Unit 2 English around the world reading

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Unit 2 English around the world
Reading
Choose the main idea of the text.
A. How to learn English well
B. The brief history of Modern English
C. The way to England
D. The difference between Modern
English and Old English
Scan the text to find the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.
English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.
Development of English
the end of the 16th century
the next century
today
people
England
Many other countries
More people speak in more countries
If an American is talking to
an Englishman, _______.
A. They will have almost no difficulty in
understanding.
B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings
between each other.
C. The American finds it difficult to
understand the Englishman.
D. The English man finds it difficult to
follow the American.
Why does English change over time
Because of cultural communication.
Read Para 3 and answer
the question:
communication
What are the big changes in English spelling
First Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.
Samuel Johnson
Two important persons
One of the English language’s most profound influences.
When 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.
Noah Webster
Read Para 5 and find out why India takes English as second language.
India
was ruled by Britain
South African English
Singapore English
Malaysian English
Hong Kong English
Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason
India
Indian
Singapore Singaporean
Malaysia
Malaysian
The road to modern English
AD 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 vocabulary than ever before.
German
The history of the English language
less
ruled
Shakespeare
The road to modern English
In 1620 Some British settlers moved to ________.
Later in the 18th century Some British people were taken to _________.
1765-1947 English became the language for
_____________________________.
America
Australia
government and education in India
The road to modern English
By 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 spelling
dictionary
The American Dictionary of the
English Language.
in South Asia
China
South Africa
Fill in the blanks with
proper words according
to the text.
The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _______.
From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _______ and later _______.
At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.
German
Danish
French
five to seven million
English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ___________.
Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the ______ number of English learners.
In 1620 some British settlers moved to ________. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to ________. English began to be spoken in both countries.
largest
America
Australia
second
South Asia
rapidly
2.Comprehending
Para 1, line 4, today , more people … than ever before.
Para 3, line 9-10, actually all language change… with
each other. Para 4, line 18, finally by the 19th … settled.
Para 5, Line 24, during that time…education.
At first, only people in ________ spoke English. Later, people from England ______ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _____ _____ _________. Today, _____ people speak English as their _____, second or foreign language. _______ English speakers ____ understand each other but ___ _________.
Retell the text
England
moved
many other countries
more
first
Native
can
not everything
All 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 second language in _____ _____ _________. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.
cultures
identity
many other countries
1. Finish all the exercises on P11 of the textbook and exercises on P22 & P23 of 同步测练.
2. Preview the language points with the help of 同步测练,P24-P27.