1、Unit 2English around the world张思佳zxxkEnglish Speaking CountriesBritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandIrelandAn international talk/meetingIn what situations is English used?At schoolGo travelling abroadSinging English songs.Watching English movies学 科网组卷网The Road to Modern English?The _of Modern Eng
2、lishdevelopmentPlease write down the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3-4:Para.5:The _ of the English language in the world.Native speakers can _ each other even if they dont speak the_ kind of English.All languages change when _ meet and _ with one another.English is spoken as a _ lan
3、guage or _ language in _ and _.developmentunderstandculturescommunicateforeignsecondAfrica Asia sameTimeHow is English developed?Between about _ and _Spoken in _ and based more on _.Between about _and _and _ enriched the English _ and especially its _ At the end of _ centuryAbout _ people spoke Engl
4、ishIn the _ century Used by more people as the result of the _ to conquer other parts of the worldLater in the _ centuryBegan to be spoken in _ and _By the _ centurySettled by two _AD4501150EnglandGermanAD8001150DanishFrenchlanguagevocabulary16thfive to seven million17thvoyages18thAmericaAustralia19
5、thDictionaries/changesSamuel JohnsonNoah websterwrote his dictionary gave a separate identity to American English spellingTwo big changes in English SpellingIn which countries are English used as a foreign or second language?India,South Africa,Singapore,Malaysia and China.Why was Shakespeare able to
6、 make use of a wider vocabulary by the 1600s?A.Because new settlers enriched English and especially its vocabulary.B.B.Because Shakespeare made up many new words.C.C.British settlers moved to different countries.D.D.A new dictionary was written.2.Who gave American English spelling its own identity?A
7、.Shakespeare.B.George WashingtonC.Noah Webster.D.Newton 3.Which of the following is NOT true?A.English is one of the official languages in India.B.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.C.China has the largest number of English speakers.D.Now more people speak English as thei
8、r first,second or a foreign language.4.English has/had the most speakers_v A nowv B when the British ruled many parts of the worldv C in the time of shakespearv D in the 12th centuryvDo you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?Give your reasons.1.Write down 3 reasons.2.Finish the newspaper.
