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Unit 2 Exploring English
Starting out
1. To know the current situation of English learning around the world through the charts.
2. To know the history and development of English.
3. To introduce the special of English.
Learning objectives
How many languages can you speak
Which language do you think has the most speakers
Chinese
Cantonese
English
Japanese
Brainstorming
According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers
Chinese has the largest number of native speakers in the world.
Observe and answer
According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners
English has the largest number of learners.
Observe and answer
What can you learn from Chart 3
More and more Chinese people are learning English.
Observe and answer
Why do you think many people in China learn English
Economic globalization
Job hunting
Learn more cultures
Traveling
Self-improvement
……
Brainstorming
关于世界英语热
the history of English
Exploring English-Language and Culture
World English
In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia. And because of English colonial expansion, English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many parts of the world.
English is a language _______ (speak) all over the world. But at first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very ____________ the English spoken today. It __________ more ____ German ______ the English language we speak now. Later English became ___________ German because new settlers __________ the English language and its vocabulary. So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to ____________ a wider vocabulary than ever before. Finally by the 19th century the language was _______ because dictionaries were written.
spoken
enriched
different from
was based
on
than
less like
make use of
settled
As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers.
As the result of China's growing economic power, the reform and opening-up policy and the development of China's diplomacy, more and more foreign companies intend to communicate and cooperate with Chinese ones. More and more people all over the world get interested in China and Chinese culture.
Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese
Chinese character evolution
The Belt and Road initiative, meeting the development needs of China, countries along the routes and the region at large,
will serve the common interests of relevant parties and answer the call of our time for regional and global cooperation.
一带一路合作倡议契合中国、沿线国家和本地区发展需要，符合有关各方共同利益，顺应了地区和全球合作潮流。
Exploring English
The limits of my language
means the limits of my world.
—— Ludwig Wittgensteina
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
—— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Memorize the new words and expressions in unit 2.
Preview the Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple .
Homework
