Unit 2 English around the world Period 2 Reading The Road to Modern English

Warming up Listen to a dialogue about British and American English. Then watch the video; pause if necessary.

Role play and read the dialogue on Page 9 in the textbook. Vocabulary Spelling pronunciation

Countries that use English as an official language Britain, Ireland the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, India …

The Road to Modern English What does the word “road” refer to in the title? A. way B. usage C. development D. spread skimming

Read the text quickly and silently then find out the topic sentence or main idea of each paragraph. paragraphs Topic sentences Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5

paragraphs Topic sentences Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Today, more people speak English. Native English speakers can understand each other. Why has English changed over time? Finally the language was settled. English now is also spoken in other parts of the world. (The spread of English language in the world.)

What does the text mainly tell us? It mainly tells us about the development of the English language around the world.

Read the passage carefully and do Ex1 on P10 in the textbook. (If it is false, find out the reasons.) Scanning

3.F Because language don’t change often but only when peoples come into close contact. 4.F Because the government has to use the language of the country that rules it, for example, India. 1.F Today more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before.

Read the passage carefully and do Ex1 & 2 on P26 in the reference book.

Careful reading Read again and do Ex2 on p10 1.AD AD In the 1600s 4.In In the 18th century By the 19th century 8.Now

1 AD AD In the 1600s 4 In The English was spoken in England. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. 2 English became less like German because the people who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. 3 Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. 4 Some British settlers moved to America.

5 Some British people were taken to Australia. 6 English became the language for Government and education in India. 7 The English language was settled. Two big changes: (1) Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary. (2) Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of English Language and gave a separate identity to American English spelling. 8 English is spoken in India China Singapore Malaysia South Africa and so on. 5 In the 18th century By the 19th century 8 Now

Discussion Work in groups and discuss the questions of Ex3 on Page 10.

Homework 1 Read the text; 2 Retell the text using 150 words or so; 3 Read the passages on Page 33 &