1、,Unit Two: Reading,The Road To Modern English,?,How many dialects方言 are there in China ?,dialects family in China,北方方言,吴语,闽南语,客家话,湘语,赣语,粤语,Chinese,Warming up II ( 2m ),Do you think there are some dialects in English?,English dialects in different countries,Britain,The U.S.A,Canada,Australia,India,Ne
2、w Zealand,Br E & Am.E,When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre center traveller trav
3、eler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,垃圾箱,假期,垃圾,秋天,大学,公寓,地铁,汽油,电梯,两周,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,1.English has/had the most speakers_.A. nowB. when the British rule
4、d many parts of the worldC. in the time of ShakespeareD. in the 12th century,Skimming,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. From AD 450 to 1150, Engli
5、sh sounded more like_?A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _?A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A. AustraliaB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Britain,Para 1,Brief introduction of the chan
6、gein English.简介英语变化,About 5-7 million people, mostly Living in Fngland,Conquer other parts, spoken inmany other countries,More people speak English thanbefore,If an American is talking to an Englishman, _. A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding B. They will have a lot of misundersta
7、ndings between each other C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American,A,Para 2,Why does English change over time?,Because of cultural communication.,Read Para 3 and answer the question:,German,The history of the English
8、 language,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,English spelling,dictionary,The American Dictionary of the English Language.,Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 Write a dictionary One of the English languages most profound influences. (最深的影响),Two important persons in Para 4,Noah Webster Born:
9、 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.,Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph? A. Because India is a typical (独特的)co
10、untry who speaks English as a second language because of its long being ruled by Britain. B. Because India has a very large number of English speakers. C. Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life. D. Because India has a long history of communication with Br
11、itain.,Para 5,A,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 _ understand each other but _ _.,Retell the text.,England,moved,many
12、 other countries,more,first,Native,can,not everything,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 second language in _ _ _. Maybe one day Chin
13、ese English will become one of the world English.,cultures,identity,many other countries,Discussion,You can choose one of the questions to talk about in Groups (Page 10):,1, Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2, Why do you think more people in the world want to learn Ch
14、inese?,Why do so many people want to learn English ?,To use for business,To use in school,To talk to native speakers,To read English books,To write to pen friends,To listen to English music and movies,“曾经有一份真诚的爱情摆在我的面前，但是我没有珍惜，等到了失去的时候才后悔莫及，尘世间最痛苦的事莫过于此。如果上天可以给我一个机会再来一次的话，我会跟那个女孩子说我爱你。如果非要把这份爱加上一个期限，我希望是一万年！”Say this passage in your dialect.,曾经有一份贼纯的爱情摆在俺跟前，可俺没稀搭理，等到没了那前,俺才贼拉地后悔，如果老天爷再给俺个机会，俺会跟那个姑娘说：“俺稀罕你”。,Northeastern Dialect,Good Bye!,
