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Welcome to my class!
By Jackie Zhang
Jiashan Middle School
Revision of the reading
Task 1. Please write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3-4:
Para. 5:
The _________ of the English language in the world.
Native speaker can __________ each other
All language change when __________ ____________ with one another.
English is spoken as a _______ language or ________ language in _______ and Asia.
Spread / development
understand
culturescommunicate foreign
secondAfrica
Task 2. Choose the correct answer.1. English has/had the most speakers_________. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century
2. Which of the following statements is true? A. Language always stay the same. B. Language change only after wars. C. Language no longer change. D. Language change when cultures change.
A
D
3. From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like______.
A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ________.
A. 1400’s B. 1500’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?
A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain
C
D
B
Task 2. Choose the correct answer.
The road to modern English
AD 450-1150 The English was spoken in England. It was based more on ______t
han the English we speak at present. AD 800-1150 Because the people who ________ England spoke first Danish and
later French, English became _________ like German.
In the 1600s ____________ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.
In 1620 Some British settlers moved to ___________.
In the 18th century
Some British people were taken to _________.
1765-1947 English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for _____________ and education in India.
By the 19th
century The English language was settled. Two big changes: Samuel Johnson wrote his __________.
Noah Webster wrote ______________________________ and gav
e a separate identity to American English spelling. Now English is also spoken in _________, __________, and countries in
__________, and__________ may has the largest number of English learners.
Task 3. Closet
German
ruled less
ShakespeareAmerica
Australia
government
dictionaryThe American Dictionary of the English Language
Singapore MalaysiaAfrica China
Task 4. Differences in vocabulary usage
British.English American.English
go to the pictures go to the movies
underground
lift
in a team
rubber
flat
lorry
petrol
subway
elevatoron a team
eraser
apartment
truck
gas
Differences in vocabulary spelling
British.English American.English
theater, center
colour, honour
traveler
realise, analyse, apologise
defence defense
programme
theatre, centre
color, honor
traveller
realize, analyze, apologize
program
Learning about language
Discovering useful
words and expressions
A. Who or what somebody or something is
B. A word for gas in British wayC. Not sudden D. In fact E. The second of two things or
people already mentionedF. OfenG. Long trip by sea or in spaceH. Able to speak or write a lang
uage well
1. petrol
2. voyage3. gradually4. frequently5. identity
6. The latter7. actually8. fluent
P11 Ex1.Match the new words and expressions with their meanings
Association with the vocabulary of Junior middle school
1. latter ---later --- late
2. voyage---trip---journey---tour
. a journey by sea to a foreign or distant land
a long act of traveling
a short going from one place to another
a trip with visits to different places for business, pleasure, or instruction
voyage
journy
trip
tour
3. one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty …
first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh twelfth thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth twentieth thirtieth …
( 口诀:全变 1 、 2 、 3 , 8 减 t,9 减 e,f 代 ve,ty 变 ti, 切记 th前有 e!)4. speak---talk---say--tell
.1)The news paper that the famous movie star died cancer yesterday.2)They with each other for half an hour in English last night.3)I have to to the doctor about the advice she gave me. 4)Mother always me to wash my clothes by myself recently. 5)We’d better English in class to do practice as much as possible.
says
talked
talktells
speak
It is not easy for Chinese person to speak English as as a English speaker. One reason is that English has a large . It also has different usage in different English speaking countries. If you use “flat” instead of “ ”, people in American will know you have learned British English. If you use the word “ ” instead of “lift” in Britain, people will know you have studied American English.
P11 Ex2.Complete this passage with the words from the Warming up and reading
fluently native vocabulary
apartment
elevator
English around the World
English
French German Chinese Japanese Russian …
England
Europe
Scotland Ireland France China Germany The USA Russia India …
Asia South / North America Africa Oceania Antarctica…
Language
countries
continents
Key answer:
come up, At present, Because of, such as, make use of
P11 Ex3.
联想初中学习过的短语
such as
1. Some animals________ dogs, chicken act strangely before the earthquake.
2. Many students in our class are foreigners. Tom,_______ is an American.
for example
such as
for example
★ “such as” is used to list similar things.★ “for example” is used to illustrate the speaker’s argument.
联想初中学习过的短语
because
1. She didn’t take part in our party________ she was ill
2. She didn’t take part in our party________ her illness.
because of
3. I decided to go with them, mainly________ I had nothing better to do.
4. I would like to work in the company_________ the good working conditions.
because
because of
because
because of
联想初中学习过的 make 短语
make
make a tripmake a jokemake a mistakemake a decision make a snowman
make a phone call
make sb. Laughmake sb. do sth.make suremake fun of
make friends with sb.make up one’s mind
Make use of
联想初中学习过的 come 短语
come
1. Come up to the fire, and you will feel warm.
2. Flowers are begining to come up when spring comes.
3. The question is likely to come up at the meeting.
4. I’m afraid something urgent has come up; I won’t be able to see you tonight.
1. Come up with
2. Come up to 3.
3. Come on
4. Come out
5. Come back
6. Come true
7. Come alongCome up
. 想出 找出(答案) 到达
. 加油
. 发行 结果公开
. 回来
. 实现 到达
进展 跟随
走进,靠近
发芽,破土而出
被提及,被讨论
出现
Practice makes perfect.1. If it is a sunny day tomorrow, let’s_________
it and go climbing the mountains. A. make use of B. be made of C. make sure D. make up of
2. Sorry I can’t go with you – something has just _________
A. come true B. come over C. come up D. come back
A
C
Practice
Quiz time!
1 . It’s used to take people upstairs and downstairs in the high buildings.
What is it?
WORD PUZZLE ( + 1 point for one question )
2 . It’s a kind of liquid and very necessary for the car. Car can’t move without it. What is it?
Lift / elevator
petrol / gas
1. agreed, said or done by government
2. like a line or road that goes in one direction
3. national, local way of pronouncing words
4. a polite way of asking for something
5. the way that the words are used in a language
official
P49 Using words and expressions Ex 1 (+ 2 points for one question )
straight
recent
request
usage
6. the northern central area of the USA
7. someone’s name or a strong feeling of being part of a group, race, etc
8. a powerful flash of light in the sky
9. the way in which a word is spelled
10. truck
midwestern
identity
lightning
spelling
lorry
Exercise
Quiz time!
Find the odd one out (+ 3 points for one question )
1. actor elevator visitor doctor director
1. the only word that does not refer to a person
2. eastern western northern modern Midwestern
2. the others are all points of the compass( 罗盘 )
Find the odd one out
3. windy lorry lucky sandy cloudy
3. the only one in which “y” is not a real suffix( 后缀 ); the only noun while the others are adjectives
4. imagine improve important impolite immediately
4. the only one in which the prefix( 前缀 ) “im” gives the root word a negative ( 否定的 )meaning
Find the odd one out
5. fluently July gradually actually frequently
5. the only one where “ly” is not a real suffix( 后缀 )
6. unhappy untidy unfriendly unless unnecessary
6. the only one in which “un” does not make the root word negative( 否定的 )
Find the odd one out
7. afraid alone awake aloud alive
7. the only one in which “a” is not a real prefix( 前缀 )
8. natural capital national official traditional
8. the only one where “al” is not a real suffix( 后缀 )
Exercises
Add up your points!
Cheer for the winner
The key to studying English
review or recall what you’ve learnt
brainstorm: associate the new with the old
Try using what you’ve learnt in life
to get to know something new
Do more exercises
Practice makes perfect.
Life is short ! If you have decided to do something but haven’t done it, it doesn’t matter.
It’s never too late to do it today!
I am Xiaoshenyang. English is 老重要了,嚆! ---I’d like to learn more English to express myself and to 唱二人转
Homework1. Review what we’ve learnt taday 2. Preview next part.3. Finish the exercise paper
Exercises
More practice!
Am E
neighborhood
labor
color
honorable
humor
favorite
theater
kilometer
Br E
neighbourhood
labour
colour
honourable
humour
favourite
theatre
kilometre
1. barren 2. be made up of 3. cherish 4. bloom 5. mold 6. accompany 7. breed
Try to find out the exact words in the passage according to the paraphrases.
1. not producing fruits or seeds.2. consist of3. care for, treasure4. produce flowers5. influence6. to be together with7. light wind
When will there be no more an autumn moon and spring time flowers For me who had so many memorable hours?
春花秋月何时了 , 往事知多少 . —— 虞美人 李煜 Try to translate
all those lyrics into English
Peach-trees and plum-trees blossomed, in the winds of spring;
Lakka-foliage fell to the ground, after autumn rains; 春风桃李花开日,秋雨梧桐叶落时。
Consolidation: Write a composition A day is made up of Morning, Noon, Evening and Night. Describe what you feel about them. Hint: 一日之计在于晨。 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man h
ealthy and wealthy.
2,900,000
12.1
120,000,000
1988
650,000
What does all the numbers stand for?Scan the passage quickly to find out the answers.