1、 This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.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”?Lets do a small quiz to dist
2、inguish the national flags of different countries,and find out the languages spoken in these countries.The U.S.A.Great BritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouth AfricaNew ZealandEnglish is spoken in these countries.How much do you know about English?It is the official language of many countri
3、es,such as USA,England,Canada,Ireland.It has a long history.There are two major kinds of English:AmE and BrE.Many Chinese are learning English.What can you learn from it?u Situation:An American is visiting England.Now he has just checked in a hotel.And his room number is 705.Here is the dialogue bet
4、ween him and a servant in the hotel.Excuse me,could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?Pardon?Why not the 6th floor?Your room number is 705.And youd take what?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.Oh,sorry.Come this way,Ill
5、 show you the lift.BrEAmEThe differences between British English and American English.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumn falltyphoon tornadoI think I guesscolour colorcentre centertraveller travelerdance da:ns dancednsnot not not na:tChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnf
6、allundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrash canholidayvacationfortnighttwo weeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周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 pas
7、sage and guess what it is about.Then read it quickly and see if you are right.A.How to learn English wellB.The brief history of Modern EnglishC.The way to England D.The difference between Modern English and Old EnglishChoose the main idea of the text.Complete the table.The road to modern EnglishAD 4
8、501150The English was spoken in England.It was based more on 1)_ than the English we speak at present.AD 8001150Because the people who 2)_ England spoke first Danish and later French,English became 3)_ like German.Germanruled less The road to modern EnglishIn the 1600s4)_ made use of a wider vocabul
9、ary than ever before.In 1620Some British settlers moved to 5)_.In the 18th centurySome British people were taken to 6)_.ShakespeareAmericaAustraliaThe road to modern English17651947English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia.It became the language for 7)_ and education in India.governm
10、entThe road to modern EnglishBy the 19th centuryThe 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.dictionaryAmericanThe American Dictionary of the English LanguageThe road to modern EnglishNowEng
11、lish is also spoken in 11)_,12)_，13)_,14)_ and so on.IndiaSingaporeMalaysiaAfricaRead 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 came to Britain.3.L
12、anguages 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 Englishthe end of the 16th centurythe nextcenturytodaypeopleEngla
13、ndMany other countriesMore peoplespeak inmorecountriesIf 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
14、 it difficult to follow the AmericanWhy does English change over time?Because of cultural communication.Read Para 3 and answer the munication Samuel JohnsonTwo important personsOne of the English languages most profound influences.When Noah was 43,he started writing the first American dictionary.He
15、did this because 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.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any
16、 other kinds of English formed for this reason?Retell the text.At first,only people in _ spoke English.Later,people from England _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _.Englandmovedmany other countriesToday,_ people speak English as their _,second or foreign language._ English speake
17、rs _ understand each other but _ _.All languages change when _ communicate with one another.So there are British English,American English,Australian English and so on.morefirstNativecannot everythingculturesThey all have their own _.English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _ _ _.May
18、be one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.identitymany other countries1.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2.Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Some people say that Chinese is amuch 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.
