Unit 2

1. Work with your partner and list more than five languages spoken around the world. (1)Chinese (2) English (3) Japanese (4) German (5) Spanish (6) Russian (7) French Lead-in:

3. “Today, English is no longer the language of the English.” How do you understand this sentence? Discuss with your partner. New York 2. What language is the most widely spoken and used?

English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland List at least five countries where the English language is used by native speakers.

Small Quiz Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.

Great Britain

Australia

Canada

India

Ireland

New Zealand

South Africa

The U.S.A.

Singapore

Common knowledge: CountryPeopleLanguageCapital city China London USA Canberra ( 堪培拉 ) Japanese France Russians Ottawa Chinese Beijing BritainEnglishmenEnglish Americans English Washington D. C. AustraliaAustralians English JapanJapaneseTokyo FrenchmenFrench Paris RussiaRussianMoscow CanadaCanadians English French

Reading Fast reading: 1. When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? In the seventeenth century. 2. What do Americans say for the word “flat”? They say “apartment”.

Listen and follow: Choose the correct answers 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 12 th century

2. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages changes only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change 3. From AD450 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. A.Australia B. China C. India D. Britain D

6. The passage mainly tells us ___. A. why English is more and more widely used in the whole world today B. a very brief history of the English language C. the difference between British English and American English D. the different kinds of the English language in the world B

7. “English became closer to the language you are learning now.” Here the word “close” means ____. A. very alike B. short C. near D. careful A

8. From this passage we can infer that the English language was once influenced by ____. A. the Chinese language B. South Africa C. South Asia D. both German and French D

9. From this passage we can see that ____. A. the author is quite sure that Chinese English will became one of the world Englishes B. the author has no idea whether or not Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes C. the author thinks that government and education play an important role in English learning D. the author feels very satisfied to see more and more Chinese people are learning English D

Read Para. 3 and find out why and how English changed over time. time language relatedreasons AD German ruled by German French ruled by Norman(French) 1600‘s closer to today’s English Shakespeare American EnglishNoah Webster Australian English British went to Australia

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

Discussion You can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Group of Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why? 2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 3. Do you think Chinese will become the most popular language in the world instead of English in the future?

Pre-reading questions: 1.How many people speak English in the world today?How many people speak English in the world today? 2.Why do so many people speak English?Why do so many people speak English? 3.What has helped to spread English around the world?What has helped to spread English around the world? 4.Do you think it important for Chinese to learn English? Why?

Do you know the American way of saying the following words lift elevator flat apartment rubbereraser mummom petrolgas toilet bathroom autumnfall filmmovie pen-friendpen-pal footballsoccer sweet candy chemist’s drugstore rubbishtrash trouserspants holidayvacation the first floorground floor the second floor first floor underground subway lorrytruck

Do you know how Americans spell the following words theater,centertheatre, centre color,honor,laborcolour,honour,labour traveler traveller fulfillfulfil programprogramme tiretyre realize,apologize realise, apologise smelled, spelledsmelt,spelt

Read the passage again and answer the following questions. 1.Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17 th century? 2.Why does China have the largest number of the English speakers? 3.Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other? 4.Does their English have differences ? If so,can you show examples?