1、,Unit 2 English Around the World,Native Language It is the language that one or both your parents speak. You learn it as your first language /your native language/mother tongue.,Second Language (Official Language) It is the language used by government,schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the
2、 language of their own country at home.,Foreign Language It is the language learnt as a school subject.,How many countries speak English as their native language in the world today? A. over 10 B. about 70 C. more than 100,A quiz,foreign language,second language,Aquiz,Countries speak English as their
3、 native language,Britain(UK),America (USA),Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,South Africa,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,the United Kingdom,Ireland,2.Which language is used most widely?A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English,A quiz,A quiz,A quiz,4.Which country do you think has the most Engl
4、ish learners? A. India B. China C. Russia,3.Why English is spoken in other countries, like the Philippines, India ?A. Englishmen once ruled the Philippines, India.B. They like learning language.C. They do not like their mother tongue.,Why should we learn English?,to use forbusiness.,to go abroad for
5、 further study.,to write to pen friends.,to talk to native speakers.,to read English books.,to listen to Englishmusic and movies.,Why do so many people want to learn English?,Discussion 1,Canadian,Australian,Englishes,British,American,Indian,Do you think there is only one kind of English in the worl
6、d?,World Englishes,What are the two main groups of English?,B.E and A.E,AMERICAN ENGLISH,AND,BRITISH ENGLISH,Lets go to the pictures!,Ok. But how shall we go to the movies?,Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E?,Why not go by Underground?,Er, but the subway station is far away.,British Engl
7、ish American English,vs,lift/elevator rubber/eraser trousers/pants film/movie petrol/gas on holiday/on vocation,Come on!,Yeah!,Do you want to come to my flat?,How far is your apartment? It is beautiful?,Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?,Wow, bar is a nice place.,Wow, I want a tin of
8、 Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama ?,Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.,Hey, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.,Great. I like football match very much.,Time to go home. Lets go to the elevator together.,Oh no, the lift must be full of pe
9、ople this time.,Try to write down the words.,flat,apartment,pub,tin,can,sweets,candy,biscuit,cookie,lift,elevator,game,match,soccer,football,autumn,fall,petrol,gas,bar,Br E,colour honour centre theatre traveller,Am E,color honor center theater traveler,dance da:ns,dancedns,not nt,not nt,history hstr
10、,history hstri,either ai,either i,Prediction,Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about?,Pre-reading,Listen to the tape carefully, try to distinguish which kind of English the reader use? American English or British English?,Skim the text to find or
11、 make out a key sentence for each paragraph.,Reading - Skimming,Paragraph 2,Many people all over the world speak English.,Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 3,Paragraph 4,Why has English has changed over time?,Finally by
12、the 19th century the language was settled.,Paragraph 5,English is now spoken widely in Asia.,English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change.,T,F,F,Read the passage and decide whether the statements are tr
13、ue or false and explain why.,1,Reading - scannning,The 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.,T,T,F,Make a timeline of the development of English, us
14、ing the passage to help you.,2,During the 5th century AD,Between AD 800 and 1150,By the 1600s,English was based more on German.,English was influenced by Danish and French invaders.,3.Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.,Reading - Careful reading,1620,From 18th century,1765-1947,By
15、19th century,4.British settlers moved to America in the “May flower”.,5.British colonized Australia.,6.English spoken in India.,7.Dictionaries standardized the spelling of English.,as a result of Chinas growing economic power as a result of Chinas growing influence in the UN to trade with China to m
16、ove some branches of Western companies into China.,Why do you think more people in the world now want to lean Chinese?,Discussion 2,Conclusion,time,place,Language can change with time.,Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.,Assignment,1. Try to remember the English meaning of
17、 the new words in Reading I. 2. Prepare for the next class. 3. Finish the exercises on WB.,Some backgrounds of Am. E & Br. E,American English and British English,The differences between American English and British English How come the differences:,1. At first the language in Britain and America was
18、 the same.,2. In 1776 America became an independent country.The language began to change.The language in America stayed the same,while the language in England changed.,3.At the same time, British English and the American English stared borrowing words from other languages, ending up with different w
19、ords.,4.In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. And he changed the spelling of some words.,英语与美语的差异,elevator,gas,fall,subway,college,garbage,trash can,vacation,two weeks,apartment,bar,can,candy,rubber,game,soccer,movie,cab,English,America,Ireland,China,Canada,The U.k.,Pakistan,Philippines,South Africa,New Zealand,Nigeria,Which countries used English as the official（官方语言） / native (本土语)/ foreign (外语)language?,Discussion,How does a powerful country influence a language, such as the USA. Will Chinese English become one of the world English? Why?,
