Reading,Pre-reading,Read the title “The Road to Modern English” and predict (預(yù)測) what the passage is mainly about?,The road to modern English,The road,the development of English language,More and more people speak English.,Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything.,Para1:,Para2:,Skimming,At the end of Later in the next century Today,The main idea of each paragraph.,Para 3-4:,English is changing over time. (cultures & places),Para 5:,English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.,Fast reading: 1 When and why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? 2 what does “ a flat” mean? 3 Why did English become less like German and more like French from 1150 to 1500? 4 when did English begin to be used in Hongkong?,Because people from England started moving to other parts of the world in the 17th century.,apartment,Because the French people ruled England.,Since about 1842.,True (T) or false (F). Page 10,Find out the characteristics of each time according to the time axis.,AD450-1150,800-1150,The time ADEL was written,In the 1600s,later,German,less like German; more like French,Shakespeares English,American English,Australian English,German,The history of the English language,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government and education,English spelling,dictionary,The American Dictionary of the English Language.,in South Asia,China,South Africa,1.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 change when cultures change,2. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,3. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,4. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 One of the English languages most profound influences.,Two important persons,Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.,Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph? A. Because India is a typical country who speaks English as a second language because of its long being ruled by Britain. B. Because India has a very large number of English speakers. C. Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life. D. Because India has a long history of communication with Britain.,Para 5,A,English-speaking countries:,UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland,mother tongue/ native language,official language,India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.,English is used as,A first language,A second language,A foreign language,in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand and so on.,in India, Pakistan, Nigeria the Philippines, and HK and so on.,in China, and so on.,time,place,Language can change with time.,Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.,Conclusion,Flow Chart,The Road To Modern English,English is not all the same,English changes over time,The end of 16th C,The next century,Today,More like French,Shake-speares time,English speakers increasing,English spread in Asia and Africa,Am E,Australian English,India,Other coun-tries,China,Based on German,At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or foreign language. _ English speakers _ understand each other but _ _.,Retell the text.,England,moved,many other countries,more,first,Native,can,not everything,All languages change when _ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own _. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _ _ _. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.,cultures,identity,many other countries,Thinking,