1、Unit 2 English around the world,Unit 2 English around the worldWarming up,How many languages do you speak? Which is your native language? If we speak more than one language, in which situations do we use the language?,Discuss these questions,1. PutonghuaMandarin Chinese 2. taizhou dialect 3. English
2、 4. Japanese 5. ,方言,普通话,An international talk/meeting,In what situations is English used?,Doing international trade,At school,Listening to radio, watching TV,Singing English songs.,Seeing English movies,As we all know English is very important nowadays. So we should study hard. How much do you know
3、about the English language? Lets do a quiz.,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.,What is the full name of the UK?,Which countrys national flag?,The U.S.A.,The U.K.,Noah Webster Born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758.
4、 He learned 26 languages to research the origins of his own countrys tongue. He published the dictionary in 1828.,Who wrote the American dictionary of the English language?,“To be or not to be, this is a question” is a quotation from Hamlet which is wrote by .,William Shakespeare,William Shakespeare
5、 (1564- 1616) was a famous English writer, whose best-known works contain Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, the merchant of Venice, King Lear, etc.,How many kinds of English do you know?,American English; British English Canadian English; Australian English Indian English; Singapore English ,A: Do you want
6、to come to my apartment?A: Wow, the bar is a nice place. We can go.,B: Your flat? I dont think so. Can we go to the pub?B: Great. I want a tin of Coke and somesweets.,American? British?,A: Well, I want a can of beer and somecandies.A: Ok. We can go and see a soccer game tomorrow.A: Ok. Lets go to th
7、e elevator together.,B: Hey, I like football match very much.B: Oh, time to go home, lets go to the lift.,What are the two main groups of English?,B.E and A.E,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,Can you name some countries in which English is used as an offic
8、ial language?,Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?,375 million,750 million,375 million,USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand,China and many other countries,India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines,Britain (UK),A
9、merica (USA),Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,Do you know these countries?,flat,apartment,pub,bar,tin,can,sweets,candy,lift,elevator,match,game,football,soccer,Try to write down the words.,Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E?,British English,American English,spelling,pronunciatio
10、n,words,colour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metre,meter,ask,dance,wheel,not,box,post,mail,film,movie,shop,store,I think,I guess,British English,American English,words,lift (电梯),elevator,petrol (汽油),gas,flat (公寓),apartment,autumn,fall,underground(地铁),subwa
11、y,university(大学),college,rubbish(垃圾),garbage,dustbin(垃圾箱),trash can,holiday,vacation,fortnight(两星期),two weeks,center flat color lift gray honor,grey centre apartment elevatorhonour colour,Match the words that have the same meaning.,Homework 1. Reread the passage and list the reasons why English is s
12、poken in many countries. 2. Review the words and expressions in the passage and try to use it in the sentences with context.,Unit 2 English around the worldReading,1. With your partner, list thecountries that use English asan official language.,Pre-reading,America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Ze
13、aland, Singapore, Philippines, India,2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?,For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as they have the largest populations. For those who learn English as their first for
14、eign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.,3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right.,1. English spoken in some other countries 2. changes of English 3. the change of English speaker
15、s 4. different kinds of Englishes,Reading,THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH,1. Most English speakers in the 16th century lived in England. 2. More and more people use English as their first or 2nd language. 3. English began to be spoken in other counties in 17th century.,T,T,T,True or False,Task 1,F,4. Nat
16、ive English speakers cantunderstand each other because they dont speak the same kind of English. 5. As English is widely used, it will be more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.,T,T,T,F,6. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language. 7. From 1765 to 1947 E
17、nglish became the language for government and education in India. 8. America has the largest number of English learners.,1. English has the most speakers _.A. nowB. when the British ruled many parts of the worldC. in the time of ShakespeareD. in the 12th century,Choose the correct answer,Task 2,A,2.
18、 Which of the following statement istrue?A. Languages always stay the same.B. Languages change only after wars.C. Languages no longer change.D. Languages change when cultureschange.,D,3. From AD 450 to 1150, Englishsounded more like _.A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,C,4. When was English s
19、poken inAustralia?A. At the end of the 16th century. B. Between about AD 450 and 1150. C. In 1620. D. Later in the 18th century.,D,5. Which country has the fastestgrowing number of English speakers in the world?A. AustraliaB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Britain,B,Task 3,Find out topic sentences of each paragrap
20、h.,Pa1: Today, more people speak Englishas their first, second or foreignlanguage than ever before.,Pa2: Native English speakers canunderstand each other even ifthey dont speak the samekind of English.,Pa3-4: All languages change whencultures communicate with one another.,Pa5: English is spoken as a
21、 foreign or second language in southAsia/ Africa and Asia.,Read the text carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What is the clue of the passage?2. When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world?,Time.,In the 17th century.,Task 4,3. Why does India have a large number
22、 of English speakers?,India was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947. And during that time English became the language for government and education.,German,Fill in the form,Task 5,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government and education,English spelling,dictionary,The American Dictionary of t
23、he English Language,in South Asia,English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change.,Comprehending 1 Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why.,F,T,F,4. T
24、he 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.,F,T,T,Homework Reread the passage and list the reasons why English is spoken in many countries. Review the words and expressions in the passage and try to use it in the sentences with context.,
