English around the World

1.Which language is spoken by the largest number of people Quiz: 1.Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?

2.Which language is most widely used in the world?

3.How many people speak English in the world today ?

as their first language 375 million as a second language or a foreign language 750 million more than 1.1 billion speak English Half of the world’s population (by 2050) will be using it.

4.Can you think of some English –speaking countries?

English Around the World Canada the United Kingdom the USA Ireland India Philippines Singapore Australia South Africa New Zealand Map of the world

Do they speak the same English ? World Englishes include Canadian, British,American, Australian and Indian English.

Do you know the differences between American English and British English? & British English

Let’s go to the pictures! OK. But how shall we go to the movies? Let’s go to the pictures! Why not go by underground? Er, but the subway station is far away.

B.E. A.E. B.E. A.E. apartment mail post flat sweet candy store shop lift elevator rubber eraser gas petrol ill sick fall autumn penfriend penpal

shampoo sushi tofu 寿司 India China Japan

There are many differences between different Englishes There are many differences between different Englishes. How did they come about(产生)? Why has English changed over time? What will world Englishes be like in the future? Modern English ? ROAD

自 主 学 习 A. Narration（记叙文） B. Exposition（说明文） C. Argumentation （议论文） Task 1 Skimming to get general ideas The writing style of the article______. A. Narration（记叙文） B. Exposition（说明文） C. Argumentation （议论文） 2. The text is developed mainly by ____. A. place B. time C. people

主 学 自 习 Main ideas understand cultures communicate settled foreign Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Para 5: Main ideas The spread of the English language in the world. understand Native speaker can __________ each other. cultures All language change when __________ ____________ with one another. communicate settled English was _______ by the 19th century. foreign English is spoken as a _______ language or ________ language in Africa and Asia. second

反 馈 练 习 Para 1 1.How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century? 2.When and why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? 3. Did English have the most speakers in the 17th century? about five to seven million In the 17th century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world. 比以往；比以前 Today, more people speak English than ever before.

习 反 馈 练 T or F Para 2 Native English speakers cannot understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English. 即使，尽管 F Native English speakers can … even if … 在---期间(during) Para 3-4 Why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.

自 主 学 习 Timeline of the development of English Time changes that happened The English was spoken in England. It was ________more on ___________than the English we speak at present. The people who ________ England spoke first Danish and later French, English became _________ like German. Shakespeare was able to ______________ a wider vocabulary than ever before. Some British settlers moved to ___________. Some British people were taken to _________. based German AD 450-1150 目前；现在 ruled AD 800-1150 less 利用 make use of By the 1600s America In 1620 In the 18th century Australia

自 主 习 学 Timeline of the development of English Time changes that happened Samuel Johnson wrote his __________. Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of English Language and gave a separate ___________to American English spelling. English was spoken in ______ as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for _______________ and education in India. English is also spoken in ______________, ____________, ________________, ________and so on. dictionary By the 19th century identity India 1765-1947 government Singapore Now South Africa Malaysia China

合 作 探 究 Para 5 1.Read Para.5 and find out why India takes English as a second language. India was ruled by Britain 2.Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason? South African English Singapore English Malaysian English

Consolidation 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 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

后 作 业 课 Homework: Read the passage at least twice and make a list of the useful expressions. Try to understand the difficult sentences.