1. English Around the World
Unit 2
English Around the World
Warming up & Reading

2. Why is English so popular in the world?
World trade
Use computers and internet
Learn in Western Universities
International organizations such as Olympics and UN use English
Communicate with foreigners

3. Can you list the countries that use English as an official language?
Canada
the United Kingdom
the USA
India
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand

4. Do you know the differences between American English and British English?
&
British English

5. Let’s go to the pictures!
OK. But how shall we go to the movies?
Let’s go to the pictures!
Why not go by underground?
Er, but the subway station is far away.

6. B.E.
A.E.
B.E.
A.E.
apartment
post
flat
mail
sweet
candy
shop
store
lift
elevator
rubber
eraser
gas
petrol
ill
sick
fall
autumn
penfriend
penpal

7. shampoo
sushi
tofu 寿司
India
China
Japan

8. THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
@ Read the text quickly to get the main idea.
@ Which Paragraph can we
get all the following information from?

9. Para. 4 Para. 1 Para. 5 Para.2 Para.3
When was the language English settled?
Para. 4
How many people speak English
at the end of the 16th century?
Para. 1
Is English popular in South Asia?
Para. 5
If Native speakers don’t speak the same kind of English. can they understand each other ?
Para.2
What’s the development of English?
Para.3

10. THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
Read the text again, do the Ex. 1 in Page 10
If it’s false, correct it.

11. T F T F T F English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
After the 17th century, more people began to
Speak English.
English had the most speakers
in the 17th century.
2.English developed when new
Settlers and rulers came to Britain.
3.Language frequently change. T F T F T F
Language don’t change often but
Only when people come into close
contact.

12. T F F T F T 4.The language of the government
The government has to use the language of
the country that rules it.
4.The language of the government
is always the language of the
country.
5.English is one of the official
language used in India.
6.This reading describes the
development of the English
language. T F F T F T

13. THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
Make a timeline of the development of English, read Para.3-5 carefully.
Work in a group.

14. English was Influenced by Danish & French invaders
*British settlers moved
to America
*English was based more on German
*English was spoken in India
*Shakespeare used a
wider vocabulary
*dictionary standardized
the spelling of English
*British colonized Australia.
The 5th century AD AD
The 1600s
1620
The 18th century
The 19th century

15. Skimming 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 12th century

16. 2.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

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

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

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

20. Homework:
Read the text once again, guessing
the meanings of some words and
phrases, underlined the ones that
you still don’t understand.
2.Preview Page

21. Thank you for
your listening