Unit 2 Reading

Britain (UK) America (USA) Canada AustraliaNew Zealand Ireland Do you know these countries? People in these countries all speak English. English is used as an official language.

the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland Besides these six countries, there is still one country in which English is used as an official language too.

British English American English & What are the differences between American English and British English?

A.Do you like moving pictures? B.Well, yeah! Why not? A. OK! Follow me, please! B. What? A.Let’s go downstairs to move the pictures. B.Oh, oh…

ChineseBrE AmE 秋天 autumnfall 公寓 flat 汽油 gas, gasoline 电梯 lift 地铁 subway 大学 university 垃圾 garbage 假期 holiday Fill in the table below. apartment petrol underground college rubbish vacation elevator

Reading THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH

voyage apartment actually base gradually n. 航行 ; 航海 n. 公寓住宅 ; 单元套房 adv. 实际上 ; 事实上 vt. 以 ….. 为依据 n. 基部 ; 基地 ; 基础 adv. 逐渐地 ; 逐步地 Words preview

Danish vocabulary spelling identity fluent Singapore Malaysia n. 丹麦语 adj. 丹麦的 ; 丹麦人的 n. 词汇 ; 词汇量 ; 词表 n. 拼写 ; 拼法 n. 本身 ; 本体 ; 身份 adj. 流利的 ; 流畅的 n. 新加坡 n. 马来西亚 Words preview

because of come up at present make use of such as 因为 ; 由于 走近 ; 上来 ; 提出 现在 ; 目前 利用 ; 使用 例如 ……; 像这种的 Expressions preview

Look at the title THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH and guess 1.The text mainly tells us ___________. A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing 2. The text is developed mainly by ____. A. place B. time C. people Read the passage quickly and see if you are right!

The development of modern English AD English was based more on _______. AD English became _____ like German Because those who ____ England spoke first Danish and later French. In the 1600s____________ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. Later in the 18th century Some British people were taken to _________ in India English became the language for ________________________. German less ruled Shakespeare Australia government and education (para.3~5)

The road to modern English By the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes in _______________ Happened: Samuel Johnson wrote his ________ and Noah Webster wrote _____________________________ _________________ NowEnglish is also spoken as a foreign or second language _____________. English spelling dictionary The American Dictionary of the English Language. in South Asia.

Sum up the main idea of each part Pa.3-5: Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Pa1: Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Pa2: Why has English changed over time? The development of English language.

1. Recite the rest of the words of unit2. read the whole passage fluently. 2. Finish SBp11 3. workbook( 作业本 ) Homework

At first, only people in________ spoke English. Later, people from England _______ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _____ _____ ________. Today, _______ people speak English as their _____, second or foreign language. _______ English speakers can understand each other but not ________. All languages change when ________ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own ________. English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries. Maybe one day _______ English will become one of the world Englishes. Summary England moved many other countries morefirst Native everything cultures identity second Chinese

An international talk/meeting In what situations is English used?

Doing international trade

At school Listening to radio, watching TV…

Singing English songs. Seeing English movies