Unit 2 Part Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading（课件+word）-【创新设计】2019版同步课堂讲义英语（人教版必修1）

Unit 2　English around the world The global language—English 英语是一种使用很广泛的语言。每天有3.4亿人正在说英语，有十亿人正在学习英语，据说到2050年，世界上一半的人口将会使用这一全球性语言。 Every day, 340 million people speak it.One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it.What are we talking about? The global language—English. The English language started in Britain in the 5th century.It is a mixed language.It was built up when German, Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication. Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean.Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, such as, India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines.[来源:Zxxk.Com] But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English.Thanks to McDonald’s, we all know about “burgers”， “fries” and “milkshakes”．Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English.We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing! English is a messy language.Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer－related words such as “blogging”， “download” and “chat room”．Also included are words that teenagers use.Who does not know “cool”， “OK” and “hello”？ Other languages also influence English.Many English words come from French.German words are also part of English.Words like “kindergarten” come from the German language. Recently, British people have become interested in “yoga”．But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India. 词海拾贝 1．global/'ɡləʊb(ə)l/adj.　全球的；全世界的 2．mixed/mIkst/adj. 混合的；混成的 3．milkshake/'mIlkʃeIk/n. 奶昔 4．messy/'mesI/adj. 杂乱的；凌乱的 5．yoga/'jəʊɡə/n. 瑜伽(术)；瑜伽修行法 Part Ⅰ　Warming Up & Reading Ⅰ.重点单词 1．official adj.官方的；正式的；公务的 2．voyage n．航行；航海 3．native adj.本国的；本地的 n．本国人；本地人 4．actually adv.事实上；实际上 5．en