Unit 3 Progress E Cultural focus课件 2023-2024学年高中英语上教版必修第二册

Unit 3 : Progress? All you need to know about English 上教版英语必修二 Pre-reading Globalization has a huge influence on all aspects of life, including language. Some languages spread across the world, while others become extinct. If you were travelling around the world and had time to learn only one language in addition to your mother tongue, which language would you choose? Pre-reading English ! Of course! Why? What do you know about English? Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words e.g. addiction, cold-blooded, break the ice What do you expect to know about English? history variations/dialects ... importance of english ? past/present/future? While-reading Study subheadings a-e, and match them to the paragraphs. Write the letters in the blanks. a What's next for English? b How did it become a world language? c Why English? d What is English, anyway? e How many English speakers are there altogether? While-reading c Why English? While-reading e How many English speakers are there altogether? Who are they? native speakers (English as their mother tongue) /first language fluent speakers (English as an official language) English learners (English a foreign language) It is usually the language we learn as a child and the language we speak at home. While-reading d What is English, anyway? English is a rich and flexible language that has adapted to the needs of a rapidly changing world. How much of the English language is English? The English language is an Indo-European language in the West Germanic language group. the most common origins of words that make up the English language From the French: café, garage, cliché, ballet, champagne, déja vu, résumé, government, person From the Spanish: many of the states in the United States are named after Spanish words, including Arizona (from Spanish for "little spring"), California (a fictional island from a 16th century Spanish novel), Montana (Spanish for "mountain") and Nevada ("snowy"). While-reading b How did it become a world