单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Unit 2 English around the world,Unit 2 English around the worl,1,This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.,Warming up,This unit seeks to give us,2,Which language do you think,is the,most widely used language in the world?,Do you think Chinese can be,a world,language?Why?,Do you know the meaning,of,“Englishes”?,Which language do you think i,3,Lets do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries,and find out the languages spoken in these countries.,The U.S.A.,Great Britain,Australia,Ireland,Canada,Singapore,India,South Africa,New Zealand,English is spoken in these countries.,Lets do a small quiz to disti,4,How much do you know about English?,It is the official language of many,countries,such as USA,England,Canada,Ireland.,It has a long history.,There are two kinds of English:AmE and BrE.,Many Chinese are learning English.,How much do you know about Eng,5,What can you learn from it?,Situation:,An American is visiting England.Now he has just checked in a hotel.And his room number is 705.Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel.,What can you learn from it?,6,Excuse me,could I take the,elevator,to the,7th,floor?,I mean,Id like to take the,lift,to,Room 705,on the,6th,floor.We say the,7th,floor instead of,6th,floor in the US.,Pardon?,Why not the,6th,floor?,Your room number is,705.,And youd take what?,Oh,sorry.Come,this way,Ill show,you the,lift.,Excuse me,could I take the el,7,BrE,AmE,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall,typhoon tornado,I think I guess,colour color,centre center,traveller traveler,dance da:ns,danced,ns,not not,not,na:t,BrEAmEThe differences between,8,Chinese,BrE,AmE,lift,elevator,petrol,gas,gasoline,flat,apartment,autumn,fall,underground,subway,university,college,rubbish,garbage,dustbin,trash can,holiday,vacation,fortnight,two weeks,电梯,汽油,公寓,秋天,地铁,大学,垃圾,垃圾箱,假期,两周,ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetro,9,Pre-reading,1.With your partner,list the countries that use English as an,official,language.,2.Which country do you think has the most English learners?,3.Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about.Then read it quickly and see if,you are,right.,Pre-reading1.With your partne,10,The road to modern English,Skimming,A.How to learn English,well.,B.The brief history of Modern,English.,C.The way to,England.,D.The difference between Modern,English,and Old,English.,Choose the main idea of the text.,The road to modern EnglishSkim,11,Scanning,Complete the table.,The road to modern English,AD,450,1150,The English was spoken in England.It was based more on 1)_ than the English we speak at present.,AD 800,1150,Because the people who 2)_ England spoke first Danish and later French,English became,3)_ like German.,German,ruled,less,ScanningComplete the table.The,12,The road to modern English,In the 1600s,4)_ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.,In 1620,Some British settlers moved to 5)_.,In the 18th century,Some British people were taken to 6)_.,Shakespeare,America,Australia,The road to modern EnglishIn t,13,The road to modern English,1765,1947,English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia.It became the language for 7)_ and education in India.,government,The road to modern English1765,14,The road to modern English,By the 19th century,The English language was settled.Two big changes:Samuel Johnson wrote his 8)_.,Noah Webster wrote 9),_ and gave a separate identity to 10)_ English spelling.,dictionary,American,The American Dictionary of the English Language,The road to modern EnglishBy t,15,The road to modern English,Now,English is also spoken in,11)_,12)_,，,13)_,14)_ and so on.,India,Singapore,Malaysia,Africa,The road to modern EnglishNowE,16,Careful reading,Read the passage carefully and,decide,whether the statements are,true,(T)or false(F)and explain why.,1.English had the most speakers in the 17,th,century.,2.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.,Careful readingRead the passag,17,3.Languages frequently change.,4.The language of the government is,always,the language of the country.,5.English is one of the official languages,used,in India.,6.This reading describes the development,of,the English language.,3.Languages frequently change,18,Development of English,the end of the 16th century,the,next,century,today,people,England,Many other countries,More people speak in more countries,Development of Englishthe end,19,If,an American is talking,to an,Englishman,_.,A.They will have almost no difficulty,in understanding,B.They will have a lot of misunderstandings,between,each,other,C.The American finds it difficult,to understand,the,Englishman,D.The English man finds it difficult to,follow,the American,20,Why does English change over time?,Because of cultural communication.,Read Para 3 and answer,the,question.,communication,Why does Eng