1、Unit 2Period1:warming up and reading Wng Min 1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken as a mother language?Warming upEnglish Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland 2.Do you think the Englishes spoken in these countries are all the same?
2、3.Do you know the two main stream(主流）of the world English?British EnglishAmerican English&There are some differences between American English and British English,do you know what are they?trouserspantschipscrispvocabularycolourcolormetermetrespellingda:nsdnsi a pronunciationdanceeitherpetrolflat nei
3、ghbourliftrubberhonorpicturesundergrounderaser gasapartmentelevatorhonourneighbormoviessubway Match the words that have the same meaning.Quiz:Br EAm E汽油公寓邻居电梯橡皮荣誉电影地铁?There are so many difference between different Engishes in the world.How did they come about(出现)?Why has English changed over time?Wh
4、at will world Englishes be like in the future?The Road to Modern EnglishReadingRead the title“The Road to Modern English”and predict(预测)what the passage is mainly about?Pre-readingFast readingRead the text loudly and try to match the main idea for each part.The development of English as native langu
5、age.Or:English has changed over time.English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.Brief introduction of the development of English in the world.Native speakers can understand each other but not everything.Para 1Para 2Para 3-4Para 5Para 1Para 2Para 3-4Para 5Para 1Para
6、 2Para 1Para 2Para 3-4Para 1Para 2Para 5Para 3-4Para 1Para 2 Read the text paragraph by paragraph,try to finish the tasks on the handout after reading.Careful readingPara 1-Development of EnglishAt the end of the 16th centuryIn the nextcenturyTodaypeopleEnglandMany other countriesMore peoplespeak in
7、 morecountriesIf 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
8、 2Aquestion:Why does English change over time?Because of cultural communication.Para 3-4GermanThe history of the English languagelessruledShakespeareAmericaAustraliaEnglish spellingdictionaryThe American Dictionary of the English Language.Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph?A.Because India
9、is a typical(独特的)country who speaks English as a second language and because of its long being ruled by Britain.B.Because India has a very large number of English speakers.C.Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life.D.Because India has a long history of comm
10、unication with Britain.Para 5 As you know，English has changed over time.Why？1._ all languages change and develop when cultures meet and 2._ with each other.At first，English was 3._ more on German than the English we speak 4._.Then 5._ new settlers came and enriched the English language and especiall
11、y its 6._.So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to 7._ _ _ a wider vocabulary than ever before.Actuallycommunicatebasedat_presentgraduallyvocabularymake_use_ofRetell the text.In 1620 some British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.Engli
12、sh began to be 8_in both countries.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English 9._ happened：first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The AmericanDictionary of the English Language.The 10._gave a separate 11._ to American
13、English spelling.spokenspellinglatter identityDiscussionWhy do you think people all over the world want to learn English?to use for businessto write to pen friendsto talk to native speakers.to read English books.to listen to English songs and watch English moviesto pass college entrance examsto trav
14、el abroadWhy do people learn English?To use in schoolWhy should we learn English?If you ask why we should learn English,my answer will be simple and clear.The reasons for this may be listed as follows.First of all,Secondly/Besides/furthermore/whats more/moreover,Finally,In a word1.Read the text as fluently as you can.2.Make a poster or write a short passage on“why people learn English”.HOMEWORK
