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1 Welcome to our class!

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

3 Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
For trade

4 Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
For trade For learning foreign culture

5 Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
For trade For learning foreign culture For entertainment

6 Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
For trade For learning foreign culture For entertainment For passing the exams

7 Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
For trade For learning foreign culture For entertainment For passing the exams For surf the Ineternet

8 Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
For trade For learning foreign culture For entertainment For passing the exams For surf the Ineternet English is one of the official language of the Olypic Games and the United Nations.

9 Can you list some countries that use English as an official language?

10 English Around the World
the United Kingdom Canada the USA Ireland Australia New Zealand South Africa

11 Can you list some countries that use English as an official language?
America, Britain, Canada, Austrilia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, India and so on.

12 which country do you think has the most English learners?

13 which country do you think has the most English learners?
For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.

14 Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph

15 Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph
1.Many people all over the world speak English.

16 Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph
1.Many people all over the world speak English. 2.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English.

17 Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph
1.Many people all over the world speak English. 2.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. 3.The reason English has changed over time.

18 Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph
1.Many people all over the world speak English. 2.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. 3.Why has English changed over time? 4.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.

19 Read the passage and then find out the key sentences of each paragraph
1.Many people all over the world speak English. 2.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. 3.The reason why English has changed over time. 4.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. 5.English is now spoken wide in South Asia.

20 Read the passage again and then make a timeline of the development of English

21 The timeline of the development of English

22 The timeline of the development of English
AD AD In the 1600s In 1620 In the 18th century By the 19th century

23 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD In the 1600s In 1620 In the 18th century By the 19th century

24 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German In the 1600s In 1620 In the 18th century By the 19th century

25 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German In the 1600s Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 In the 18th century By the 19th century

26 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German In the 1600s Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some settlers moved to America. In the 18th century By the 19th century

27 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German In the 1600s Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some settlers moved to America. In the 18th century some British people were taken to Austrilia.English began to be spoken in both countries. By the 19th century

28 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German In the 1600s Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some settlers moved to America. In the 18th century some British people were taken to Austrilia.English began to be spoken in both countries. English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for government and education in India. By the 19th century

29 The timeline of the development of English
AD the English was spoken in England.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. AD Because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. English became less like German In the 1600s Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some settlers moved to America. In the 18th century some British people were taken to Austrilia.English began to be spoken in both countries. English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for government and education in India. By the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes: .Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary.Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. .The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.

30 Finish exercise 1 on page 10

31 Homework: Reread the passage and list the reasons why English is spoken in many countries.

32 Thank you for your listening!


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