出现；发生
6. come up 上来, 走近; 发芽; 被提出; 升起
走近, 上来
升起
被提出
come across 偶然遇到或找到
come around 恢复; 还原; 改变某人的
意见或立场
come down 传承; 按习惯通过或处理
come out 成为众所周知; 发行或发表;
结果; 自己公开宣布
come over 过来; 偶然拜访
come up with 宣布或发现
The doctor came up with a cure for
the disease.
7. So why has English changed over time?
那么, 英语在一段时间里为什么会起变化呢？
over 贯穿, 经过(一段时间)
e.g.经过这些年, 他变得更有耐心。
Over the years, he has become more patient.
周末她会来杭州。
She will come to Hangzhou over the weekend.
圣诞节时你在家吗？
Will you stay at home over Christmas?
over 超过(=more than), 再三 (again)
over 2 minutes over and over
8. It was based more on German than
the English we speak at present.
当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础的,
而现代英语不是。
1) base v. 意为“以……为根据,
把基础设在……”, 常构成短语
base sth. on/upon sth。如：
This novel is based on fact.
这部小说是以事实为根据的。
The paper had intended to base itself
in London.
This film is based on a novel by D. H.
Lawrence.
[拓展]
base还可用作名词, 意为“底部, 基地,
基础”等。如:
There is a door at the base of the tower.
How many military bases are they
maintaining on foreign soil?
Many languages have Latin as their base.
掌握base构成的两个短语：
be off base 完全错误, 大错特错
touch base (with) sb
(跟某人) 联系上, 逗留
2) more…than… 是……而不是……;
与其说……不如说……; 中间接相同
成分。
He is more a friend than a teacher.
He is more lazy than stupid.
扩展: more than 不仅仅; 多于; 十分
e.g. He is more than a teacher in our school.
He made more than ten friends in this club.
She is more than beautiful.
rather than 而不是; less than少于；
other than 除……之外
3) present
adj. 当前的, 现在的 (作前置定语)
Did you see the present national leaders?
Can you tell us something about the
present situation?
出席的, 在场的 (作表语或后置定语)
Our teacher was present at the meeting.
All the people present agree to my plan.
n. 目前, 现在; 礼物
I can’t spare time because I am busy
at present.
What present did you receive from
your parents?
at present: now; at this time/moment
She’s busy at present and can’t speak
to you. 她现在很忙, 不能跟你谈话。
At present he is a professor of
mathematics at Cambridge.
目前他是剑桥大学的数学教授。
vt. 赠与，给， 提出
present sb. with sth. 或present sth. to sb.
把……交给, 颁发, 授予 如:
Mother presented a gift to me just now.
On his birthday,