1、Unit 2 English around the world,Can you name some English speaking countries ?,Warming up,U.K.,U.S.A.,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,English-speaking countries,English Around the World,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,India,British English,Ameri
2、can English,&,Are the English in those countries the same?,Do you want to come to my flat?,Ok, I would like to go to your apartment.,BrE? AmE?,The color I like is black.,Hey man, what colour do you like best?,May I invite you for a dance da:ns ?,Yes, I would like to dance dns with you.,Differences i
3、n 3 ways between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,flat apartment lift elevator football soccer,colour color centre center traveller traveler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,Pre-reading questions: 1.Do you think it is important for you to learn English? Wh
4、y? 2.Which country do you think has the most English learners?,The Road toModern English,listen and match,Fast reading,Please match the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1:Para. 2:Para. 3-4:Para. 5:,B.More people speak English as their first, second or a foreign than ever before.,C.Native speakers
5、can understand each other even if they dont speak the same English.,D.All languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another.,A.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.,Task 1: Fill in the timetable of the development（发展）of English,Careful-reading,Careful-re
6、ading,1600s,19th,German,French,vocabulary,5-7million,South Africa,Australia,Singapore,Malaysia,Read again and choose the best answer,Task 2:,1. English has/had the most speakers _.A. nowB. when the British ruled many parts of the worldC. in the time of ShakespeareD. in the 12th century,2. Which of t
7、he following statement is true?A. Languages always stay the sameB. Languages change only after warsC. Languages no longer changeD. Languages change when cultures change,3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like _?A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,4. Shakespeares English was spoken ar
8、ound _?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. ChinaC. India D. Britain,Blank filling,Read aloud by yourself and fill in the blanks,At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. Ne
9、arly all of them lived in _. As people from England made _to conquer 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 not be able to
10、understand everything. All languages change when _ communicate with each other.,England,voyages,spoken,Native,before,if,the,However,cultures,Thinking:,Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?,“ Only time will tell”.,Homework,Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? Write down your opinion.,Thank you,
