Book1 Unit2 Warming up and reading

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Unit 2

English around the world

Do you want to come to my flat?

Where?

Is it

beautiful?

Why can’t Mr. Obama understand Mr.

Brown?

flat (B.E) = apartment (A.E)

Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?

Wow, the bar

is a nice place.

Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some sweets. What about you?

Well, I want

a can of

milk tea, some

Candy.

Great. I like football match very much.

Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game.

It is very exciting.

Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.

Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.

From these we can see there are differences between British and American English.

It’s important to have a good

knowledge of English.

English Around the World

the USA

Canada

New Zealand

Australia

South Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland

Do you know how many people use  English as their native language,  second language, or foreign language?

375 million

750 million

375 million

USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand

China and many other countries

India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines.

government,schools, newspapers,TV

British English

American English

&

Do you know the differences between American English and British English?

British English

American English

spelling

pronunciation

words

colour,

color,

favourite,

favorite,

theatre,

theater,

centre,

center,

travelled,

traveled,

metre

meter

ask

dance

wheel

not

box

post,

mail,

film,

movie,

shop,

store,

I think,

I guess,

British English

American English

words

lift

elevator

petrol

gas

flat

apartment

autumn

fall

underground

subway

university

college

rubbish

garbage

dustbin

trash can

holiday

vacation

fortnight

two weeks

Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?

Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same ?

American English

British

English

Australian English

Canadian English

Singapore English

African English

Malaysian English

Indian English

1. Which country do you think has the most English learners?

2. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly.

The Road to Modern English

Reading

Fast-reading

Answer the questions

1. When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?

2. Which country has the largest number of English learners in the world?

In the 17th century.

China.

Detailed-reading

Please find the main idea of each paragraph.

All language change when cultures communicate with each other.

English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.

The history of English spreading all over the world.

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

German

5-7million

In the 1600’s

Australian

1828

1150~1500

Fill in the form

time

place

Language can change with time.

Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.

Conclusion:

Listening and comprehending

Choose the correct answer

1.English has/had the most speakers___.

now

B. when the British ruled many parts of the world

C. in the time of Shakespeare

D. in the 12th century

2.Which of the following statement is true?

A. Languages always stay the same.

B. Languages change only after wars.

C. Languages no longer change.

D. Languages change when cultures change.

3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____.

A. French

B. Chinese

C. German

D. Russian

4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken

around ______.

A. 1400’s

B. 1150’s

C. 450’s

D. 1600’s

5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?

A. Australia

B. China

C. India

D. Britain

Blank filling

Read aloud and fill in the blanks

At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in ________ As people from England started ______ to other parts of the world ,English began to be ______ in many other countries. Now more people speak English than ever_______. ________English speakers can understand each other even ___they don’t speak _____same kind of English . _______, they may not be able to understand everything.

England

moving

spoken

Native

before

if

the

However

All languages change when ________ communicate with each other. Now American English and Australian English have their own_______. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and______, such____ South Africa, Indian, Singapore and Malaysia. Today the number of the people in China ___ increasing _______. In future Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes.

cultures

identity

Asia

as

is

rapidly

Discussion

As we all know, English is widely used

in many fields while Chinese is spoken

by the largest speakers. Do you think

Chinese will become an international

language all over the world in the near

future?

Homework

1.Retell the passage according

to the key words.

2.Read the passage carefully

and make marks where you

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