1、Unit 2,English around the world,Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.,because of come up at present make use of such as,遇到 現(xiàn)在; 目前 利用; 使用 例如; 像這種的因為; 由于 走近; 上來; 提出,Match,Reading,THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH,Skimming to get general ideas,The text mainly tells us _. A. that old English

2、 is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing,Reading Comprehension I,Skimming,2. The text is developed mainly by _. A. place B. time C. people 3. At the end of the _ century, about five to seven million people spoke E

3、nglish. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th,Read the passage to find the main idea of each part.,English is widely used in the world.,First part (Paras. 1-2),Main ideas,Second part (Paras. 3-5),Why has English changed over time?,Scanning to get detail information,1. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more lik

4、e _. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,2. By the _ Shakespeare was able to use richer vocabulary than ever before. A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,Reading Comprehension II,Scanning,3. _ may have the largest number of English learners. A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain 4. Which of

5、the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.,True or false,1 English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2 English developed when

6、 new settlers and rulers came to Britain. 3 Languages frequently change. 4 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.,Reading Comprehension III,Scann

7、ing,Timeline of the development of English,During the 5th century AD,Between about AD 800 and 1150,Reading Comprehension IV,Scanning,By the 1600s,1765 - 1947,1620,From the 18th century,By 19th century,Choose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.,Discussion,1. Why do you think pe

8、ople all over the world want to learn English?,As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future.,2. Why do you think more people in the world now want

9、to learn Chinese?,Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why?,Debate,Quiz I: Retell the text by filling the following blanks.,At first, only pe

10、ople in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts of the world, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or a foreign language. _ English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the _ kind of English.,England,moved

11、,many other countries,more,first,Native,same,All languages change and develop when _ meet and communicate with each other. English has changed a lot over time. Finally by the _ century the language was settled. English now is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in South Asia. Today more and more people in China are learning English. China may have the _ number of English learners.,cultures,19th,second,largest,Self-assessment,Think about what weve just learnt in todays class.,Time for Reflection,Study without reflection is a waste of time.,Think in English,After the class,Its the time w