1、Unit 2,English around the world reading,Goals: Improve students reading ability Learn about the development of English,Am.E Br.Esoccer football eraser rubberelevator liftfall autumn,The Road to Modern English,Reading, Task 1: Scan the passage quickly in three minutes and answer the questions. read t
2、he questions and find the key words. Go back to the passage and find the words. You can find the answers around the key words. Be sure not to read it sentence by sentence. Just read the key words and key sentences to gain a brief idea about the topic of the passage.,Fast-reading,1.When did English b
3、egin to be spoken in many other countries ?at the end of 16th century B. in the 17th century C. in the 19th century D. now,Fast-reading,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 chan
4、ge when cultures change.,3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian4. 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. Australia B. China
5、C. India D. Britain,good,Read the introduction or the first paragraph Read the first or the last sentence of each paragraph,Task 2: Skim the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph.,Fast-reading,Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:,Many people speak English all over the world.,Native speakers hav
6、e no difficulty in understanding each other.,Why has English changed over time?,By the 19th century the language was settled.,English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia., Skim the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph., Task 1: Decide the following statements Tru
7、e or False.,English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Languages frequently change. Americans use “apartment” instead of “flat”. English is one of the official languages used in India. The language of the government is always the language of the country.,careful-reading, Task 2:
8、 Work in pairs and fill in the timetable of the development of English,careful-reading,Careful-reading,In the 1600s,By the 19th century,German,French,vocabulary,5-7million,China,America,Australia,Singapore,Malaysia,time,place,Language can change with time.,Language can change when cultures communica
9、te with each other.,Conclusion:,Guess the meaning 1. So why has English changed over time? 2. All languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. 3. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling. 4. It was based more on German.,Language -points,as
10、time goes,mix,characteristics,Discussion,As we all know, English is widely used in many fields while Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?,At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people
11、 spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in _ As people from England started _ to other parts of the world ,English began to be _ in many other countries. Now more people speak English than ever_. _English speakers can understand each other even _they dont speak _same kind of English . _, they may n
12、ot be able to understand everything.,England,moving,spoken,Native,before,if,the,However,All languages change when _ communicate with each other. Now American English and Australian English have their own_. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and_, such_ South Africa, Indian, Singapore and Malaysia. Today the number of the people in China _ increasing _. In future Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes.,cultures,identity,Asia,as,is,rapidly,Homework,Retell the passage according to the key words.,Goodbye!,
