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Unit 2

English around the world

Warming up

&

Reading

Senior Grade One

Made by Chen Xiaojiu

Questions

1. Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world?

English.

2.Do you know some countries where English is spoken?

English Around the World

the USA

Canada

New Zealand

Australia

South Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland

Different kinds of “Englishes” in the world?

British English

American English

Canadian English

Australian English

Indian English

World

Englishes

British English

American English

&

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

Br E & Am.E

电梯

汽油

公寓

秋天

地铁

假期

两周

Vocabulary difference

elevator

petrol

apartment

fall

underground

vocation

fortnight

Am E

favorite

labor

color

theater

kilometer

mum

dialog

program

traveler

Br E

favourite

labour

colour

theatre

kilometre

mom

dialogue

programme

traveller

Spelling difference

dance

class

fast

half

path

not

[kla:s] [kl?s]

[fa:st] [f?st]

[ha:f] [h?f]

[pa:XXXXX] [p?XXXXX]

[na:t] [not]

BrE AmE

[da:ns] [d?ns]

Pronunciation difference

1.Vocabulary difference

2.Spelling difference

3.Pronunciation difference

The Road to

Modern English

Reading

Scanning

Scan the text to find 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 ______.

development

understand

understand

everything

cultures

communicate

foreign

second

Africa

Asia

Skimming

Why does English change over time?

Besides the countries where English is used as a

native language, where else is English used as a

foreign language?

3. Will Chinese English become one of the world

Englishes?

Because of cultural communication.

South Asia, India, South Africa, Singapore,

Malaysia and China.

“ Only time will tell”.

Detailed reading(part 2): Task 1

The road to modern English

German

Danish

change

communicate

vocabulary

enriched

America

the 18th century

were taken to

settled

spelling

conquer

Task 2 Choose the correct answer

When did English begin to be spoken in many of

other countries?

At the end of the 16th century. B. In the 17th century.

C. In the 18th century. D. In the 19th century.

2. How was the English spoken in English between

about AD450 and 1150?

It was the same as the English spoken at present.

It was more like French.

It was based more on German.

It was more like Danish.

3. Why was Shakespeare able to make use of a

wider vocabulary by the 1600s?

Because new settlers enriched English and especially its

vocabulary.

B. Because Shakespeare made up many new words.

C. British settlers moved to different countries.

D. A new dictionary was written.

4. What happened to American English in the 19th century?

It became more like British English.

It became more like German.

It had its own dictionary.

Its spelling was given a separate identity.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

English is one of the official languages in India.

English developed when new settlers and rulers

came to Britain.

C. China has the largest number of English speakers.

D. Now more people speak English as their first, second

or a foreign language.

Task 3------True (T) or false (F).

1. Chinese English has become one of the world Englishes.

2. Between about AD 450 and 1150, English was less like German, and more like French.

3. It is The American Dictionary of the English Language that gives American English spelling its own identity.

4. English is spoken as the first language in Singapore and Malaysia.

F

T

F

F

Summing up

English has changed and ____1____ when cultures meet and _____2_____ with each other. From AD450 to 1150, new settlers to England enriched the English language and enlarged its _____3_____. In 1620, British people began to move to other countries, and _____4_____, English was spoken in many other countries. By the 19th century American English

spelling got a separate _____5_____ when Noah Webster

wrote his dictionary. At ____6____, more people speak Eng-

lish as their first, ____7____ or a foreign language than ever

before. People in South Asia ____8____ as India, Singapore

speak ____9____ English. China may have the ____10____

number of English learners.

developed

communicate

vocabulary

gradually

identity

present

second

such

fluent

largest

Discussion

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?

Samuel Johnson

Born: September 18, 1709

One of the English language’s most profound 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.

This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.

When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.

Which language do you think is the most

widely used language in the world?

Do you think Chinese can be a world

language? Why?

Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?

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