Unit2English Around The World Warming up&Reading(浙江省宁波市)

课件14张PPT。Unit2 English Around the WorldPeriod Two
The Road To Modern EnglishWarming upHow many English-speaking countries can you
think of ?English-speaking
countriesBritain the USACanada AustraliaNew ZealandSingapore, South Africa,
Ireland, India, Pakistan,
the Philippines
Do you know why English is spoken by so
many people in so many different countries?Group discussiontradetourismInternet websiteofficial language of the UNReasons:…………Are Englishes spoken in these countries different or
the same?-----In some important ways they are very different
from one another.VOA special EnglishBBC London NewspronunciationvocabularyelevatorliftapartmentflatCan you give more
examples ?Differences:Examples:Find the words in which have the same meaning.British EnglishAmerican Englishpub
buiscuit
post
sitting rooom
mad
water closet
underground
lorry
holiday
secondary school
ground floor
rubbishbarcookiemailliving roomcrazyrestroomsubwaytruckvocationhigh schoolthe first floorgarbageListeningTwo speakers are using both British and American
English. The British words are listed below. Please
find out the American English words that have the
same meanings.British EnglishAmerican EnglishliftelevatorpicturesundergroundautumnlorrysweetsmoviessubwayfalltruckcandyNow have you understood why we say world Englishes ?Thinking:The main idea for each paragraph:Para1Para2Para3 Para4 Today, more people speak English as their first,
second or foreign language than ever before.Native speakers can understand each other but
they may not be able to understand everything.All languages change when cultures communicate
with one another.English is also spoken as a foreign or second
language in Africa and Asia.Para11. How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th
century?2. Why did English began to be spoken in many other
countries?About five to seven million .Because people from England started moving to
other parts of the world.Para31. What plays an important role in language changing?Culture. 2. What three kinds of cultures are mentioned here?
Three different
cultures GermanFrenchAustralian 3. What contributions did Shakespeare and Webster
made to English changing?Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabularyNoah WebsterAmerican Dictionary of the English
languageThe development of EnglishAD 450~AD11501150~1500The 17th century till nowlike________like_____________ English_______English________EnglishGermanFrenchold middlemodernMany languages have contributed to its development.FrenchGermanAustralianIndiaCaribbeanSpain China cent,menukangaroopajamasbarbecueGuitar, FloridaTofu, litchi, kung FucookbookPara42. Why does India have a large number of English speakers?Because it was once ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947.1. How many countries are mentioned where English is
spoken as a foreign or second language?Altogether six.4. What is learning English like in today’s China?The number of people who are learning English is
increasing rapidly.3. What was English used for during that period of time? It became the language for government and education.True or False statements:In the 18th century people from England started
moving to other parts of the world.
2. China may have the largest number of English
speakers.
3. From about 1150 to 1500 English was more like
German and less like French.
4. One big change in English usage happened when
Noah Webster wrote the dictionary.
5. The American Dictionary of the English Language
gave British English its own identity.FTFTFGroup discussion:Which one do you think is more important,
learning English or learning Chinese?
Why?
State your reasons and share them with your
classmates.Extension:The words you learn from
different domains such as:
the news, business, travel&
tourism, the Internet, computer
games, films and pop songs.