【新高一暑期课】【人教版语篇】第十三讲-人教版必修一Unit2语篇精讲(共20张PPT)

新高一暑期课 第十三讲：U2语篇精讲 内容讲解 You are going to learn a text: The road to modern English LEAD IN Pre-reading 1. Can you name the countries whose official language is English? 2. In which country is English used as the second language? 3. In which Chinese city do people speak better English and why? Pre-reading What’ s the main idea of the text? THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. While-reading While-reading Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’ t speak the same kind of English. Look at this example: British Betty: Would you like to see my flat? American Amy: Yes, I’d like to come up to