1、Unit 2 English around the world,This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.,Small Quiz,Lets do a small quiz to distinguish（辨認(rèn)） the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.,The U.S.A.

2、,Great Britain,Australia,Ireland,Canada,Singapore,India,South Africa,New Zealand,English is spoken in these countries.,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, Nige

3、ria the Philippines, and HK and so on.,in China, and so on.,How much do you know about English?,It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland It has a long history. There are two kinds of English:American English and British English Many Chinese are learning En

4、glish.,The differences between British English and American English.,vocabulary,spelling,pronunciation,autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess,colour color centre center traveller traveler,dance da:ns dancedns not not not na:t,電梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地鐵 大學(xué) 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 兩周,Am E neighborhood labor color honorabl

5、e humor favorite theater kilometer,Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,Reading,Reading skills: Ski

6、mming For the first time you must read the text quickly in three minutes. Be sure not to read the text sentence by sentence. Read the key words and key sentences to gain a brief idea about the topic of the text.,找重點詞、關(guān)鍵句理解文章大致內(nèi)容,如何找主題句或關(guān)鍵句? (1) 順承式段落多在第一句； (2) 轉(zhuǎn)折式段落常是第二句帶有 however, but的句子。,Using the

7、 reading skills, get the main idea of each paragraph.,Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everythi

8、ng.,Para 1,Para 2,All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in African and Asia.,Para 3-4,Para 5,A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Moder

9、n English and Old English,Choose the main idea of the text.,B,1. English has/had the most speakers _. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century,Scan the text and choose the best answer.,2.Which of the following statement is true? A.

10、 Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. 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 around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C.

11、450s D. 1600s,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,Careful reading,Para1,Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?,Because people from England started moving to other parts of the world.,

12、1. Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other? 2. Does their English have differences? If so, can you show examples?,No, they dont.,Yes. flat apartment,Para2,Read Para. 3 and find out why and how English changed over time.,time,language related,reasons,AD450- 1150,German,

13、ruled by German,1150- 1500,French,ruled by Norman(French),1600s,a wider vocabulary,Shakespeare,American English,Noah Webster,Australian English,British went to Australia,Read Para.4 and find out why India takes English as second language.,India,was ruled by Britain,South African English,Singapore En

14、glish,Malaysian English,Hong Kong English,Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason?,Thinking:,Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?,“ Only time will tell”.,Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.,The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based

15、 more on _.,From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _ and later _.,At the end of the 16th century, about _ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.,German,Danish,French,five to seven million,English is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countries

16、in Africa and _.,Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _. As a matter of fact, China may have the _ number of English learners.,In 1620 some British settlers moved to _. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to _. English began to be spoken in both countri

17、es.,largest,America,Australia,second,South Asia,rapidly,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

18、_ _.,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,Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so i