中国英语教师网 Period 2: Reading 化工院中学 张三爱

the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland Question : Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?

This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and different kinds of English.

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

The differences between British English and American English. BrEAmE vocabularyspellingpronunciation autumn autumn I think I think colour colour centre centre dance [da:ns] not [not] not [not] fall I guess color centerdance[dæns] not [na:t] not [na:t]

Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater kilometer Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre

petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway Match the words that have the same meaning.

Why do people all over the world want to learn English? Warming up

To pass the exams For work To surf the Internet Learn in western university Entertainment ( 娱乐 ) As a hobby

With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language? Which country do you think has the most English learners? Look at the title of the passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right?

The Road to Modern English

Task 1: skimming What’s the main idea of the passage ? The history and development( 发展 ) of English.

Task 2: scanning Find out the key sentence of each paragraph

中国英语教师网 Main ideas of each paragraph Para 1 More and more people speak English. Para 2 Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything. Para 3 English is changing over time Para 4 The two big changes happened in English spelling. Para 5 English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.

15 Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text. The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _______. From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _______ and later _______. At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. German Danish French five to seven million Task 3: careful reading

English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ___________. Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the _______ number of English learners. In 1620 some British settlers moved to ________. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to __________. English began to be spoken in both countries. largest America Australia second South Asia rapidly

1.English had the most speakers in the 17 th century. T F 2.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F 3.Languages frequently change. T F Task 4: Consolidation 18 th gradually

4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F

Task 5: Summary Task 5: Summary Through learning this passage, we have got to know that English is becoming more and more popular all over the world now. So learning English seems important to everyone. There is no doubt that everyone should have a good knowledge of English. And I hope every student in our class can make an effort to learn English well. But on the other hand, it doesn’t mean English is better than our Chinese. We must keep it in mind that our mother tongue is the most beautiful language in the world. The reason why we learn English is that we are to build up our country better.

1.Read the passage as fluently as you can. 2.Find out useful words and expressions,beautiful sentences and finish the Exercises in Learning about Language(Page 11). HOMEWORK