1、Unit 2 THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH general ideasSkimming1.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 changingEnglish is widely used in the world.First part(Paras.1-2)Main ideasSecond
2、part(Paras.3-5)Why has English changed over time?Skimming:Main ideas of paragraphs:Para 1:Para 2:Para 3.4:Para 5:More and more people speak English.Native English speakers can understand each other.English is changing over time.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.deta
3、iled informationScanning 1.From AD 450 to 1150,English sounded more like _.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.1600s3._ has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world.A.Australia B.Ch
4、ina C.India D.Britain 4.Which of the following statements 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
5、English developed when new settlers and rulers came to 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.TimeEventsAD45
6、0-800AD 800-1150By the 1600sIn 1620In the 18th century1765-1947By the 19th centuryToday/nowEnglish was based more on _.English became _ like German and its vocabulary was _.A _ vocabulary was made use of than ever before.English began to be spoken in _.English was brought to _.Britain ruled _ and En
7、glish became the language for _ and _ in the country.The English language was _.Two big changes in _happened._ gave a separate identity to American English spelling.English is _used all over the world.GermanlessenrichedwiderAmericaAustraliaIndiagovernmenteducationsettledspellingNoah WebsterwidelyTim
8、eline of the development of EnglishRetrace the road to modern English&retell the development of English in the order of time.450-1150800-1150162018th century19th cen.1600s1765-1947Future?The English language has changed over time.At first betweenfurther informationQuestions&AnswersquestionsQuestions
9、:1.When did English begin to be spoken in other countries besides England?why?2.Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other?3.Why may China have the largest number of English speakers?4.Why does India take English as a second language?5.How do you understand the sentence“o
10、nly time will tell”in the last paragraph?Choose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.Discussion1.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2.Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?At first,only people in_ spoke English.Later,pe
11、ople from England _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _.Today,_ people speak English as their _,second or foreign language._ English speakers can understandeach other but not _.Consolidation:Retell the text by filling in the blanks All languages change when _ communicate with one a
12、nother.So there are British English,American English,Australian English and so on.They all have their own _.English is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countries.Maybe one day _ English will become one of the world Englishes.At first,only people in_ spoke English.Later,people fro
13、m England _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _.Today,_ people speak English as their _,second or foreign language._ English speakers can understandeach other but not _.Answer:England movedmany other countriesmorefirstNativeeverythingAll languages change when _ communicate with one another.So there are British English,American English,Australian English and so on.They all have their own _.English is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countries.Maybe one day _ English will become one of the world Englishes.culturesidentitysecondChinese
