1、Unit 2English Around the WorldWarming up and Reading How much do you know about the English language?1.It is an international language and widely used.2.It is the official language of many countries and the UN.3.It plays an important role as a first or second language.4.It is learned by people in ma
2、ny non-English speaking countries.导warming upAmericaIrelandChinaCanadaThe U.k.PakistanPhilippinesSouth AfricaNew ZealandNigeriaWhich countries used English as the official/native language?Countries speak English as their mother tongueBritain(UK)America (USA)CanadaAustraliaNew ZealandSouth AfricaAMER
3、ICAN ENGLISHANDBRITISH ENGLISHLets go to the pictures!Ok.But how shall we go to the movies?Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E?Why not go by Underground?Er,but the subway station is far away.British English American English Come on!Yeah!ChineseBritish EnglishAmerican English公寓酒吧罐头糖果饼干电梯比赛
4、足球秋天汽油flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandybiscuitcookieliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerautumnfallpetrolgascolourcolorcentretraveledtravelledcenterdancenotdnsda:nsnatntautumnfallI thinkI guessspellingpronunciationwordsexpressionsTHE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISHTask 1:skimming1.Whats the text mainly abou
5、t?the _ of English2.The text is developed mainly by _?A.place B.time C.peoplehistory/development思Task 2:scanningMatch the number of the paragraph with the meaning of each part.Paragraph 1English is spoken in many countries.Paragraph 2Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don
6、t speak the same kind of English.Paragraph 3How English spread in the past.All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.So does English.Paragraph 5Paragraph 4By the 19th century,two big changes in English spelling happened.Task 1:Fill in the formPlease read the passage carefully a
7、nd fill in the form(according to the time).议 展 评TimeDevelopmentBetween about AD450 and 1150English was based more on 1._.Between about AD 800-1150English was influenced by 2._and 3._.4._ Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.GermanDanishFrenchIn the 1600sTimeDevelopment5._British sett
8、lers moved to America.In the 18th centurySome British people were taken to 6._.By the 19th centuryEnglish was settled by two 7._.Till nowEnglish has been spoken in 8._,9._,10._,11._ and China.In 1620AustraliadictionariesIndiaSingaporeMalaysiaSouth AfricatimeplaceLanguage can change with time.Languag
9、e can change when cultures communicate with each other.English had the most speakers in the 17th century.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.Language frequently change.Task2 True or FalseTFF(now)_(gradually)The language of the government is always the languages of the coun
10、try.English is one of the official languages used in India.This reading describes the development of the English language.FTT_(India,Malaysia,Singapore)As we all know,English is widely used in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers.Do you think Chinese will become an internation
11、al language all over the world in the near future?Task 3:discussionThe Road to Modern EnglishAt first,only people in _ spoke English.Later,peo-ple from England made _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken _.Today,more and more people speak English as their _ language.Native English speakers c
12、an_ each other but not everything.All languages change when _communicate with one another,so there are different kinds of Englishes.They all have their own _.English is also spoken as a second or foreign language in _.In fact,_may have the largest number of English learners.Maybe _ will become one of the world Englishes in the future.检 RetellingEnglandvoyagesfirst,second or foreign understandcultures identityin many other countriesSouth Asia Chinese English China1.Recite the new words of the first part.2.Read the passage carefully and preview the language points in this passage.HOMEWORK
