Unit 2 English around the world reading

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center
apartment
color
elevator
candy
bar
fall
petrol
eraser
sweets
gas
centre
flat
autumn
lift
rubber
pub
colour
Match the words that have the same meaning.
AE
BE
Do you know the countries where people speak English
What are the two main groups of English
Do you know the differences between British English and American English
Do you know the history of English
Predict:
Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about
Scan:
Scan the text to find or
make out a key sentence
for each paragraph.
Please write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3-4:
Para. 5:
The _________ of the English language in the world.
Native speaker can __________ each other but they may not be able to ______________ ____________.
All language change when __________ ____________ with one another.
English is spoken as a _______ language or ________ language in _______ and ______.
spread
understand
understand
everything
cultures
communicate
foreign
second
Africa
Asia
Skim:
How did English develop to modern English
Why English changed all the way
What other Englishes developed from the old English
Development of English
the end of the 16th century
the next century
today
people
England
Many other countries
More people speak in more countries
Although they speak English, yet sometimes they can not understand each other well, why
Why does English change
over time
Because of
cultural communication.
Find out the characteristics of each time according to the time axis.
AD450-1150
800-1150
The time ADEL
was written
In the 1600’s
later
German
less like German; more like French
Shakespeare’s English
American English
Australian English
…
Besides the countries where English is used as a native language, where else is English used as a foreign language
South Asia, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia and China.
Thinking:
Will Chinese English become one of
the world Englishes
“ Only time will tell”.
Choose the correct answer.
English has/had the most speakers_________.
A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world
C. in the time of Shakespeare
D. in the 12th century
Which of the following statements is true
A. Language always stay the same.
B. Language change only after wars.
C. Language no longer change.
D. Language change when cultures change.
From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like______.
A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian
A
D
C
Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ________.
A. 1400’s B. 1500’s
C. 450’s D. 1600’s
Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world
A. Australia B. China
C. India D. Britain
D
B
Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn Why
Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English
Will Chinese English become one of the world English