2. Unit 2 Warming up and reading

3. 1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken? Warming up – II ( 9m) Read the passage in warming up, and answer the following questions.

5. English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland

6. 3. Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language? 2. Are the English in those countries the same?

7. center flat color lift gray honor grey centre apartment elevator honour colour Match the words that have the same meaning.

9. 1.How many people speak English in the world today? 2.Why do so many people speak English? 3.Why are there so many kinds of English? Pre-reading

10. Reading – I ( 3m ) Fast reading: Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10.

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

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

16. Scanning The road to modern English The cause Time Between AD 450 and 1150 1150 to 1500 In the 1600’s Later

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

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

19. The main idea of each paragraph. Brief introduction of the change in English. An example of different kinds of English. The development of English. English spoken in some other countries. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4

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

21. The differences between American English and British English in pronunciation: British EnglishAmerican English ask /a:/ask / / dance /a:/dance / / not / /

22. The differences between American English and British English in spelling: British EnglishAmerican English colour / favouritecolor / favorite theatre /centre /metretheater /center/ meter quarrellingquarreling travelledtraveled realise / apologiserealize / apologize storey (of a building)story (of a building) programmeprogram

23. The differences between American English and British English in words: British EnglishAmerican English lift ( 电梯 ) elevator petrol ( 汽油 ) gas flat ( 公寓 ) apartment autumnfall underground( 地铁 ) subway university( 大学 ) college rubbish( 垃圾 ) garbage dustbin( 垃圾箱 ) trash can holiday vacation fortnight( 两星期） two weeks post film shop mail movie store I guessI think toilet bathroom

24. Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Discussion

25. 1.Prepare for dictation of part 2. 2.Finish exercises in Learning about language on page 11. Homework