1、Unit 2 English Around the WorldReading: The Road to Modern EnglishReadingLearning aims:1.Learn to find the topic sentence in a paragraph(段落段落).2.Learn to sum up (归纳归纳)the main idea.3. Learn to find the detailed information.4. Learn to analyze(分析分析) difficult sentences.Answer the following questions
2、to see how much you know about English.Warming-up1.How many languages can you speak? 2. Which language has the largest number of speakers?3. Which language is the most widely used?4. How many countries speak English as their native language? What are they?Step 2 Pre-readingBritain (the United Kingdo
3、m) British English (BE)America (the united states) American English (AE)Canada Canadian EnglishAustralia Australian EnglishNew Zealand New Zealand EnglishSouth Africa Africa EnglishFrom _Old EnglishThe _ of EnglishThe Road to Modern English Look at the title of the text and guess what it is about.de
4、velopment Step 3 skimming: Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraphFind out the topic sentence :1.The topic sentence can usually be found at the _ of a paragraph.2. If we cannot find a topic sentence, we should try to _the main idea.beginningendsum upPart 1: Part 2:Part 3:Part4:
5、(Para 1)(Para.2-4)(Para.5-6)(Para.7)More people speak English than ever before.Native speakers may use different kind of EnglishChanges and development of EnglishThe spread of English 1. Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. Step 4 ScanningTask1 Read the text carefully and f
6、ind out the answers to the questions of Ex. 1 on page 10. readingRead paragraph 3 and 4 to fill in the form:AD450-1150English was based on_ English was more like French.At the end of the 16th centuryHow many people speak English? _Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary.Later in the 18th centuryE
7、nglish began to be spoken in_American English got its own identity.German AD800-1150About 5-7 millionby the 1600sby the 19th centuryAustralia Task 3 Read paragraph 5 and 6 to fill in the form:From AD 450 to AD 800From AD 800 to 1150By the 1600s1. English was based more on .2. English was more like _
8、 and _.3.English has a wider _ than ever before.GermanDanishvocabularyFrenchIn 16204. English was spoken in .Americain the 18th century5. English was spoken in _.AustraliaBy the 19th century6. English was _ because of two great dictionaries. settledFrom AD 450 to AD 800From AD 800 to 1150By the 1600
9、s1. English was based more on .2. English was more like _ and _.3.English has a wider _ than ever before.GermanDanishvocabularyFrenchIn 16204. English was spoken in .Americain the 18th century5. English was spoken in _.AustraliaBy the 19th century6. English was _ because of two great dictionaries. s
10、ettledThe American Dictionary of the English LanguageBritish settlers moved to these countries.conquered, ruledNoah WebsterBritish EnglishAmerican English favouritefavoritecolourcolorThe American Dictionary of the English LanguageAmericans prefer fast, simple life style.Why does India take English a
11、s second language?was ruled by BritainIndiaTask 4 Para 7Can you name some of the countries which were once ruled by UK?CanadaUSAUkNew ZealandAustraliaSouth AfricaChinaRussiaBrazilMexicoIndiaColonized殖民统治殖民统治Hong KongStep 5 DiscussionDiscuss the two questions of Ex 3 on P 10Why do you learn English?1
12、). English is one of the official languages of the world.2). To communicate with foreigners who speak English.3). To travel around the world.4). To do business with western countries.8). To be a translator(翻译家翻译家).5). To see English films or listen to English songs.6). To listen to English radio bro
13、adcast(广播广播).7). To get a good job in the future.Summary: The passage offers a brief _of the English language. English _ and developed with _culture over time. Nowadays, it is also spoken _ a foreign or second language in many _ countries. other historyhas changeditsasStep 6Homework: 1) Try to retell the text 2) Finish the ex. on page 11.
