(共21张PPT)
With economy globalization, English has
become the best bridge to serve the purpose
of people all over the world communicating
with one another.
Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.
Countries speak English as their native language
Britain
America
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
How many people use English as their native language, second language,or foreign language
the whites
the blacks
the yellows
the browns
number of speakers example countries working situation
the native language
the foreign language
the second language
375 million
750 million
375 million
USA,Canada,
Australia,south Africa, Ireland, New Zealand
governmentschools, TV newspapers,
China and many other countries
India,PakistanNigeria,
Philippines.
2.Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same
Do you know the differences between American English and British English
British English
American English
spelling
pronunciation
words
color
favorite
colour, favourite,theatre,
centre,tavelled,
theater
center
traveled
Ask dance wheel not
box often neither
post, film,
I think, shop
mail
movie
I guess
store
According to the title,
guess what may
be talked about in this passage
The Road To Modern English
More and more people speak English.
Native English speakers can nderstand each other but not everything.
English is changing over time (cultures & places)
English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.
Para1:
Para2:
Para3-4:
Para5:
Listen to the tape again ,
try to find more information
about this passage
Time
Reasons
AD450--1150
ruled by German
1150--1500
Ruled by French
1600
Shakespeare
Move to America
then
British went to Australia
later
Draw the timeline and find the relevant or key factors
Language
related
German
French
Closer to today’s English
American English
Australian English
Read fast and choose the right answer
1.English has/had the most speakers_.
now
when the British ruled many parts if the world
in the time of Shakespeare
in the 12th century
2. Which of the following statements is true
Languages always stay the same.
Languages change only after wars.
Languages no longer change.
Languages change when cultures change.
3.From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_.
A.French
B. Chinese
C. German
D. Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around_.
1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world
Australia
China
India
Britain
questions
Questions:
When did English begin to be spoken in
other countries besides England why
2.Do native English speakers have difficulty in under-
standing each other
3.Why may China have the largest number of English
speakers
4.Why does India take English as a second language
Do you know any other kinds of English
formed for this reason
5.How do you understand the sentence
“only time will tell” in the last paragraph
Discussion
Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English
Discussion
Why do so many people want to learn English
Why do so many people want to learn English
To use for business
To use in school
To talk
to native
speakers
To read English
books
To write to pen friends
To listen to English music and movies
