Unit 2 English around

the world

English Around the World

the USA

Canada

New Zealand

AustraliaSouth Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland

Br E & Am.E

the prime minister of the UK.

the president

of the USA.

Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement?

Wow, bar is a nice place.

Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?

Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.

Great. I like football match very much.

After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.

Time to go. Let’s go to the elevator together.

Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.

There are many differences between different Englishes in the world. How did they come outcome out( 出现 )? Why has English changed over time? What will world Englishes be like in the future?

The Road to Modern English

The Road to Modern English

?The __________of Modern Englishdevelopment

How modern English came into being.How modern English was born.

Skimming to get

general ideas

Please write down the main idea of each paragraph.

Para. 1:

Para. 2:

Para. 3-4:

Para. 5:

The _________ of the English language in the world.

Native speakers can __________ each other even if they don’t speak the_____ kind of English.

All languages change when _______ meet and ____________ with one another.

English is spoken as a _______ language or ________ language in _______ and ______.

development

understand

culturescommunicate foreign

secondAfrica Asia

same

1. The text mainly tells us ___________.

2. The text is developed mainly by ____.3. At the end of the _____ century, about five to seven million people spoke English.4. When did English begin to be spoken in many of other countries?5. How was the English spoken in English between about AD450 and 1150?6. Why was Shakespeare able to make use of a wider vocabulary by the 1600s?7. What happened to American English in the 19th century?8. Who gave American English its own identity?

Reading While Listening

1. The text mainly tells us ___________.

A. that old English is different from the English

today

B. how Middle English formed

C. English and its history

D. that English will keep changing

Reading While Listening

2. The text is developed mainly by ____.

A. place B. time C. people

3. At the end of the _____ century,

about five to seven million people

spoke English.

A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th

4. When did English begin to be spoken in many of other countries?A. At the end of the 16th century. B. In the 17th century.C. In the 18th century. D. In the 19th century.

5. How was the English spoken in English between about AD450 and 1150?A. It was the same as the English spoken at present.B. It was more like French.C. It was based more on German.D. It was more like Danish.

6. Why was Shakespeare able to make use of a wider vocabulary by the 1600s?A. Because new settlers enriched English and especially its vocabulary.B. Because Shakespeare made up many new words.C. British settlers moved to different countries.D. A new dictionary was written.

7. What happened to American English in the 19th century?A. It became more like British English.B. It became more like German.C. It had its own dictionary.D. Its spelling was given a separate identity.

8.Who gave American English its own identity?

A. Shakespeare. B. George Washington

C. Noah Webster. D. Newton

9. Which of the following is NOT true?A. English is one of the official languages in India.B. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. C. China has the largest number of English speakers.D. Now more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language.

Time The development of English

why countries

During the 5th century

From AD 800 to 1150

By the1600s

1620

From the 18th century

1765-1947

By 19th century

now

Based more on German

Maybe the rules spoke German

England

Became less like German

New rulers spoke other languages England

Had a wider vocabul -ary than ever before

New settlers enriched English

England

Was brought to America

Some British settlers moved there

England America

Was brought to Australia

Some British settlers moved there

England America and Australia

Was spoken in India

Britain ruled India England America Australia and India

Was settledDictionaries were written

England America Australia and India

Is spoken in South Asia

Is an international language

Singapore Malaysia South Africa China and so on

Summary of the reading ,

English is a language all over the world. but at first the English spoken in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very from the English spoken today. it was more on German the English we speak now, later English became like German because new settlers the English language and its vocabulary. So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to a wider vocabulary than ever before. finally by the 19th century the language was because dictionaries were written.

spoken

differentbased

thanless

enriched

Make use of

settled

Group work——Discussion

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

2.Why do you think people in the world now want to learn Chinese?

Today the number of people learning English/Chinese is increasing rapidly for various reasons. First, it is because …. Secondly, …Thirdly …

Homework

• Please make up a similar dialogue.(P15)

• Reading notebook.