1、Unit 2 English around the world English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland Countries speak English as their native language: Britain AmericaCanada Australia New Zealand Ireland What are the two main groups of English? British English and Ame

2、rican English Do you know the Do you know the differencesdifferences between between American English American English and and British English?British English? the Statue of Liberty Big Ben I am the prime minister of the UK. I am the president of the USA. Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agre

3、ement? Wow, bar is a nice place. Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama? Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy. Great. I like football match very much. After that, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting. Time to go. Lets go to the

4、 elevator together. Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. ChineseBr. EAm. E 電梯電梯 liftelevator 汽油汽油 petrol gas, gasoline 秋天秋天 autumnfall 地鐵地鐵 undergroundsubway 大學大學 universitycollege 垃圾垃圾 rubbishgarbage 垃圾箱垃圾箱 dustbin trash can 假期假期 holidayvacation 兩周兩周 fortnight two weeks Main difference

5、s Br. EAm. E The differences between Br. E 得了吧得了吧 出現，出版，開花出現，出版，開花 進來進來 過來，順便來訪過來，順便來訪 Time The development of English whycountries AD 450 -1150 AD 800 -1150 By the1600s 1620 18th century Based more on German Maybe the rulers spoke German England Became less like German New rulers spoke Danish and F

6、rench England Had a wider vocabulary than ever before New settlers enriched English language England Was brought to America Some British settlers moved to America England, America Was brought to Australia Some British settlers moved to Australia England, America and Australia Read Para. 3 and Fill i

7、n the Blanks. 4. 隨著時間的推移隨著時間的推移 over time = as time goes on over：貫穿一段時間：貫穿一段時間 over the years 幾年來幾年來 over the weekend 周末周末里里 5.實際上，實際上，事實上事實上 actually = in fact = as a matter of fact 6. base n.基礎，基地基礎，基地 Economics is the base and politics is the concentrated expression of economics. 經濟是基礎，經濟是基礎， 政治則

8、是經濟的集中表現。政治則是經濟的集中表現。 v. base sth on sth = to use sth as grounds, evidence for sth else 以以某事物為另一事物的根據、證據某事物為另一事物的根據、證據 He based his hopes on the good news we had yesterday. 他將希望寄托在我們昨天得到的好消息上。他將希望寄托在我們昨天得到的好消息上。 be based on 以以為基礎為基礎 The movie is based on a novel. 7. at present =at the moment (1) pre

9、sent (adj.) 現在的現在的,目前的目前的, 可作前置定語 the present situation 出席的出席的,在場的在場的, 可作后置定語 the people present be present at 出席出席. The president was not present at the meeting. 總統沒有出席該會議。總統沒有出席該會議。 (2) present (n.) 禮物禮物 = gift (3) present (v.) 贈送，把贈送，把交給交給 present sth. to sb.= present sb. with sth. 把把贈給某人贈給某人 Bet

10、ty will present the prizes to the winners. = Betty will present the winners with the prizes. 貝蒂將給獲勝者頒獎。貝蒂將給獲勝者頒獎。 8. enrich V. 使富裕，充實使富裕，充實 enlarge / enrich vocabulary 擴大擴大 詞匯量詞匯量 enlarge 擴大擴大 enable 使能夠使能夠 ensure 保證保證 encourage 鼓勵鼓勵 It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.

11、當時的英語更多的是以德語為基礎，而現 代英語不是。 9. Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. 莎士比亞莎士比亞能夠使用比以前更為廣泛的詞匯量。能夠使用比以前更為廣泛的詞匯量。 make (good) use of （好好）（好好）利用利用 eg. We should make good use of every minute. Every minute should be made good use of. 我們應該好好利用每一分鐘。我們應該好好利用每一分鐘。 拓展：拓展： make

12、full use of make the best use of make the most use of 充分充分利用利用 Time The development of English whycountries 1765-1947 By 19th century Now Was spoken in India Britain ruled India England, America Australia and India Was settled Dictionaries were written England, America Australia and India Is spoken

13、in South Asia Is an international language Singapore, Malaysia South Africa, China and so on Read Para.4 the latter is my brother. 4) Lately 是副詞，意為是副詞，意為“近來，最近近來，最近recently”。 如：如： Have you been to Beijing lately? 遲到的，晚的遲到的，晚的 你又遲到了。你又遲到了。 我以后再告訴你。我以后再告訴你。 這是湯姆和戴維這是湯姆和戴維;后者是我的兄弟。后者是我的兄弟。 你最近去過北京嗎你最近去

14、過北京嗎? 【經典例題經典例題】 Did he go there by bike or on foot? The _ seems unlikely. A. latter B. late C. later D. lately The latter gave a separate identity to America English spelling. 后者體現了美國英語拼寫的不同特色。后者體現了美國英語拼寫的不同特色。 11. separate v. 分開；隔開；分居分開；隔開；分居 adj. 單獨的；分開的；單獨的；分開的；不同的不同的；各自的；各自的； 12. Identity n.身份身

15、份；同一性，一致；同一性，一致；特性特性 identity card身份證身份證 13. spell v. 拼寫拼寫 spell your name spelling n. 拼寫 spelling mistake 拼寫錯誤拼寫錯誤 14. fluent adj. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively 流暢的，流利的流暢的，流利的 She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent in only six of them. 她學了8種外語，但流利的只有其中的6種。 fluency n.

16、流利流利 To work as a translator, you need fluency in at least one foreign language. 要做一名譯員，你至少要一門外語流利。 fluently adv. 流利地流利地 I cant speak English fluently as I am out of practice 我不能流利地說英語， 因為我已久不練習，荒疏了。 15. a number of .+ C 復復 大量的大量的（謂語用復數）（謂語用復數） the number of + C 復復 的數量的數量（謂語用單數）（謂語用單數） eg. A number of students are waiting outside. 許多學生正在外面等。許多學生