1、Period One Warming Up&Reading.课文理解 1.Where did most of the English speakers live at the end of the 16thcentury?A.America.B.England.C.South Asia.D.South Africa.2.When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?A.In the 17th century.B.At the end of the 16th century.C.Between about AD 450 a
2、nd 1150.D.In the 19th century.课 文 预 读 3.According to the text，which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Languages always stay the same.B.Languages change only after wars.C.Languages no longer change.D.Languages change when cultures change.4.From Paragraph 3，we can learn that from AD 450 to 1150，En
3、glish sounded more like _.A.GermanB.Chinese C.FrenchD.Russian 5.Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers?A.Because Indians like learning English very much.B.Because India has the largest number of English learners.C.Because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.D.Because In
4、dia has a close relationship with Britain.答案 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C.正误判断(根据课文内容判断正“T”误“F”)1.In the 17th century，people from England made voyages to conquerother parts of the world and this made English spoken in many othercountries.()2.All languages stay the same even if cultures meet and communicatewi
5、th each other.()3.Native English speakers cant understand each other because theydont speak the same kind of English.()4.It is the American Dictionary of the English Language that givesAmerican English spelling a separate identity.()5.In fact，India has the largest number of English learners in thewo
6、rld.()答案 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F 根据课文内容及下列提示，用60词左右概括课文大意。众所周知，英语一直在变，起初的英语比现在的英语更多的建立在德语的基础上，后来随着新来人员的定居，词汇丰富了，后来有些人到美国定居，而有些人却被带到了澳大利亚，结果在不同的地方英语的拼写就发生了。.课文概要写作 _ _ As you know，English has changed over time.At first，Englishwas based more on German than the present English.Then graduallynew settlers ca
7、me and enriched the English language and especially itsvocabulary.Later some British settlers moved to America，while somewere taken to Australia too.As a result，big changes in English spelling happened indifferent places.【参考范文】【话题语篇导读】There are many kinds of English;they are different in theirvocabu
8、lary，grammar,pronunciation and intonation.These differentkinds of English develop from history,geography,politics and theinfluence of other languages.Some of the major kinds of English areBritish English,American English,Canadian English，AustralianEnglish，Indian English and Caribbean English.The Eng
9、lish spokenin Africa is different from country to country.Thus there are NigerianEnglish，South African English，Kenyan English and so on.All types of English originated from the English spoken inEngland.American English has now replaced British English.This ismostly because of the influence of the Un
10、ited States through thecinema and music，technology and trade.The most noticeabledifferences between American and British English are in spelling，pronunciation and vocabulary.Many words that end in“our”in BritishEnglish end in“or”in American English.Words ending in“se”areBritish English while their A
11、merican ones end in“ze”.Somevocabulary items,too,are different.There arc also many differences inexpressions.The Americans would say“I just ate”as opposed to“Ive just eaten”in British English.In American English,Mary is“on the team”，while in British English,Mary is“in the team”.核心单词 一、单词拼写 1.Product
12、ion in the factories stopped because of _(频繁的)power failures.2.You can always tell the difference between the tourists and_(当地人).3.A dead body was found under the bridge，but it was hard todetermine the _(身份).4.If you want to read quickly and well，you should increase your_(词汇).知 识 梳 理 5.Parents notic
13、ed the _(逐渐的)change in their children.6.He is not a Chinese but he can speak Chinese _(流利地).7.The report is written in the _(官方的)style and is only forofficers.8.His _(公寓)covers 200 square meters，which I like verymuch.答案 1.frequent 2.natives 3.identity 4.vocabulary 5.gradual 6.fluently 7.official 8.a
14、partment 二、单句语法填空 1.In some important ways，they are different from one _.2.Because _ that English began to _(speak)in manyother countries.3._(actual)all languages change and develop over time.4.At that time it was based _ on German than the Englishwe speak now.5.Those _ ruled England spoke first Dan
15、ish.6.The _(late)gave a separate identity to American Englishspellings.答案 1.another 2.of；be spoken 3.Actually 4.more 5.who 6.latter.重点短语 用所给短语的适当形式填空 such as；more than；because of；over time；at present 1.People crowded on the road and could not go forward _the traffic accident some cars had made.2.A l
16、ot of countries have gained excellent achievements in spacetechnology，_ China.3.A number of famous people were _ at the meeting.4.Things have changed a lot _.5.You know he is _ our teacher.He is also our friend.答案 1.because of 2.such as 3.at present 4.over time 5.morethan.写作句式 句式运用(完成句子)1.With your
17、partner，list the countries _(使用英语)as an official language.2.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachother_(即使他们不说)the same kind of English.3._(你为什么认为)people all over the world wantto learn English?4.Today _(更多的人说英语)as their first，second or a foreign language than ever before.5.Do you know that _(不止有一种
18、)English?答案 1.that use English 2.even if they dont speak 3.Why do youthink 4.more people speak English 5.there is more than one kind of .用课文中的词语替换画线部分 1.He moved_towards me and asked for a light._ 2.We dont have any more information at the present time._ 3.He presented two solutions.The second seems
19、 much better._ 4.Animals like cats and dogs dont need hibernation(冬眠)._ 5.Languages change with time going by._ 6.Her interest in this subject increases little by little._ 答案 1.came up to 2.at present 3.The latter 4.such as 5.overtime 6.Gradually 1._ you know，English has changed over time.Why？Actual
20、ly all languages change and develop when cultures meet andcommunicate 2._ each other.At first，English 3._(base)more on German than the English we speak at 4._.Then 5._(gradual)new settlers came and enriched the Englishlanguage and especially6._vocabulary.So by the 1600sShakespeare was able to make u
21、se of a 7._(wide)vocabularythan ever before.In 1620 some British settlers moved to America.Laterin the 18th century some British people 8._(take)to Australiatoo.English began to be spoken in 9._ countries.课文缩写 Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that timetwo big changes in Englis
22、h spelling happened：first Samuel Johnsonwrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The AmericanDictionary of the English Language.The latter gave 10._separate identity to American English spelling.答案 1.As 2.with 3.was based 4.present 5.gradually 6.its 7.wider 8.were taken 9.both 10.a 【知识链接】1.
23、Do you know that there is more than one kind of English？你知道有不止一种英语吗？(1)more than one单数名词，意为“不止一个”，在语意上虽为复数，但作主语时，谓语动词用单数。(2)more than/more.than.比更，与其说倒不如说 More than one student was late for class this morning.今天早晨不止一个学生迟到了。He is more than a friend to me.He is also my teacher.他不仅是我的朋友。他还是我的老师。We are
24、more than glad to help you.我们非常乐意帮助你。He is more lucky than clever.与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。单句语法填空 More than one question _(raise)at yesterdays meeting.Do you need any help，Lucy?Yes.The job is more _ I could do myself.答案 was raised than 2.Yes.Id like to come up to your apartment.好的，我乐意去你的公寓。come up走近；上来；发芽；发生；被
25、提及，被提出，被讨论；出现 come up with 提出 come about发生 come across偶然遇到come along跟随，进展 come out出版；开花；罢工 come to合计，共计 come true实现 The problem came up at the meeting.这个问题在会议上被提出来了。I do believe that our dream will come true.我坚信我们的梦想一定会实现。用come短语的适当形式填空 He has just finished writing his book and it will _ nextmonth.I cant _ any more ideas right now.The total cost that they had spent on their clothes this month_ nearly 2，000 yuan.I _ her just now.答案 come out come up with came to came across