1、Period Reading Comprehension.单词巩固1v. _征服，占领_以为根据_使富裕n_电梯_汽油_汽油，气体_航行_公寓_词汇，词汇表_拼写_本身，身份2adj./adv. _官方的_本国的_实际上_逐渐的_逐渐地_较后的_流利的_流利地_频繁的_常常.短语回顾1_由于，因为2_走近，上来3_目前4_利用5_例如.阅读课文，判断正误1Nearly all of the Englishspeaking people lived in England at the end of 16th century.()2In the 17th century，people in man
2、y other countries began to speak English as their first，second or a foreign language.()3Native English speakers usually dont speak the same kind of English，but they can sometimes understand each other.()4English spoken in England between about AD 540 and 1150 was different from the English spoken to
3、day.()5At first English was based more on German while the English spoken today is based on Danish and French.()6The English language wasnt settled until the 19th century.()7Noah Webster wrote a dictionary，giving a separate identity to American English spelling.()8Today English is widely spoken in t
4、he world except in South Africa.().阅读课文，给每段选择正确大意1Paragraph 1 ()AWhy has English changed over time?2Paragraph 2 () BNative English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.3Paragraph 3 () CEnglish is now spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.
5、4Paragraph 4 () DFinally by the 19th century the language was settled.5Paragraph 5 () EMany people all over the world speak English.阅读课文，完成下列表格TimeThe development of EnglishBetween about AD 450 and 1150The English was spoken in England and was based more on 1._ than the English we speak at present.B
6、etween about AD 800 and 1150Because the people who 2._ England spoke first Danish and later French，English became 3._ like German.These new settlers 4._ the English language and especially its vocabulary.By the 5._Shakespeare 6._ a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620Some British settlers moved
7、 to 7._.8._ began to be spoken in America as well as Australia.In the 18th centurySome British people were taken to Australia.From 1765 to 1947English was spoken in India.It became the language for 9._ and education in the country.By the 10._ centuryThe English language was settled.Two big changes t
8、ook place in its spelling：Samuel Johnson wrote his 11._.Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.NowEnglish is spoken in many countries as a 12._ or second language.阅读课文，根据课文内容选择最佳答案1Where did most of the English speakers live at the end of the 16th century?AAmerica. BEngla
9、nd.CSouth Asia. DSouth Africa.2When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?AIn the 17th century.BAt the end of the 16th century.CBetween about AD 450 and 1150.DIn the 19th century.3According to the text，which of the following statements is TRUE?ALanguages always stay the same.BLangua
10、ges change only after wars.CLanguages no longer change.DLanguages change when cultures change.4From Paragraph 3，we can learn that from AD 450 to 1150，English sounded more like _.AGerman BChinese CFrench DRussian5Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers?ABecause Indians like
11、 learning English very much.BBecause India has the largest number of English learners.CBecause Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.DBecause India has a close relationship with Britain.SummaryAs you know，English has changed over time.Why？1._ all languages change and develop when cultures meet and 2
12、._ with each other.At first，English was 3._ more on German than the English we speak 4._.Then 5._ new settlers came and enriched the English language and especially its 6._.So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to 7._ a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some British settlers moved to America.
13、Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English 8._ happened：first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The
14、American Dictionary of the English Language.The 9._ gave a separate 10._ to American English spelling.Period Reading Comprehension课前准备区.1.conquer；base；enrich；elevator；petrol；gas；voyage；apartment；vocabulary；spelling；identity2official；native；actually；gradual；gradually；latter；fluent；fluently；frequent；f
15、requently.1.because ofe up3.at present4make use of5.such as课堂活动区.1.T2.F3.F4.F5.F6.T7.T8.F.1.E2.B3.A4.D5.C.1.German2.ruled3.less4.enriched5.1600s6made use of7.America8.English9.government10.19th11.dictionary12.foreign.1.B2.A3.D4.A5.C.1.Actuallymunicate3based4.at present5.gradually6vocabulary7.make use of8.spelling9.latter10identity