课件49张PPT。Unit 2 English around the worldPeriod 2 warming up and readingto use for business.to use in school.to write to pen friends.to talk to
native speakers.to read
English
books.to listen to English
music and movies.Why should we learn English?How much do you know about the English language?1. It is an international language and widely used.
2. It is the official language of many countries and the UN.
3. It plays an important role as a first or second language.
4. It is learned by people in many non-English speaking countries.in an international talk/meetingIn what situations is English used?in schoolson the air
(on TV, on the radio…)When we sing English songs.When we listen to English.It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.From these we can see ….Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?the USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland Do you know that there is more than one kind of English?AMERICAN ENGLISHANDBRITISH ENGLISHLet’s go to the pictures!Ok. But how shall we go to the movies?Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E?Why not go by Underground?Er, but the subway station is far away.British English
American English vselevator/lift in a team/on a team rubber/eraser petrol/gasCome on!Yeah!Do you want to come to my flat?How far is your apartment? It is beautiful?Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow, bar is a nice place.Wow, I want a tin of Cocoa, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama ?Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Great. I like football match very much.Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. Try to write down the words.flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandybiscuitcookieliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerautumnfallpetrolgas1.Do you think that people from Britain and American can understand?
Why do you think so?2.Is there any differences in written and spoken English in the countries?colour color centre traveledtravelledcenterdancenot[d?ns][da:ns][nat][nэt]autumnfallI thinkI guessspellingpronunciationwordsexpressionsDifference 1Difference 2Which language do you prefer,
American English or British English?
Why?DiscussionWhy are there many kinds of English all over the world?ReadingPre-readingList the countries that use English as an official language.
Guess which country has the most English learners?* 英国 * 澳大利亚 * 加拿大 (连同法语)
* 美国 * 香港 (连同汉语) * 印度 (连同孟加拉语, 泰卢固语, 马拉地语, 泰米尔语, 乌尔都语, Gujarati, Malayalam, 埃纳德语, Oriya, Punjabi, 阿萨姆语, 克什米尔语, Sindhi, 梵语)
*新加坡 (连同马来语, 泰米尔语和汉语。国语是马来语)
*爱尔兰 (但是第二语言,第一语言是爱尔兰语) 1.Countries using English as an official language:* 南非 (连同南非荷兰语, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, 梭托语, 斯威士语, Tsonga, 茨瓦纳语, Venda, 班图语,祖鲁语) * 新西兰 (习惯上的官方语言;其它法律规定的是毛利语) * 斐济 (但是国语是斐济语) * 菲律宾 (但国语是菲律宾语) * 基里巴斯 * 尼日尔利亚 * 巴基斯坦
*冈比亚
* 肯尼亚 (连同Kiswahili)For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations.
For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.2. Countries with the largest number of English learners PredictionRead the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about?
2. Try to guess the meaning of “road”
development
Scan the text to find or make out a
key sentence for each paragraph.SkimmingParagraph 2More and more people all over the world speak English as their first, second or a foreign language.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.Paragraph 1Paragraph 3Paragraph 4All languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.Paragraph 5English is now spoken widely in Asia. Samuel Johnson
Born: September 18, 1709
One of the English language’s most profound(意义深远的) influences. Two important persons Noah Webster
Born: October 16, 1758
Died: May 28, 1843When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
Languages frequently change. FRead the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why.1Careful reading(reason:line2-4)(reason: key sentence of paragraph 3)TFThe language of the government is
always the language of the country.
(reason: line 21-23)
5.English is one of the official
languages used in India.
6.This reading describes the
development of the English language.FTTDevelopment of English in different placesthe end of the 16th century the next century today Time English development Make a timeline of the development of English, using the passage to help you.2During the 5th century ADBetween AD 800 and 1150By the 1600sBased more on German.Influenced by Danish and French invaders; vocabulary enriched.3.Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.1620From 18th century1765-1947By 19th century4.British settlers moved to America, English spoken there.5.British people were taken to Australia, English were spoken. 6.English were spoken in India.7. Language settled; Spelling difference happened.ConclusiontimeplaceLanguage can change with time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.Discussion
Why do you think more people in the world now want to lean Chinese?as a result of China’s growing economic power
as a result of China’s growing influence in the UN
to trade with China
…….Assignment1. Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I.
2. Prepare for the next class.
3. Finish the exercises.Thank you! Some backgrounds of Am. E & Br. EAmerican English and British EnglishThe differences between American English and British English
How come the differences:1. At first the language in Britain and America was the same.2. In 1776 America became an independent country.The language began to change.The language in America stayed the same,while the language in England changed.3.At the same time, British English and the American English started borrowing words from other languages, ending up with different words.4.In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. And he changed the spelling of some words.英语与美语的差异