Unit2Englisharoundtheworld,Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldWarmingup,Howmanylanguagesdoyouspeak?Whichisyournativelanguage?Ifwespeakmorethanonelanguage,inwhichsituationsdoweusethelanguage?Discussthesequestions,1.PutonghuaMandarinChinese2.taizhoudialect3.English4.Japanese5.…方言普通话,Aninternationaltalk/meetingInwhatsituationsisEnglishused?,Doinginternationaltrade,AtschoolListeningtoradio,watchingTV…,SingingEnglishsongs.SeeingEnglishmovies,AsweallknowEnglishisveryimportantnowadays.Soweshouldstudyhard.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheEnglishlanguage?Let’sdoaquiz.,TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.ItcontainsEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.WhatisthefullnameoftheUK?,Whichcountry’snationalflag?TheU.S.A.TheU.K.,NoahWebsterBorninWestHartford,Connecticutin1758.Helearned26languagestoresearchtheoriginsofhisowncountry'stongue.Hepublishedthedictionaryin1828.WhowrotetheAmericandictionaryoftheEnglishlanguage?,“Tobeornottobe,thisisaquestion”isaquotationfromHamletwhichiswroteby.WilliamShakespeareWilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)wasafamousEnglishwriter,whosebest-knownworkscontainHamlet,RomeoandJuliet,themerchantofVenice,KingLear,etc.,HowmanykindsofEnglishdoyouknow?AmericanEnglish;BritishEnglishCanadianEnglish;AustralianEnglishIndianEnglish;SingaporeEnglish………,A:Doyouwanttocometomyapartment?A:Wow,thebarisaniceplace.Wecango.B:Yourflat?Idon’tthinkso.Canwegotothepub?B:Great.IwantatinofCokeandsomesweets.American?British?,A:Well,Iwantacanofbeerandsomecandies.A:Ok.Wecangoandseeasoccergametomorrow.A:Ok.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.B:Hey,Ilikefootballmatchverymuch.B:Oh,timetogohome,let’sgotothelift.,WhatarethetwomaingroupsofEnglish?B.EandA.E,theUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliaSouthAfricatheUnitedKingdomIrelandCanyounamesomecountriesinwhichEnglishisusedasanofficiallanguage?,DoyouknowhowmanypeopleuseEnglishastheirnativelanguage,secondlanguage,orforeignlanguage?,numberofspeakersexamplecountriesthenativelanguagetheforeignlanguagethesecondlanguage375million750million375millionUSA,UK,Canada,Australia,SouthAfrica,Ireland,NewZealandChinaandmanyothercountriesIndia,Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippines,Britain(UK)America(USA)CanadaAustraliaNewZealandSouthAfricaDoyouknowthesecountries?,ChineseB.EA.E公寓酒吧罐头糖果电梯比赛足球flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandyliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerTrytowritedownthewords.,What?Doyoumeanthisautumn?DoyouknowthedifferencebetweenB.EandA.E?Doyouhaveanyplanthisfall?,BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishspellingpronunciationwordscolourcolorfavouritefavoritetheatretheatercentrecentertravelledtraveledmetremeteraskdancewheelnotboxpostmailfilmmovieshopstoreIthinkIguess,BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishwordslift(电梯)elevatorpetrol(汽油)gasflat(公寓)apartmentautumnfallunderground(地铁)subwayuniversity(大学)collegerubbish(垃圾)garbagedustbin(垃圾箱)trashcanholidayvacationfortnight(两星期)twoweeks,centerflatcolorliftgrayhonorgreycentreapartmentelevatorhonourcolourMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.,Homework1.RereadthepassageandlistthereasonswhyEnglishisspokeninmanycountries.2.Reviewthewordsandexpressionsinthepassageandtrytouseitinthesentenceswithcontext.,Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldReading,1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage.Pre-readingAmerica,Britain,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,Singapore,Philippines,India,2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?ForthosethatspeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguagetheUSAorIndiamusthavethelargestnumberofnativespeakersastheyhavethelargestpopulations.ForthosewholearnEnglishastheirfirstforeignlanguageChinamusthavethelargestnumberasithasthelargestpopulation.,3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.1.Englishspokeninsomeothercountries2.changesofEnglish3.thechangeofEnglishspeakers4.differentkindsofEnglishes,ReadingTHEROADTOMODERNENGLISH,1.MostEnglishspeakersinthe16thcenturylivedinEngland.2.MoreandmorepeopleuseEnglishastheirfirstor2ndlanguage.3.Englishbegantobespokeninothercountiesin17thcentury.TTTTrueorFalseTask1,F4.NativeEnglishspeakerscan’tunderstandeachotherbecausetheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.5.AsEnglishiswidelyused,itwillbemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.T,TTF6.NoahWebsterwrotetheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.7.From1765to1947EnglishbecamethelanguageforgovernmentandeducationinIndia.8.AmericahasthelargestnumberofEnglishlearners.,1.Englishhasthemostspeakers___.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcenturyChoosethecorrectanswerTask2A,2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Languagesalwaysstaythesame.B.Languageschangeonlyafterwars.C.Languagesnolongerchange.D.Languageschangewhencultureschange.D,3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike___.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.RussianC,4.WhenwasEnglishspokeninAustralia?A.Attheendofthe16thcentury.B.BetweenaboutAD450and1150.C.In1620.D.Laterinthe18thcentury.D,5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainB,Task3Findouttopicsentencesofeachparagraph.Pa1:Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.Pa2:NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.,Pa3-4:Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Pa5:EnglishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinsouthAsia/AfricaandAsia.,Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatistheclueofthepassage?2.WhendidpeoplefromEnglandbegintomovetootherpartsoftheworld?Time.Inthe17thcentury.Task4,3.WhydoesIndiahavealargenumberofEnglishspeakers?IndiawasruledbyBritainfrom1765to1947.AndduringthattimeEnglishbecamethelanguageforgovernmentandeducation.,TheroadtomodernEnglishAD450-1150Englishwasbasedmoreon_______.AD800-1150Englishbecame_____likeGermanBecausethosewho____EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Inthe1600s____________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.GermanFillintheformTask5lessruledShakespeare,TheroadtomodernEnglishIn1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto_______.Laterinthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento_________.1765-1947Englishbecamethelanguagefor________________________.AmericaAustraliagovernmentandeducation,TheroadtomodernEnglishBythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchangesin_______________Happened:SamuelJohnsonwrotehis________andNoahWebsterwrote______________________________________________NowEnglishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguage_____________.EnglishspellingdictionaryTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageinSouthAsia,Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.Languagesfrequentlychange.Comprehending1Readthepassagecarefullyanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalseandexplainwhy.FTF,4.Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5.EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesusedinIndia.6.ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.FTT,HomeworkRereadthepassageandlistthereasonswhyEnglishisspokeninmanycountries.Reviewthewordsandexpressionsinthepassageandtrytouseitinthesentenceswithcontext.,
