1、Book 1 Unit 2English around the worldReadingTHE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH1.To summarize and remember the main idea of the passage.2.To speak out the detailed information of the passage.3.To know more about the development of modern English.4.To learn some useful words,expressions and patterns in the pa
2、ssage.ObjectivesWords:voyage,native,actually,base,gradual,vocabulary,spelling,latter,identity,fluentExpressions:because of,come up,at present,make use of,such asPatterns:At the end of At that time because of come up at present make use of such as遇到现在;目前利用;使用例如;像这种的因为;由于走近;上来;提出MatchSkimming to get g
3、eneral ideas1.The text mainly tells us _.A.that old English is different from the English today B.how Middle English formed C.English and its history D.that English will keep changingReading Comprehension ISkimming2.The text is developed mainly by _.A.place B.time C.people3.At the end of the _ centu
4、ry,about five to seven million people spoke English.A.14th B.15th C.16thRead the passage to find the main idea of each part.Find out topic sentences(主题句)of each paragraph.Para1.Today,more people speak English as their first,second or foreign language than ever before.Para 2.Native English speakers c
5、an understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Para 3.All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.Para 4.The language was settled.Para 5.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia/Africa and Asia.Para1.Today,more people speak Englis
6、h as their first,second or foreign language than ever before.How about English in earlier time?16th century 17th century today more than ever beforeonly Englandother countriesPara2.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.They can not underst
7、and_ .such as:flat in Britain _ in AmericaeverythingapartmentHow has English changed over time?Para 3-4.All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.Timeline of the development of EnglishDuring the 5th century ADBetween about AD 800 and 1150ScanningBy the 1600s1765-19471620From th
8、e 18th centuryBy 19th centuryRead Para.5 and find out why India takesEnglish as second language.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any other kinds of EnglishFormed for this reason?1.From AD 450 to 1150,English sounded more lik
9、e _.A.French B.Chinese C.German D.Russian2.By the _ Shakespeare was able to use richer vocabulary than ever before.A.1400s B.1150s C.450s D.1600sReading Comprehension IIScanning3._ may have the largest number of English learners.A.Australia B.China C.India D.Britain 4.Which of the following statemen
10、ts is true?A.Languages always stay the same.B.Languages change only after wars.C.Languages no longer change.D.Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.True or false1 English had the most speakers in the 17th century.2 English developed when new settlers and rulers came to
11、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.Reading Comprehension IIIScanningChoose one of the topics below and d
12、iscuss it with your partners.Discussion1.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?As we all know,English is widely used in many fields,while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers.Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future
13、.2.Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Quiz:Retell the text by filling the following blanks.At first,only people in _ spoke English.Later,people from England _ to other parts of the world,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _.Today,_ people speak English as their _,s
14、econd or a foreign language._ English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the _ kind of English.England moved many other countriesmorefirstNativesameAll languages change and develop when _ meet and communicate with each other.English has changed a lot over time.Finally by the
15、_ century the language was settled.English now is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in South Asia.Today more and more people in China are learning English.China may have the _ number of English learners.cultures19thsecondlargest1.Write a short passage about your own learning experience and ideas about English learning.native,come up,actually,at present,gradual,spelling,latter,identity,fluent,such as.2.发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。
