unit 2 English around the world

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课件30张PPT。Unit 2 English around the WorldPeriod One1. What language has the largest number of speakers?2. What language is the most widely spoken and used?3. What language should we use on
Internet so that we can communicate
with people around the world?
English Around the World 1.Can you name some native English speaking countries in the world?
Try to find the countries in the map.English Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland Countries speak English as their mother tongueBritain(UK)America (USA)CanadaAustraliaNew Zealand South AfricaWorld EnglishesAmerican EnglishBritish EnglishAustralian English Canadian EnglishNew Zealand EnglishSingapore EnglishIndian EnglishAfrican EnglishWhat are the two main groups of English?B.E and A.E Let the students find out key sentence of each paragraph or ask them to summarize the main point for each paragraph in their own words.
Para. 1: Many people all over the world speak English
Para.2: Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English .
Para.3: why has English changed over time?
Para.4: Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.
Para.5 English is now spoken wide in South Asia.Skimming Listen to the text and choose the right answers:1.English has/had the most speakers_.
now
when the British ruled many parts of 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.Listening 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
BritainRead Para.5 and find out why India takes
English as second language.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any other kinds of English
formed for this reason?The road to modern EnglishEnglish was influenced by Danish and French invadersShakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever beforeBritish settlers moved to America in the ”Mayflower”British colonized AustraliaEnglish spoken in IndiaDictionaries standardized the spelling of EnglishBritish Broadcasting Corporation3.Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language? 375million
375million
750millionAmerican
Canada
AustraliaIndia
Pakistan
Nigeria
China
…Any time in his own countryGovernment
School newspaper
at school Roles of English In those countries, people perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family, but the language of the government, schools, newspapers and TV is English.2. How is English used in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Philippines? (second language)British EnglishAmerican English&Do you know the differences between American English and British English?
British EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationwordscolour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metremeteraskdancewheelnotboxpost,mail,film,movie,shop,store,I think,I guess,British EnglishAmerican Englishwordslift (电梯)elevatorpetrol (汽油)gasflat (公寓)apartmentautumnfallunderground(地铁)subwayuniversity(大学)collegerubbish(垃圾)garbagedustbin(垃圾箱)trash canholidayvacationfortnight(两星期)two weeks Fast reading:Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10.
Read fast and choose the right answer1.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 B China C India
D. Britain
Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph.
Pair work:
Ask some students to tell their answers, after giving the answers, they should also tell how they find the answers, then give the suggested answer.Paragraph 1: describes the extension of English in the world.
Paragraph 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other.
Paragraph 3-4: tells the development of English.
Paragraph 5: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.ScanningThe road to modern Englishcultures communicate with
one anotherthings that happenedless like German; more
like Frenchbased on GermanShakespeare broadened
the vocabulary. A big
changed in EnglishBritish people brought
English to AustraliaGroup work: Read the text carefully and try to find the reasons of the changes of English.In what way do you think will English change in future?Post-reading1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn, why?
2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
3. Will Chinese English become one of the World Englishes?
Homework1.Remember the new words in this unit
2.Prepare for next period