1、 Unit2English around the worldUsing languageTask 1:Warming Task 1:Warming upupQuestions:1.How many languages do you know ? GreetingsQuestions2.Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Think about and discuss ?Which countries are English- speaking countries ?English-
2、speaking countries are :Great BritainAustraliaCanadaNew ZealandIreland IndiaSouth Africathe U.S.A.SingaporeDo you think the English spoken all around the world is all the same ?How do you understand the word ”Englishes” ?Englishes American English British English Australian English Canadian English
3、Singapore English African English Malaysian English Indian EnglishThink about ? ? ?What elements(因素，元素因素，元素) make these Englishes happen ?culture 文化文化Language and culture always come hand in hand. Including(包括包括) way of living, way of thinking , value, environment, etc.eg: 亚洲四小亚洲四小龙龙 “the four tiger
4、s of Asia” 幸运幸运儿儿 “ a lucky dog”British EnglishAmerican English&Lets learn some differences between American English and British English?The statue of liberty The big BenBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown American president BushWould you like to see my flat?Yes. Id like to come up to your apartment
5、.Wow, I want a tin of coko, some sweets. What about you, Bush?Well, I want a can ofmilktea,someCandy。 Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow, the bar is a nice place.Hey, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Great. I like football match very much.Time to go home. Lets go
6、 to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. ChineseB. EA. E公寓公寓酒吧酒吧罐头罐头糖果糖果电梯电梯比赛比赛足球足球flatflatapartmentapartmentpubpubbarbartintincancansweetssweetscandycandyliftliftelevatorelevatormatchmatchgamegamefootballfootballsoccersoccerpetrolcolorrubberhonorpicturesundergrou
7、nderaser gashonourcoloursubwaymoviesLearn more: Match the words that have the same meaning. in BrE AmEVocabulary: pub bar flat apartmentWord usage: have got to have toPronunciation: ask ask dance dance Spelling: colour color center centre check cheque English does have different types, anyhow it is
8、an international language.facts 380 million people speak English as a native language. Two thirds of the world population as second language. A billion are learning it. By 2050, it is predicted （预言）（预言）that half of the world population will master(精通精通) it.uEnglish is now our language, we have , too
9、, colonized(殖民殖民) it. - Philippine(菲律宾菲律宾) poet(诗人诗人)Some famous sayings: A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life. -by Karl Marx外语是人生斗争的武器。Group work:Lets begin to think again ? ? ?Why should I learn English well ?A Brainstorming Map: Why should I learn English? Try to write down, the
10、 more the better.Why should I learn English?To use for businessTo use in school To talk to native speakersTo read EnglishbooksTo write to pen friendsTo listen to English music and moviesTask 2: WritingTask 2: WritingLets begin to make a poster of your own according to the sample on P16Homework1. Rev
11、iew what we learned today.2. Aftertaste the learning principles and methods of English learning. So we know English is so important , everyone here wants to learn it well. But how ?What makes perfect English? 1. read it 2. recite it 3. retell it 4. find a partner 5. copy down 6. sing a song 7. practice 8. listen to yourself 9. slow down
