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1、Unit 2 English around the world,This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.,Warming up,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
2、of“Englishes”?,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.,How much do you know abo
3、ut 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.,What can you learn from it?Situation:An American is visiting England.Now he has just checked in a hotel.And
4、 his room number is 705.Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel.,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 i
5、s 705.And youd take what?,Oh,sorry.Come this way,Ill show you the lift.,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn falltyphoon tornadoI think I guess,colour colorcentre centertraveller traveler,dance da:ns dancednsnot not not na:t,电梯汽油公寓秋天地
6、铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周,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.,The road to moder
7、n 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.,Scanning,Complete the table.,German,ruled,less,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government,dictionary,Amer
8、ican,The American Dictionary of the English Language,India,Singapore,Malaysia,Africa,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 17th century.2.English developed when new settlers and rulers
9、 came to Britain.,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.,Development of English,the end of the 16th century,the nex
10、t century,today,people,If an American is talking to an Englishman,_.A.They will have almost no difficulty in understandingB.They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each otherC.The American finds it difficult to understand the EnglishmanD.The English man finds it difficult to follow the Ame
11、rican,Why does English change over time?,Because of cultural communication.,Read Para 3 and answer the question.,communication,Samuel Johnson,Two important persons,One of the English languages most profound influences.,When Noah was 43,he started writing the first American dictionary.He did this bec
12、ause Americans in different parts of the country spelled,pronounced and used words differently.,Noah Webster,Read Para 5 and find out why India takes English as second language.,India,was ruled by Britain,South African English,Singapore English,Malaysian English,Hong Kong English,Do you know any oth
13、er kinds of English formed for this reason?,5,Retell the text.,Post reading,At first,only people in _ spoke English.Later,people from England _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _.,England,moved,many other countries,Today,_ people speak English as their _,second or foreign language
14、._ English speakers _ understand each other but _ _.All languages change when _ communicate with one another.So there are British English,American English,Australian English and so on.,more,first,Native,can,not everything,cultures,They all have their own _.English is also spoken as a foreign or seco
15、nd language in _ _ _.Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.,identity,many other countries,Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?,Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language,so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language.Do you agree with this opinion and why?Write down your opinion.,Thank you!,
