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.