1、centerapartmentcolorelevatorcandybarfallpetrolerasersweetsgascentreflatautumn liftrubberpubcolourMatch the words that have the same meaning.AEBE1.Do you know the countries where people speak English?2.What are the two main groups of English?3.Do you know the differences between British English and A
2、merican English?4.Do you know the history of English?The Road to Modern EnglishPredict:Read the title“the road to modern English”and predict(预测)what the passage is mainly about?Scan:Scan the text to find or make out a key sentence for each paragraph.Please write down the main idea of each paragraph.
3、Para.1:Para.2:Para.3-4:Para.5:The _ of the English language in the world.Native speaker can _ each other but they may not be able to _ _.All language change when _ _ with one another.English is spoken as a _ language or _ language in _ and _.spreadunderstandunderstandeverythingculturescommunicatefor
4、eignsecondAfrica Asia Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next century today peopleEnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countriesAlthough they speak English,yet sometimes they can not understand each other well,why?Why does English change over time?Because of cultur
5、al communication.Find out the characteristics of each time according to the time axis.AD450-1150800-1150 The time ADEL was writtenIn the 1600s laterGermanless like German;more like FrenchShakespeares EnglishAmerican EnglishAustralian English Besides the countries where English is used as a native la
6、nguage,where else is English used as a foreign language?South Asia,India,South Africa,Singapore,Malaysia and China.Thinking:Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?“Only time will tell”.Choose the correct answer.1.English has/had the most speakers_.A.now B.when the British ruled many
7、parts of the world C.in the time of Shakespeare D.in the 12th century2.Which of the following statements is true?A.Language always stay the same.B.Language change only after wars.C.Language no longer change.D.Language change when cultures change.3.From AD450 to 1150,English sounded more like_.A.Fren
8、ch B.Chinese C.German D.RussianADC4.Shakespeares English was spoken around _.A.1400s B.1500s C.450s D.1600s5.Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A.Australia B.China C.India D.Britain DB1.Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn?Why?2.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?3.Will Chinese English become one of the world English?
