1、 English is widely used all over the world.This unit will give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.1.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 a
2、nd American English?4.Do you know the history of English?CanadaAustraliaEnglishBritain Can you name some countries in which English is spoken.AmericaIndiaCaribbeanPredict: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
3、a key sentence for each paragraph.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 speaker can _ each other but they may not be able to _ _.All language change when _ _ with one another.English is spoken as a _ language
4、 or _ language in _ and _.spreadunderstandunderstandeverythingculturescommunicateforeignsecondAfrica Asia Skim:How did English develop to modern English?Why English changed all the way?What other Englishes developed from the old English?Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next cent
5、ury 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 cultural communication.Find out the characteristics of each time according to the time axis
6、.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 language,where else is English used as a foreign language?South Asia,India,South Africa
7、,Singapore,Malaysia and China.Choose the correct answer.1.English has/had the most speakers_.A.now B.when the British ruled many 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 aft
8、er wars.C.Language no longer change.D.Language change when cultures change.3.From AD450 to 1150,English sounded more like_.A.French 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 speake
9、rs in the world?A.Australia B.China C.India D.Britain DBAt first,only people in_ spoke English.Later,people from England _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _.Today,_ people speak English as their_,second or foreign language._ English speakers _understand each other but _ _.All lan
10、guages change when _ communicate with one another.So there are British English,American English,Australian English and so on.They all have their own _.English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _ _ _.Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.Read the text again and fill in the blank.England movedmany other countriesmorefirstNativecannoteverythingculturesidentitymany other countriesThinking:Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?“Only time will tell”.Thank you!
