Unit 2 English around the world Reading Senior Grade One

Great Britain The U.S.A. Canada South Africa New Zealand Australia

India Pakistan Nigeria The Philippines

China

What are the two main groups of English? Br.E and Am.E

spelling vocabulary pronunciation colour; theatre color; theater petrol flat lift rubber pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator movies subway vocabulary pronunciation dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t]

The Road to Modern English Reading The Road to Modern English We have learned English for many years. We know that language is always changing. So how English is developed to today? Do you know the history of English? So let’s come to the reading passage in this unit.

The road to modern English What do you think the word “road” mean in the title? way □ development □ process □

The road to modern English the development of the English Guess according to the title. The road to modern English English? Modern English The road What kind of English before Modern English? the development of the English language

Match each word or phrase with a definition on the right. A. who or what somebody or something is B. a word for gas in British English C. not sudden D. in fact E. the second of two things or people already mentioned F. often G. long trip by sea or in space H. able to speak or write a language well B G C F A E D H 1.petrol 2.voyage 3.gradually 4.frequently 5.identity 6.the latter 7.actually 8. fluent

Task 1 Skimming Skimming(略读) ---- a reading skill used to get the main idea of a text by reading only the key word(s) or topic sentence(s)

Look through the text quickly and match the main idea of each part. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3-4 Para.5 Native speaker can understand each other. The spread of the English language in the world. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.

Task 2 Scanning Scanning (查读) ---- a reading skill used to look for details of a passage

Para1: The spread of the English language in the world. today the next century More people in more countries the end of the 16th century Many other countries England English is spoken in so many countries, and they are a little different. So they can understand each other Because people from England started moving to other parts of the world. Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?

Para.2: Native speaker can understand each other. Para 3-4: All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.

How is English developed? Time How is English developed? Between about ______ and 1150 Spoken in ________ and based more on _____. Between about _______and 1150 _______and ________ enriched the English language and especially its ______________ At the end of 16th century About _____________________ people spoke English In the ____ century Used by more people as the result of the __________ to conquer other parts of the world Later in the 18th century Began to be spoken in _________ and ______ By the _____ century Settled by two _________ England AD450 German Danish French AD800 vocabulary five to seven million 17th voyages America Australia 19th dictionaries

There are two important persons in the history of English. Who are they?

He wrote a _________ which has great influence on English language. Two important persons Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 He wrote a _________ which has great influence on English language. dictionary

Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary______________________________________________________. It gave a separate identity to American English _________. The American Dictionary of the English Language spelling

Para5: English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia. Besides the countries where English is used as a native language, where else is English used as a foreign or second language? South Asia, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia and China.

Why India takes English as a second language. was ruled by Britain Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes? “ Only time will tell”.

Task 3 Comprehending

true or false F English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change. T F 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. F T T

Retell the passage by filling in the blanks. English has changed and ________ when cultures meet and ___________ with each other. From AD450 to 1150, new settlers to England enriched the English language and enlarged its __________. In 1620, British people began to move to other countries, and _________, English was spoken in many other countries. By the 19th century American English spelling got a separate ________ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary. At _______, more people speak English as their first, _______ or a foreign language than ever before. People in South Asia ______ as India, Singapore speak _______ English. China may have the ________ number of English learners. developed communicate vocabulary gradually identity present second such fluent largest

Discussion Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?

Reasons for learning English: for work as a hobby to learn about other people to travel to read literature in the original(原作品) to read research papers to meet foreigners to surf the Internet to pass exams, etc.

学英语就是爱国，学英语就是赚全球的钱，个人成才就是爱国！ Learn English to love our country! Learn English to make money globally! Personal achievement is the best sign to love our country! 学英语就是爱国，学英语就是赚全球的钱，个人成才就是爱国！

Homework Try to rewrite the passage according to the time order. (AD450, AD800, 1150, 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, today.) Find out the useful expressions in the passage and try to use them in sentences with context.