Reading: The Road to Modern English Unit2 English Around the World

Countries speak English as their official language BritainAmericaCanada AustraliaNew Zealand Ireland Warming up

All the same? American English British English Australian English Canadian English Singapore English African English Malaysian English Indian English

British English American English

BrEAmE vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall autumn fall underground subway colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance [dæns] not [not] not [na:t] not [not] not [na:t] Differences Between Am. English and Br. English

Differences Br. EAm. E 裤子 薯片 炸薯条 汽水 电梯 电影 人行道 fizzy drink French fries chips crisps pantstrousers chips lift soda elevator film movie pavementsidewalk

How did the differences come out( 出现 )? Pre-reading

The Road to Modern English The development of the English language ? development Reading While-reading

Skimming ： Match the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 5 a. All language change when culture communicate with one another. b. The spread of the English language in the world. c. Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. d. English is now spoken in South Asia and many other countries. Para 4 e. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.

The road to modern English AD English was based more on _______. AD English became _____ like German Because those who _____ England spoke first Danish and later French. In the 1600s _____________ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. German The history of the English language less ruled Shakespeare Scanning : Fill in the blanks

In 1620 Some British settlers moved to _________. Later in the 18th century Some British people were taken to __________ English became the language for _________________________. America Australia government and education

By the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes in _______________ happened: Samuel Johnson wrote his __________ and Noah Webster wrote _____________________________ ____________________ NowEnglish is also spoken as a foreign or second language in_____________, _____________, _______ and so on. English spelling dictionary The American Dictionary of the English Language. South Asia China South Africa

A.that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing 1. The text mainly tells us ________. C Careful reading : multiple choices

2. If an American is talking to an Englishman, _______. A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American A

3. English is spoken as the language for government in the following countries EXCEPT ____ A.Britain B.Germany C.India D.America B

4. From the text, we can know that _____. A.Only English changed over time B.All languages will change when cultures meet C.All languages words were from French D.Fewer and fewer Chinese are learning English B

5. The text is developed mainly by ____. A.place B.time C.people B

Post-reading - Imitation FATHER: What are you going to do this evening, Jill? JILL: I’m going to meet some friends, Dad. FATHER: You mustn’t come home late. You must be home at half past ten. JILL: I can’t get home so early, Dad! JILL: Can I have the key to the front door please? FATHER: No, you can’t. MOTHER: Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom. She’s not a baby. Give her the key. She always comes home early. FATHER: Oh, all right! FATHER: Here you are. But you mustn’t come home after a quarter past eleven. Do you hear? JILL: Yes, Dad. JILL: Thanks Mum. MOTHER: That's all right. Goodbye. Enjoy yourself! JILL: We always enjoy ourselves, Mum. Bye-bye. 英音 美音

Homework: 1. Read the passage at least 2 times by yourself. 2. Underline the important phrases and sentences. 3. P11 Learning about language.