Unit Two: English around the world (Period Two)

I Match the new words and expressions with their meanings ( ) 1. actually A. for example ( ) 2. elevator B. a set of rooms for living in ( ) 3. native English speaker C. really; in fact ( ) 4. come up to a place D. a machine for moving ( ) 5. such as E. People who has spoken ( ) 6. apartment F. visit a place ( ) 7 usage. G. have a part in ( ) 8. play a role in H. the way that words are people or things up and down English since birth used in a language C D E F A B H G

( ) 9. voyage I who or what ( ) 10. gradually J not sudden ( ) 11. frequently K often ( ) 12. identity L long trip by sea or in ( ) 13. fluent M able to speak or somebody or something is space write a language well L J K I M

Skimming Find topic sentence for each paragraph Para. 1Many people all over the world speak English. Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same king of English. Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Why has English changed over time? Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. English is now spoken wide in South Asia.

Scanning Choose the right answer 1.English has/had the most speakers_. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts if the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12 th century 2. Which of the following statements 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

Read the passage again and answer the following questions. 1.Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17 th century? 2.If you want to look up some American English, which dictionary do you prefer? Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson or by Noah Webster? Why? 3. Why India takes English as second language ？

1.Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century? … because people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world in the 17th century. If you want to look up some American English, which dictionary do you prefer? Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson or by Noah Webster? Why? The latter. It gave a separate identity to American English spelling. 体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。

3. Why India takes English as second language ？ … because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.

Competition (para 4~6) Make a timeline of the development of English, using the passage to help you. Try to find what happened according to the time. During the 5th century AD English was based more on German. Between about AD 800 and 1150: English became less like German and was influenced by Danish and French invaders By the 1600’: Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before

1620:British settlers moved to America. From the 18th century: Some British people were taken to Australia : English spoken in India. By the 19th century:English was settled.

Discussion You can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Group of 4 1, Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why? 2, Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 3, Do you think Chinese will become the most popular language in the world instead of English in the future?

The formation of British English From 17 th century th century The UK colonized Ireland and joined with Scotland long ago Colonized ; North America,the Caribbean India, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia,New Zealand,Palestine, parts of sub-Sahara Africa,Hong Kong,Singapore and the Pacific Islands

The formation of American English American colonial rulers also brought their English to: Hawaii,Puerto Rico,the Philippines and other Pacific island in the late 19 th century

Direct result of cultures separated both geographically and historically Different English-speaking cultures sometimes use the same words in different ways. Br.Eng. I’ve got…. I have got, Pardon? Sorry? Am Eng. I have..,What’s that? Say that again? Say what? Come again?

The original language for British Isles Celtic for England,Wales and Ireland English derived from Germanic languages of Anglo-Saxons. In the middle of 5 th century,they left what is now Germany,Denmark and Holland for the land of Celts. In the 6 th century: Latin used in churches,writings,and education of the the sons of the nobility

11th century,Norman French invaded England More than 80% of words are borrowed from other languages: German,Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,Frenc h,Flemish,Spanish,Italian,Portuguese,Ara bic,Hebrew,Swahili,Malay,Hindi and Chinese.

English spoken in China Most linguists regard the English spoken in China as a standardizing form of the language. Standard variation of English

Native speaker:A person who speaks English since birth but who may not speak a standard form of it. L1 speaker: A native speaker of English who uses it as his or her mother tongue or an immigrant to an English-speaking country who always prefer to use it ESL: English as a Second Language L2 speaker: A second language speaker of English EFL: English as a Foreign Language

Homework; 1. Finish the exercise on page Read passage on page 51 The Oxford English Dictionary and make notes about Murray ’ s life.

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