1. English around the world
Unit 2
English around the world
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2. Words preview
voyage
apartment
actually
base
gradually
n. 航行; 航海
n. 公寓住宅; 单元套房
adv. 实际上; 事实上
vt. 以…..为依据
n. 基部; 基地; 基础
adv. 逐渐地; 逐步地

3. Words preview
Danish
vocabulary
spelling
identity
fluent
Singapore
Malaysia
n. 丹麦语
adj. 丹麦的; 丹麦人的
n. 词汇; 词汇量; 词表
n. 拼写; 拼法
n. 本身; 本体; 身份
adj. 流利的; 流畅的
n. 新加坡
n. 马来西亚

4. Expressions preview
because of
come up
at present
make use of
such as
因为; 由于
走近; 上来; 提出
现在; 目前
利用; 使用
例如……; 像这种的

5. THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
Reading
THE ROAD TO
MODERN ENGLISH

6. Skimming
to get
general ideas

7. Reading Comprehension I
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
The text mainly tells us ___________.
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

8. 2. The text is developed mainly by ____. A. place B. time C. people
Skimming
2. The text is developed mainly by ____.
A. place B. time C. people
3. At the end of the _____ century,
about five to seven million people
spoke English.
A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th

9. Main ideas
First part (Paras. 1-2)
English is widely used in
the world.
Second part (Paras. 3-5)
Why has English changed
over time?

10. Scanning
to get
detail information

11. Reading Comprehension II
Scanning
Reading Comprehension II
1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like ________. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian
2. By the ______ Shakespeare was able to
use richer vocabulary than ever before.
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s
C. 450’s D. 1600’s

12. 3. ________ has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world. A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain 4. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.

13. Reading Comprehension III
Scanning
Reading Comprehension III
True or false
1 English had the most speakers in the
17th century.
2 English developed when new settlers and
rulers came to Britain.
3 Languages frequently change.
4 The language of the government is always the language of the country.
5 English is one of the official languages
used in India.
6 This reading describes the development
of the English language.

14. Reading Comprehension IV
Scanning
Reading Comprehension IV
Timeline of the development of English
time
Language development
based more on German
influenced by Danish and then by French; vocabulary enriched
British settlers moved to America; English spoken there
British taken to Australia; English spoken there
language settled;
spelling difference happened
During the 5th
century AD AD
1620
18th century
19th century

15. Discussion
Choose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.
1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?

16. 2. Why do you think more people in
the world now want to learn Chinese?
As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future.

17. Retell the text by filling in the
blanks.
Quiz I
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 can understand
each other but not ________.

18. All languages change when ________ communicate with one another
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 ______ language in many other countries. Maybe one day _______ English will become one of the world Englishes.

19. Answer:
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 can understand
each other but not __________.
England
moved
many other countries
more
first
Native
everything

20. All languages change when ________ communicate with one another
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 ______ language in many other countries. Maybe one day _______ English will become one of the world Englishes.
cultures
identity
second
Chinese