English around the world Reading

Unit Two: English around the world (Reading) The road to modern English

Pre-reading questions: 1.Do you think it important for you to learn English? Why? 2.Why do so many people speak English? 3.Which country do you think has the most English learners?

English-speaking countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland mother tongue/ native language official language India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.

Find out the main idea for each paragraph Para 1: describes the extension of English in the world. Para 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything. Para 3: tells us why English has changed over time. Para 4: tells us English was settled by two dictionaries. Para 5: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.

TimeHow is English developed? Between about ______ and _____ Spoken in ________ and based more on _____. Between about _____and ____ _______and ______ enriched the English _______ and especially its ________ At the end of _____ century About __________________ people spoke English In the ____ centuryUsed by more people as the result of the _______ to conquer other parts of the world Later in the ___ century Began to be spoken in ______ and ______ By the ___ centurySettled by two _________ AD England German AD Danish French language vocabulary 16th five to seven million 17th voyages 18th America Australia 19thdictionaries

TimeHow is English developed? nowSpoken in countries such as China,______, _________, ________ and __________ as a foreign or second language In a word, English is ________ and _________ over time and is spoken ___________ the world. IndiaSingapore changing South Africa developing all over Malaysia

1.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

2. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian

3. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______? A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s

4. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain

Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 One of the English language’s most profound influences. Two important persons

Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.

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