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@ Read the text quickly to get the main idea. @ Which Paragraph can we get all the following information from?
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How many people speak English at the end of the 16th century? If Native speakers don’t speak the same kind of English. can they understand each other ? What’s the development of English? When was the language English settled? Is English popular in South Asia? Para. 4 Para. 1 Para. 5 Para.2 Para.3
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Read the text again, do the Ex. 1 in Page 10 If it’s false, correct it.
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1.English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2.English developed when new Settlers and rulers came to Britain. 3.Language frequently change. After the 17th century, more people began to Speak English. Language don’t change often but Only when people come into close contact.
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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. The government has to use the language of the country that rules it.
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Make a timeline of the development of English, read Para.3-5 carefully. Work in a group.
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The 5th century AD AD 800 ---- 1150 The 1600s 1620 The 18th century 1765 ---- 1947 The 19th century 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.
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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 12 th century Skimming
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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
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3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian
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4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______? A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s
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5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain
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Homework: 1.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 79 -- 80
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Thank you for your listening
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Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 One of the English language’s most profound influences. Two important persons
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Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.
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1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world? 你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗? more than one + 名词单数, 后面的谓 语动词用单数。 More than one to go swimming. Explanation student wants
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We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got ___ 60. (98. 上海 ) A. more than B. more of C. as much as D. so many as 高考链接
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2. In some important ways they are very different from one another. 在某些重要方面, 它们彼此有些差异。 be different from be the same as 3. go to the pictures/ movies/ cinema 4. by underground/ subway
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5. official adj. 官方的,正式的 official language official news n. 政府官员 An important official will visit our school. officer n. 军官 He is an officer in the army.
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6. because of 后边加名词或动名词短语 because 是连词, 所以后边跟句子 He came to work late because he got up late. He came to work late because of getting up late.
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7. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. even if= (even though) 尽管;即使 adj. native land 祖国,故乡 native language 本族语言,母语 be native to The giant panda is native to Sichuan. n. 土著居民 study the habits of the natives Even if the road is full of difficulty, I will never lose heart.
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8. come up 上来, 走近 ; 被提出 ; (植物)发芽 ; (太 阳)升起 come up to sp 上某地来 come up with 提出 想出 He came up with a good idea in the meeting. 问题在会议中被提出来了。 The problem came up in the meeting.
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太阳升起来了。 The sun came up. 不曾出现过这个问题。 The question never came up. 他靠近并和我们打招呼。 He came up and said hello to us. 春天草会再度发芽。 The grass will come up again in the spring.
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come across 偶然遇到,发现,被理解 come about 发生 come true 实现 come back 回来, 恢复记忆 come on 催促, 快速运动 ; 得了吧 come out 出现,出版, 开花 come in 进来 come over 从一地到另一地
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1. His car ____ the terrible traffic jam, so he had to call off his appointment with his doctor. A. came about B. came across C. came up D. come on 2. ---How did it ___ that you made such a silly mistake? ---I myself haven’t figured it out yet. A. bring about B. come about C. come across D. come on
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9. actually/in fact/as a matter of fact 事实上,实际上 10. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. [ 翻译 ] 起初在大约公元 450 年到 1150 年间 英国人所讲的英语与人们现在所讲的英语 很不一样。
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用适当的介词填空。 1. You’d better make full use _____ your time. 2. You will find the hospital _____ the end of the road. 3. The church is close _____ the school. 4. We have friends all _____ the world. 5. As everybody knows, China has the largest number _____ people. 6. _____ the 1980s, he went to America. of at to over of In
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