Unit 2 Warming up and reading English around the world

Let’s read a dialogue between Obama and Cameron.

Do you want to come to my flat? Where is your apartment?

Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday? Wow, the bar is a nice place.

Wow, I want a tin of Coko and some sweets. What about you? Well, I want a can of milk tea and some candy.

Great. I like football match too. Hey, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.

Oh no, the lift must be full of people at this time. Time to go home. Let’s go to the elevator together.

A joke A: Let’s play football. We can take one by ourselves. B: OK. [The Next Day] A: I’ve told you to bring football. Why do you bring rugby? B: We called rugby “soccer”. A: Oh, no!

It’s important to have a good knowledge of English. From these we can see there are differences between British and American English.

British English American English & There are some 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 askdance wheel not box post mail film movie shop store I think I guess

电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假日 两星期 British EnglishAmerican English words liftelevator petrolgas flat apartment autumn fall underground subway universitycollege rubbish garbage dustbin trash can holidayvacation fortnighttwo weeks

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?

number of speakers example countries working situation the native language the foreign language the second 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

Can you name some countries in which English is spoken? Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same?

world Englishes 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 text and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly.

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 17 th century. China.

Detailed-reading Read and 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

AD English was based on _______ ___________ English was more like French. At the end of the 16 th century How many people speak English? __________ ___________ Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary. ___________ American English gained its own identity. Later __________ English had its identity. German 5-7million In the 1600’s Australian ~1500 Fill in the form according to the text.

1. 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 A Choose the correct answer.

2. Which of the following statements 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. D

3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like _____. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian C

4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around the ____. A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s D

5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain B

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 before Native if the However Read aloud and fill in the blanks.

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, India, 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

As we all know, English is widely used in many fields while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? Give your reasons. Discussion

1. Retell the passage according to the key words. 2. Read the passage carefully and make marks where you have any questions.