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Unit 2
Wang XueyiLongwan High School
English Around the WorldEngland
--- England, America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada,…
--- India, Singapore, Malaysia,…
--- China,…
The first language
the second language
a foreign language
The Road toModern English
Why English changed.
English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.
Today more people speak English than ever before.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 5
English was settled.
Para 4
Para 1:
People from England made voyages to conquer (['kɔ
ŋkə]=rule) other parts of the world … (line 2-3)
EnglandAmerica
When? What happened?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Para. 3—Para. 4: Fill in the form
When? What happened?
1.
2.
3.
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German
by the 1600’s
Para. 3—Para. 4: Fill in the form
English was less like German.
Some British settlers moved to America.
The language was settled.
Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.
AD 450--1150 English was based on ________.
AD 800--1150
in 1620
in the 18th century Some British people were taken to Australia.
by the 19th century
Later
Finally
At first
Then
It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.
• be based on
If one thing is based on another, it is developed from it. ----Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary
house – houses shoe – shoesman – men child – children foot – feet tooth – teeth
Old English:The German way of making plurals.
The word “settled” (adj.) means ___________ A. was not changeable B. was dealt with C. calm down
2 changes in English spelling
Who made a great contribution to American English spelling? [.kɔntri'bju:ʃən] n. 贡献
The latter gave a separate identity to…..[ai'dentəti] n. who or what sb or sth is 身份，特征
was not changeable
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.
2 persons
2 dictionaneries
2 changes in English spelling2 persons
2 dictionaries
Samuel Johnson Noah Webster
Para 5:
Which country probably has the most English learners?
A. Singapore B. China
C. India D. Malaysia
Chinglish
• Good good study, day day up.• You give me stop• If you want money, I have no; if you want
life, I have one. • Give you some colour see see.
• gelivable• ungelivable• don’train• vegeteal
=geili+vable 给力
=un+geili+vable 不给力
don’t+train= 动车
vegetable+steal= 偷菜
Why is Chinese English developed?
Will Chinese English develop its own identity?
Just remember:
Languages can change with __________ .
This reading tells us the d___________ of the English language.
development
time /…
The Road to Modern English
The Road to Modern English
The main idea? (Pay attention to the first or last sentence of
each paragraph!)
4. Summarizing
1. Predicting
2. Skimming
3. Closer reading
…
1. Read the passage aloud to understand it better.
2. Try to find some good expressions in it.
3. Finish Exx. (Part 2) in your homework book.