Scanning 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

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

Skimming The cause The road to modern English Time Between AD 450 and 1150 1150 to 1500 cultures communicate with one another things that happened based on German less like German; more like French

In the 1600’s Later Shakespeare broadened the vocabulary. A big changed in English British people brought English to Australia

The main idea of each paragraph. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything. Para 2

All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. English's position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined. Para 3 Para 4

Read Para.4 and find out why India takes English as second language. India was ruled by Britain Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason? South African English Singapore English Malaysian English Hong Kong English

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 ________. Danish German French At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. five to seven million

America second Australia South Asia rapidly largest 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. English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ____________. America second Australia South Asia Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the _________ number of English learners. rapidly largest

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 F T F