1、外研版高二年级(必修5)Module 1 Module 1 British and American EnglishBritish English American English World EnglishWork in groups.Read the notes and decide which is the best variety of English to learn.The Great Debate:Which English?British English the“original”variety of the language the language of Shakespea
2、re and other great writers The BBC and many international newspapers use it.American English Most native speakers of English use an American variety.the variety most used in international business Most English language films are American.World English neither American nor British English doesnt belo
3、ng to one group of people.Accent is not important if people understand each other.We need to communicate with non-native speakers as well as native speakers.Add more ideas in favour of your chosen variety.1.The Origin of Chinese2.What is Chinese?3.Varieties of Chinese Read the paragraph in Part 3.Ch
4、oose the best title.Collect information about the 3 topics and write more paragraphs.1.The Writing SystemThere are about 50,000 characters in written Chinese,however most people only know about 20,000 of these.Most of these characters have elements of meaning and information about pronunciation.The
5、most widely used system of writing is Putonghua(“common language”),which became the medium of instruction in all schools in 1956,and almost all publications made are using it.2.Varieties of ChineseThere are eight main varieties of Chinese.These are regional,and are often called dialects,although the
6、y are very different from each other in pronunciation.There is also another classification,however,which gives two varieties:Wenyan,an ancient literary language,and Baihua,a kind of colloquial language.Putonghua,closely similar to the language spoken in Beijing,has been developed since the late of 1
7、950s.Its development has had the aim of simplifying Chinese.3.The Language TodayPinyin is a 58-symbol writing system which has been used since 1958.It has the aims of helping everyone to use Putonghua,and to learn the Chinese characters.In the 1970s a new map of China was printed which standardised
8、the place names of very town,city and village.Write a passage.假设你是李华，最近你在互联网上结识了英国笔友Jimmy，他很想学汉语。请你给他写封电子邮件，介绍一下汉语以及学习汉语的一些方法。注意：1.词数120左右（开头语已给出，但不计入总词数）；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jimmy,How are you doing?I am happy that you want to learn Chinese.常用表达 描述语言的名词及短语：language,development,influence,history,cu
9、lture,native language,mother tongue,second language等。描述语言的动词及短语：speak,use,learn,understand,listen,speak,study,master,grasp,be used by/in,be regarded as,be considered to be等。描述语言的形容词及副词：popular,official,international,formal,informal,widely等。.is one of the most popular languages in the world.is one of the worlds major languages.About.people speak.,making up.is spoken by.people.is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.More and more people are beginning to learn.Im sure.will have an even brighter future.It is easy/difficult to grasp.
