英语不止做为一门语言和交流工具，而是被提升到了必备技能的范畴，精品小编准备了高中英语必修一Unit2知识点总结，具体请看以下内容。

重点词组：

in…ways 在…方面    such as 例如     believeit or not 信不信由你

come up with 提出  come up to a place 参观某地 ever before 从前

even if/ though 即使  atthe end of 在…末期  bebased on 在...基础上

close to 距离…近   change…into把…变成  inthe early days 在早期

take…with…随身携带  the same…as 与…相同的  atpresent 目前

be absent from 缺席  bepresent at 在席;出席  carry out a rule 执行规则

be a native of 是…人  at sb’s request 应某人的要求 have a command of掌握

make a request 请求  requestthat …(should)+v原形 in onedirection 朝一个方向

give commands 命令  be different from 与…不同   i n the 1600’s = in the 1600s

as a rule 通常;照例    be native to 是…的土产动物/植物  as we know 正如我们所知

an international language 一门国际语言  an international organization 一个国际组织

play a role/ part (in) 在…中担任角色;在…中起作用;扮演一个角色;参与

play an important role/ part 在…中起重要作用   because of 因为;由于

come up (vi) 走进;上来;发生;被讨论

make (good/ full) use of (好好/充分)利用

from one place to another 从一处到另一处   present sth to sb / present sb with sth

句子归纳：

1. However, they may not be able to understand everything.

(然而，他们可能不是什么都懂。)

2. This is because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.

(这是因为英国于1765年到1947年统治过印度。)

3. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.

(当不同文化互相沟通时，所有的语言都会发生变化。)

4. What the British call “petrol” the Americans call “gas”.

(美国人把被英国人称作“petrol”的东西称作“gas”。此处what引导宾语从句)

5. Actually, it was based more on German than present day English.

(实际上，当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。)

6. …those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.

7. TheUSis a large country in which many different dialects are spoken.