Unit 2 English around the world Wariming-up and reading(浙江省温州市)

课件23张PPT。Unit2
English around the worldTask 1
Warming upWould you like to see my flat?Yes. I’d like to come up to your apartment.Then, let’s go to the pictures!OK. I like to go to the movies?Can you tell us the differences between American English and British English?Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. British EnglishAmerican Englishwordslift (电梯)elevatorpetrol (汽油)gasflat (公寓)apartmentautumnfallunderground(地铁)subwayuniversity(大学)collegerubbereraserholidayvacationgo to the picturesgo to the moviesshopstoreillsick
British EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationcolour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metremeteraskdancenotbox Do you know any other English-speaking countries?Great BritainAustraliaCanadaNew ZealandIreland IndiaSouth Africathe U.S.A.SingaporeDo you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same ?Brainstorming American English British English
Australian English
Canadian English
Singapore English
African English
Malaysian English Indian EnglishTask 2
Pre-reading Why are there so many countries speaking English as their first or a second language (an official language)?English as a first language:
It is the language that one or both your parents speak. You learn it as your first language /your native language/mother tongue.
English as a second language:
It is the language used by government, schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the language of their own country at home.(Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia)(India, Singapore, Malaysia…)Task 3
Reading1.SkimmingTry to find out the key sentence for each part.All language change when culture communicate with one another.English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.Today more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before.Native language speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.Para 1
Para 2
Para 3-4
Para 5
2.Scanning
Fill in the formspoken in many other countriesmade voyages to conquerAmericanAustralian ruled by Germansruled by Danes and Normans (French)ShakespeareBritish went to AustraliaBritish went to AmericaThe American Dictionary of the English LanguageDanishGermanAmerican English3. Careful readingTell the sentences which are
True or FalseEnglish had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F
English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F
Languages frequently change. T F
4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F
5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F
6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F
timeplaceLanguage can change over time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other. Conclusion: Task 4
DiscussionWill Chinese become one of the world languages in the future ? Give your reasons.
Useful Structures:
In our opinion /I think /We take the view that …
First,….
Second,…,
At last, ….HomeworkEx.1 &2
A report on the development of English.