1. ENGLISH
AROUND THE WORLD

2. Warming-up

3. 1. Work with your partner and list more than 5 languages spoken around the world.
Chinese English Japanese German Italian
Spanish Russian French Korean Arabic Indian
2. In how many countries do you know the English language is used by native speakers? List at least 5 countries.

4. English-speaking countries
U.K.
U.S.A.
Canada
Australia
Ireland
New Zealand
English-speaking countries

5. Lift Elevator Flat Apartment mum mom On a term In a term rubber eraser
Br.E
Am.E
mum
mom
On a term
In a term
rubber
eraser
petrol
gas/gasoline
autumn
fall
match
game
pub
bar
film
movie
mend
repair

6. spelling pronunciation Choices of words Br.E colour, favourite, color,
Am.E
colour,
favourite,
color,
favorite,
spelling
metre,
realize,
meter,
realise,
travelled,
dialogue.
traveled,
dialog.
dance
advertisement
pronunciation
fall,
mail,
autumn,
post,
Choices of words
gas,
movie,
petrol,
film,
I guess
shop,
I think
store,

7. Q: Why do so many people speak English?
Pre-reading
Q: Why do so many people speak English?

8. World trade is done in English
International organizations (such as the UN) use English
We need contact with the developed Western world to build our countries
The developed world uses English in its dealings

9. The development of English Different kinds of English
READING
1. Find out the main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
The development of English
Different kinds of English
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Changes of English
English in Asia & Africa

10. 2.Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
READING
2.Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
1. English has/had the most speakers( ) A
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 （陈述） is true ？（ ） D
A . Language always stay the same
B . Language changed only after wars
C . Language no longer change
D . Language change when cultures change

11. A . French B . Chinese C .German D . Russian A . 1400’s B . 1150’s
3. From AD 450 to 1150 , English sounded more like ( ) C
A . French B . Chinese
C .German D . Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ( ) D
A ’s B ’s
C . 450’s D ’S
5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speaker in the
world? ( ) B
A . Australia B . China
C . India D . Britain

12. Homework Learn the new words by heart; Read the text aloud;
Mark the difficulties;
Do the exercises 1 on Page 11