1. Scanning 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

2. 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

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

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

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

6. Skimming The cause The road to modern English Time
Between AD
450 and 1150
1150 to 1500
cultures communicate with
one another
things that happened
based on German
less like German; more
like French

7. In the 1600’s
Later
Shakespeare broadened
the vocabulary. A big
changed in English
British people brought
English to Australia

8. The main idea of each paragraph.
Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything.
Para 2

9. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.
English's position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined.
Para 3
Para 4

10. Read Para.4 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

11. Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text
The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _______.
From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _______ and later ________.
Danish
German
French
At the end of the 16th century, about _________________ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.
five to seven million

12. America second Australia South Asia rapidly largest
In 1620 some British settlers moved to ________. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to __________. English began to be spoken in both countries.
English is also spoken as a foreign or ______ language in many other countries in Africa and ____________.
America
second
Australia
South Asia
Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _______. As a matter of fact, China may have the _________ number of English learners.
rapidly
largest

13. True (T) or false (F).
1. Chinese English has become one of the world Englishes.
2. Between about AD 450 and 1150, English was less like German, and more like French.
3. It is The American Dictionary of the English Language that gives American English spelling its own identity.
4. English is spoken as the first language in Singapore and Malaysia. F F T F