Revision Obama and Brown

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

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

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

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

Reading

The road to modern English Look at the title of the passage and guess what it is about. The road to modern English The road Modern English the development of English English at present

skimming Skim the text to find the main idea for each paragraph.

Main idea for each paragraph : Para1 Para2 Para3-4 check Main idea for each paragraph : Para1 Para2 Para3-4 para5 Brief development spread The _________ of the English language in the world. kinds Different _____ of English--Native speakers can _______ each other English at present understand change and develop Development of English All languages _____________ when________________________________________________ past  now cultures meet and communicate with each other English is spoken as a _______ language or ______ language in _______,______ and ________. foreign English at present second South Asia Africa China

Para 1 How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century? Where did they live? 2.Why did people in other countries begin to speak English in the 17th century? 3.What is the result today?

How is the first paragraph developed? The text is developed in order of __________. time at the end of the 16th…… later in the next century…… Today……

The road to modern English cultures communicate with one another The cause Between AD 450 and 1150 800 to 1150 quite different from English spoken today; based more on German less like German; more like French

Shakespeare broadened the vocabulary. A big change in English By the 1600’s In 1620 and in the 18th century in the 19th century British people brought English to Australia Settled/Noah wrote the American dictionary of the English language, giving American English its own identity.

English became the language for government and education in India. From 1765 to 1947 Since about 1840-1842 Today English became the language for government and education in India. English has begun to be used in Hong Kong. More people speak English than ever before. The number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly.

What’s the function of the last paragraph? In other words, which sentence in this text is explained again by the examples in the last paragraph? Actually all languages change and developed when cultures meet and communicate with each other.

Will Chinese English develop its own identity Will Chinese English develop its own identity? Will Chinese English become one of the World English? Only time will tell.