1. Unit 2 English Around the World
The Road to Modern English

2. Activity 1: Choose the correct explanation for the words
Step 1 Guess the words
Activity 1: Choose the correct explanation for the words
1. actually A. for example
2. elevator B. a set of rooms for living in
3. native English speaker C. really; in fact
4. come up to a place D. a machine for moving
people or things up and down
5. such as E. People who has
spoken English since birth
6. apartment F. visit a place
7 usage G. have a part in
8. play a role in H. the way that
words are used in a language C D E F A B H G

3. Step 2: Task One: Read the passage and decide the following statements are true or false.
America has the largest number of English speakers
French ruled England from 1150.
3.Native English speakers cant’t understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English.
4. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.
5. From 1765 to 1947 English was the language for government and education in South Africa. F T F T F

4. TaskTwo: choose the right answer
1.English has/had the most speakers_.
now
when the British ruled many parts if the world
in the time of Shakespeare
in the 12th century
2. Which of the following statements is true?
Languages always stay the same.
Languages change only after wars.
Languages no longer change.
Languages change when cultures change.

5. 3.From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_.
A. French
B. Chinese
C. German
D. Russian
4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around_.
1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?
Australia
China
India
Britain

6. Step3(Skimming): find out topic sentences (主题句) of each paragraph.
Part1. Today, more people speak English as their first , second or foreign language than ever before.
Par t 2. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
Part 3. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.
Part 4. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia/ Africa and Asia.

7. Describes the extension/development of English in the world.
Native speakers can understand each other but not everything.
The development of English as native language.
Or: English has changed over time.
English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.
Para 1:
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4

8. How about English in earlier time? 16th century 17th century today
Para1. Today, more people speak English as their first , second or foreign language than ever before.
How about English in earlier time?
16th century th century today
more than ever before
other countries
only England

9. Para2. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
They can not understand_______ such as: flat in britain ________ in America
everything
apartment

10. Para 3-4. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.
How has English changed over time? AD
In the 1600’s
was based more on German
more like French
(rule)
Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary
American Dictionary of the English Language
American English
(identity)
Australian English
British people went to Australia

11. Read Para.5 and find out why India takes
English as second language.
India
was ruled by Britain
Do you know any other kinds of English
Formed for this reason?
South African English
Singapore English
Malaysian English
Hong Kong English

12. German French 5—7million identity Australian
Step 4. Intensive reading Activity 1. fill in the chart
German AD
English was based on _______
English was more like _________.
At the end of the 16th century
How many people spoke English? __________
In the 1600’s
Shakespeare made use of a wider ___________ than before.
1828
American English gained its own_________.
Now
__________ English has its identity.
French
5—7million
vocabulary
identity
Australian

13. Step 5:read carefully and answer the following questions
(1)What is the clue of the passage?
(2) Why does India have a large number of English speakers?
(3) When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world?
time
because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.
in the 17th century

14. Step6:Read the text again and fill in the blank.
At first, only people in________ spoke English. Later, people from England _______ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _____ _____ _____ . Today, _______ people speak English as their_____, second or foreign language._______ English speakers _____understand each other but ____ _________. All languages change when ________ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own ________. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in ______ _____ _____. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.
England
moved
many other countries
more
first
Native
can
not
everything
cultures
identity
many other countries

15. task 3 : Group work Discussion
Choose one of the topics and discuss it with your partners.
What are the differences between British English and American English?
Why should we learn English well now?
Why do so many people speak English?

16. Task-3: Discussion:
As we all know, English is widely used in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?

17. Home work: 1) Try to retell the text
2) Finish the ex. on page 11.

18. Thank you!

19. Step7:task1:Listen to the tape and fill in the blank
A=American Amy B= British Betty C= Canadian Carl
A: Oh, no! It’s rainy!
B: Not exactly a lovely day, is it?
C: Nope, not very nice.
B: Let’s go to the !
A: Ok. Which art museum?
C: No. She is saying that we should go to see a _______.
A: Oh, I get it. Hey, I know a good film that’s been playing all fall. It’s called Rush Hour 3.
pictures
movie

20. B: Oh, right. Yes, let’s get going.
C: Hey, I hope the theatre has some good sweets!
A: You mean candy, don’t you?
B.E
Pictures
autumn
lorry
underground
sweets
A.E
movie
fall
truck
subway
candy
Mum/ in a team/
rubber/ petrol /
mom
on a team
eraser
gas

21. B: Playing where?
C: she means the movie is playing this ________ now.
B: Oh, I see. Well, we’d better hurry. It starts soon. Let’s take my lorry.
A: Who’s Lori?
C: Oh, no, Betty asked us to take her _____.
A: why not go by ______? It’s just as fast.
B: What? It’ll take too long to walk.
C: Er, she asked us whether we should take the underground to the theatre.
autumn
truck
subway