1、Unit2 English around the world ReadingThe Road To Modern EnglishDo you think the English spokenall around the world are all the same?the whitesthe blacksthe yellowsCountries speak English as their:native languageBritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandIrelandPre-readingRead the title“The Road to Mod
2、ern English”and predict(预测)what the passage is mainly about?The road to modern EnglishThe roadthe development of English language way or development?Scan the text to match the for each paragraph.Para 1:Para 2:Para 3-4:Para5:B.Today,more people speak English as their first,second or foreign language
3、than ever before.C.Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything.A.English is changing over time.(cultures&places)D.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.key sentenceA.How to learn English wellB.The brief history of Modern EnglishC.The difference
4、between Modern English and Old EnglishChoose the main idea of the text.Para 1-Development of Englishthe end of the 16th centurythe nextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandMany other countriesMore peoplespeak in morecountriesYes,Id like to come up to your apartment(AmE).Would you like to see my flat(BrE)?Para 2
5、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 AmericanPara 2AAm EBr ELoo
6、k at the pictures.Can you speak them in American English and British English?soccerfootballAm EBr EliftelevatorAm EBr EflatapartmentWhy does English change over time?Because of cultural communication.Read Para 3 and answer the question:communication Which of the following statements is true?A.Langua
7、ges always stay the same.B.Languages change only after wars.C.Languages no longer change.D.Languages change when cultures change.Para 3Samuel Johnson Born:September 18,1709 Write a dictionaryOne of the English languages most profound influences.(最深的影响)Two important persons in Para 4Noah WebsterBorn:
8、October 16,1758Died:May 28,1843When Noah was 43,he started writing the first American dictionary.He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled,pronounced and used words differently.Para 4 Ture or false?Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.Samue
9、l Johnson wrote his dictionary and gave a seperate identity to American English spelling.F1 English is one of the official languages used in India.Para 5 3 _ will tell if Chinese English develop its own identity.A time B people 2 During 1765 and 1947,English became the language for_.government and e
10、ducation Thinking Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?“Only time will tell”.The road to modern EnglishAD 450-1150 English was based more on _.AD 800-1150 English became _ like German Because those who _ England spoke first Danish and later French.In the 1600s _ made use of a wider
11、 vocabulary than ever before.GermanThe history of the English languagelessruledShakespeareThe road to modern EnglishIn 1620 Some British settlers moved to _.Later in the 18th centurySome British people were taken to _.1765-1947English became the language for_.AmericaAustraliagovernment and education
12、The road to modern EnglishBy the 19th century The English language was settled.Two big changes in _ happened:Samuel Johnson wrote his _ and Noah Webster wrote _Now English is also spoken as a foreign or second language _ _ and so on.English spellingdictionaryThe American Dictionary of the English La
13、nguage.in South AsiaChina South AfricatimeplaceLanguage can change with time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.ConclusionSome 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?Discussion1.Retell the passage.2.Page 10 第1题，page 11 第1-3题
