unit 2 English around the world reading

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Unit 2
English Around the World
Mr.& Mrs. Obama came to London from New York and they were invited to have supper with Mr and Mrs Brown
Warming up
What Our son don’t need it.
I want some napkin(餐巾纸）
I want some napkin
“Napkin” in England
is different from America.
AMERICAN ENGLISH
AND
BRITISH ENGLISH
Can you name some countries that use English as an official language
Pre-reading
English Around the World
the USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
the United Kingdom
Prediction
Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about
1. Skim the passage quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
2. Get the main idea of the whole passage.
Fast reading
More people speak English than ever before.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English..
Why has English changed over time.
English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.
the main idea of the whole passage:
The passage tells us the history and development of English language.
Summary:
The topic sentence may help you get the main idea of each paragraph and the whole passage. So pay attention to the first sentence and the last sentence of each paragraph.
Development of English (para1)
At the end of the 16th century
today
England
Many other countries
More people speak English in more countries
Careful-reading1
Task1
Time
Place
In the 17th century
today
AD450--1150 English was based on _______
AD800--1150 and settlers enriched the English language.
Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary.
___________ Some British settlers moved to America.
Later English began to be spoken in
The language was settled.
German
By the 1600’s
Australia
In 1620
in the 18th century
By the 19th century
Danish
French
Fill in the blanks.(Para3-4)
Task2
English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
Languages frequently change.
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F
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Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why.
1
Careful reading2
Task3
4.English is one of the official languages used in India.
5.This reading describes the development of the English language.
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Answer the following questions.
Why did so many people speak English in the 17th century
Which countries influenced the English language according to this passage
In how many countries mentioned in the passage is English spoken as a foreign language in South Asia
What’s the author’s attitude towards the development of Chinese English How about you
Task4
Why did so many people speak English in the 17th century
Because English was a powerful country and conquered other countries.
2.Which countries influenced the English language according to this passage
Germany ,Denmark ,France
3.In how many countries mentioned in the passage is English spoken as a foreign language in South Asia
India , Singapore and Malaysia
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards the development of Chinese English How about you
as a result of China’s growing economic power
as a result of China’s growing influence in the UN
to trade with China
to introduce some branches of Western companies to China.
…….
Group work
Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese
Discussion
Why do so many people want to learn English
use computers and the internet
to trade
to learn in western universities
to read academic journals
……
Homework
Find out important phrases and sentences.
Finish the exercises on page 11.