1、Unit 2,English around the world,Canadian,Australian,English,British,World Englishes,American,Indian,What are the two main groups of English?,Br.E and Am.E,Br E & Am.E,When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.,Do you know the difference between B
2、r.E and Am.E?,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre center traveller traveler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,erase
3、r gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,Now lets come to Reading,The road to modern English,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Can you list the countries that use English as an official language?,India,Reading
4、,Read the text to find out the main idea of each paragraph.,Please write down the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1:Para. 2:Para. 3-4:Para. 5:,The _ of the English language in the world.,Native speakers can _ each other even if they dont speak the_ kind of English.,All languages change when _ mee
5、t and _ with one another.,English is spoken as a _ language or _ language in _ and _.,development,understand,cultures,communicate,foreign,second,Africa,South Asia,same,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
6、1150, those who ruled England spoke first _ and later _.,At the end of the 16th century, about _ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.,German,Danish,French,five to seven million,English is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countries in Africa and _.,Today, the
7、 number of people learning English in China is increasing _. As a matter of fact, China may have the _ number of English learners.,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.,largest,America,Austral
8、ia,second,South Asia,rapidly,Scanning,1.There are two important persons in the history of English. Read Para.4 and find who are they?,Born: September 18, 1709 He wrote a _ which has great influence on English language.,Two important persons,Samuel Johnson,dictionary,Noah Webster Born: October 16, 17
9、58 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary_. It gave a separate identity to American English _.,The American,Dictionary of the English,Language,spelling,2.Read Para.5 and find out why India takes English as a second language.,India,was ruled by Britain,South African Englis
10、h,Singapore English,Malaysian English,Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason?,THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH,Read the text again, do the Ex. 1 in Page 10 If its false, correct it.,T,F,F,F,T,T,English had the most speakersin the 17th century.2.English developed when new Settlers an
11、d rulers came to Britain.3.Language frequently change.,After the 17th century, more people began to Speak English.,Language dont change often but Only when people come into close contact.,4.The language of the governmentis always the language of the country.5.English is one of the officiallanguage u
12、sed in India.6.This reading describes the development of the Englishlanguage.,T,F,F,F,T,T,The government has to use the language of the country that rules it.,Why do you think we should learn English?,Brainstorming,We learn English to communicate with foreigners to trade with foreigners（与外国人做买卖） to learn more about the international world to read English books Conclusion: to know more about the outside world, develop our country and improve ourselves.,
