课件32张PPT。 Unit2
English around the worldEnglish-speaking countriesThe United KingdomU.S.A.CanadaAustraliaNew ZealandIreland Other countries:Philippines
South Africa
Pakistan
India
Singapore
Malaysia
Jamaica
Indonesia
Do all the English speakers only speak one kind of English?eraser
center
color
elevator
candy
bar
fall
petrol
apartmentsweets
gas
rubber
centre
autumn
lift
flat
pub
colourMatch the words that have the same meaning.AEBEapartmentflatHow many kinds of English in the world ?British English
American English
Canadian English
Australian English
Indian EnglishThe Road To
Modern EnglishA. 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 EnglishThe Road To Modern Englishactually : in fact 实际上,事实上
at present : now 现在的、出席的
rule : govern 统治
vocabulary : words and expressions
词汇、词汇量
Gradually : by degrees 逐渐地
New wordsbe based on 以---为基础
culture 文化 、文明
identity 身份
government 政府
rapidly 迅速地
Singapore 新加坡
Malaysia 马来西亚 1.English has/had the most speakers___.
A. now
B. when the British ruled many
parts of the world
C. in the time of Shakespeare
D. in the 12th century
Skimming2.Which of the following statement is true?
A. Languages always stay the same
B. Languages change only after wars
C. Languages no longer change
D. Languages change when cultures change3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____?
A. French B. Chinese
C. German D. Russian4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______?
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s
C. 450’s D. 1600’s5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?
A. Australia
B. China
C. India
D. Britain
chronological order (时间顺序)
logical order (逻辑顺序)
spatial order (空间顺序)Para. 1 How did the author organize this paragraph?Today, more people speak English as their
first, second or foreign language than ever
before.Topic sentence para.1 fill in the tableFive to seven millionEngland Mother tongue Larger numbers of peopleMany other countriesMother tongueMore and more peopleAll over the worldFirst, second or foreign language
Para. 2 What do you learn from the dialogue between Betty and Amy ?Para. 3Why has English changed so much over time?(= as time goes / with time going)It was quite different from the English spoken today. It was based more on German than present day English. It became less like German and more like French. Why?A wider vocabularyEnglish began to be spoken in America and Australia.What features did English have in different periods?Paragraph 4 The main idea of this paragraph
Paragraph 5Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes? Only time will tell.In which countries is English spoken as a foreign or second languageParagraph 5Discussion :Please discuss the following questions and tell us your answers.
Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn ? Why ?
Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English ?
Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes ?
Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?How I like English!Thank you !In my opinion, we can learn any kind of English because people can
understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of
English.2.With the development of economy, it is necessary for people from different countries to communicate with each other. So we need a language to be work language , while it is the most widely used language . So people all over the world want to learn English. If we learn English well, we can listen to English songs, read English novels, travel in English speaking countries comfortably and communicate with foreigners easily.
3. Maybe it will . Because a large
number of Chinese especially young
people are learning English.English is communicating with Chinese culture. There will be Chinese English .
China is a country with a long history . People all over the world want to know about it . And the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing next year. So many people want to learn some Chinese, and we know Chinese is playing a more and more important part in the world. True or false :
English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
Languages frequently change.
The language of the government is always the language of the country.
English is one of the official languages used in India.
This reading describes the development of the English language.TTTFFFSummary: Today, many people speak English as their first, _______, or foreign language. that’s because people from ________ started moving from the 16th century. English is changing because of the place and the time. When ___________ communicate with one another, all languages __________. From 1765 to 1947, Britain _______India, so English became the language for _____________and____________. English has been used in HK since________. Today more and more Chinese learn English.secondEnglandcultureschangeruledgovernmenteducation1842注意: 在阅读理解中,有绝对词(如:always / never / no / nothing / everything / none 等)的选项要小心。因为语气绝对,所以当要求选出一个正确选项时,一般不是此项;若要求选出一个错误选项,往往就是此项。