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1、Review some important expressionsQuiz IV: Translation.1. 現(xiàn)在的青年人比以往任何時候都有更 多的機會。 The youth of today has greater opportunities _. 2. 即使下雨我們也要去。Well go _ it rains. than ever beforeeven if3. 隨著時間的推移，你將會逐步看到這 種變化。 Now you will see this change gradually _. 4. 那時羅馬人統(tǒng)治著一個很大的帝國。_ the Romans controlled a vast

2、 empire. That sum of money is to cover costs _ travel and accommodation.5. 那筆錢會包含像交通住宿這樣的費用。At that timesuch asover timeUnit 2 ReadingEnglish around the worldSkimming to get general ideasThe text mainly tells us _. A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed

3、C. English and its history D. that English will keep changingReading Comprehension ISkimming2. The text is developed mainly by _. A. place B. time C. people3. At the end of the _ century, about five to seven million people spoke English. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16thRead the passage to find the main idea

4、of each part.English is widely used in the world.First part (Paras. 1-2) Main ideasSecond part (Paras. 3-5) Why has English changed over time?Scanning to get detail information1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like _. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian2. By the _ Shakespeare was ab

5、le to use richer vocabulary than ever before. A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600sReading Comprehension IIScanning3. _ may have the largest number of English learners. A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain 4. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Language

6、s change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.True or false1 English had the most speakers in the 17th century.2 English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.3 Languages frequently change.4 The langua

7、ge of the government is always the language of the country.5 English is one of the official languages used in India.6 This reading describes the development of the English language.Reading Comprehension IIIScanningTimeLanguage developmentEnglish was based more on German.English was influenced by Dan

8、ish and French invaders.Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.Timeline of the development of EnglishDuring the 5th century ADBetween about AD 800 and 1150Reading Comprehension IVScanningBy the 1600sTimeLanguage developmentBritish settlers moved to America.British colonized Australia.E

9、nglish spoken in India.Dictionaries standardized the spelling of English.1765 - 19471620From the 18th centuryBy 19th centuryQuiz I: Retell the text by filling the following blanks.At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts of the world, so English began to

10、be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or a foreign language. _ English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the _ kind of English. England moved many other countriesmorefirstNativesameAll languages change and develop when _ meet and communicate wi

11、th each other. English has changed a lot over time. Finally by the _ century the language was settled. English now is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in South Asia. Today more and more people in China are learning English. China may have the _ number of English learners.cultures19thsecondlargestChoose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.Discussion1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest