Unit two EnglishAround The world

官方的事实上 本地的逐渐地 逐渐的流利地 丹麦的航海 后者的公寓 流利的 词汇 频繁的 本身、身份 笔直的拼写 新加坡马来西亚 official native gradual Danish latter fluent frequent straight actually gradually fluently voyage apartment vocabulary identity spelling SingaporeMalaysia

Phases because of come up at present make use of such as play a part in 因为、由于 上来 现在、目前 利用 例如 在 … 中扮演角色

Australia New Zealand

Small Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.

The U.S.A.

Great Britain

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

Ireland

Singapore

India

South Africa

The U.S.A. Great Britain Which countries speak English as their native language?

Ireland Australia Canada New Zealand Which countries speak English as their offficial language?

IndiaSouth Africa Singapore

★ foreign language

Do you want to come to my flat? How far is your apartmen t? It is beautiful?

Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday? Wow, bar is a nice place.

Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama? Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.

Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting. Great. I like football match very much.

Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together. Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.

David Cameron (British)Barack Hussein Obama (American) flat pub a tin of biscuit sweets football elevator apartment bar a can of cookie candy Reading & Speaking soccer lift

British English American English Warming up

More differences between American English and British English

Unit 2 English around the world

Pre-reading 1. What are the two main groups of English? 2. Do you know the differences between British English and American English?

Guess according to the title. The road to modern English What do you think the word “road” mean in the title? way □ development □ differences□

Skimming Skim the text to match or find a key sentence for each paragraph.

Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3-4: Para. 5: The spread of the English language in the world Native speaker can understand each other but they may not be able to understand everything. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.

Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text. The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _______. From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _______ and later ________. At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. German Danish French five to seven million

English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ____________. Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the _________ number of English learners. In 1620 some British settlers moved to ________. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to __________. English began to be spoken in both countries. largest America Australia second South Asia rapidly

Scanning 1.There are two important persons in the history of English. Read Para.4 and find who are they?

Born: September 18, 1709 He wrote a _________ which has great influence on English language. Two important persons Samuel Johnson dictionary

Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary_________________ __________________________ ___________. It gave a separate identity to American English _________. The American Dictionary of the English Language spelling

Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false. 1. Chinese English has become one of the world Englishes. 2. Between about AD 450 and 1150, English was less like German, and more like French. 3. It is The American Dictionary of the English Language that gives American English spelling its own identity. 4. English is spoken as the first language in Singapore and Malaysia. F T F F

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 12 th century Post-reading

2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change

3. From AD 450 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. 1150’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

Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? Discussion

1. Recite the whole passage. 2. Review the words and expressions in the passage and try to use it in the sentences with context. Homework