1. ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD Unit 2

2. Step1 Warming up Which countries use English as their native language ? Whether they speak the same English?

3. U.K.U.S.A.Canada AustraliaNew Zealand South Africa Can you tell me the countries’ names by looking at the flags? English-speaking countries 说英语的国家

4. Step2 Lead in Now please look at the following picture, and tell me what things you can see in the picture.

5. bath / bathtub towel tap basin handle bathroom? mirror toilet

6. Please look at the following conversations and find the words with the same meaning. Please look at the following conversations and find the words with the same meaning. Then tell me which is British English and which is American English. Then tell me which is British English and which is American English.

7. Do you have any plan this fall? What? Do you mean this autumn? fall autumn

8. Do you want to come to my flat? How far is your apart- ment? It is beautiful

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

10. Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Bush? Well, I want a can of milktea, some cookies and some candy.

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

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

13. ChineseBritish EnglishAmerican English 公寓 酒吧 罐头 糖果 饼干 电梯 比赛 足球 秋天 汽油 flat apartment pubbar tin can sweet candy biscuitcookie lift elevator matchgame football soccer autumnfall petrol gas

14. Step3 Pre-reading Read the passage quickly and match the main ideas with each paragraph. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language. More and more people speak English. Native English speakers can understand each other. English is changing over time. Para.5 Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Finally English was settled. Para.4

15. Step4 Reading Para.2 *What does the underlined words mean in “I’d like to come up to your apartment”? 划线的 Find out the sentence with the same meaning: ( ) The flowers are just beginning to come up. ( ) The question came up at the meeting. ( ) Why don’t you come up to Scotland for a few days?

16. Para.3 Finish the table according to the text Timelinelanguage \ person German AD800-1150 1600’s about AD450- 1150 Danish Shakespeare In the 18th century Australian

17. Para.3&4 Can you understand all the words and phrases in this paragraph ? Actually A. really; in fact Vocabulary B. happening now gradually C. who\what sb.\sth.is Identity D. slowly Present E. all the words and phrases you learn

18. Para.1 & Para.5 Answer the questions: 1.How many people spoke English at the end of 16 th century? 2.Will Chinese English become one of the world English? 3. Which country may have the largest number of English speakers? 4. Why does India have a very large number of English speakers?

19. Step5 Summary Today, many people speak English as their first, _______, or foreign language. that’s because people from ________ started moving from the 16th century. English is changing because of the place and the time. When ___________ communicate with one another, all languages __________. From 1765 to 1947, Britain _______India, so English became the language for _____________and____________. English has been used in HK since________. Today more and more Chinese learn English. second England cultures change ruled government education 1842

20. British English American English spelling pronunciation words colour,color,favourite,favorite, theatre,theater,centre,center, travelled,traveled,metremeter askdance notbox post, mail, film, movie, shop, store,I think,I guess,

21. Homework: 1.Read the text (P9)twice. 2. Recite the new words and expressions. 3.Do Ex (P10) Ex1 & 2 (P11)