1、 Unit Two:English around the world (Period Two)Pre-reading questions:1.How many people speak English in the world today?2.Why do so many people speak English?3.What has helped to spread English around the world?4.Do you think it important for Chinese to learn English?Why?Read fast and choose the rig
2、ht answer1.English has/had the most speakers_.A.nowB.when the British ruled many parts if the worldC.in the time of ShakespeareD.in the 12th century2.Which of the following statements is true?E.Languages always stay the same.F.Languages change only after wars.G.Languages no longer change.H.Languages
3、 change when cultures change.3.From AD 450 to 1150,English sounded more like_.A.French B.Chinese C.German D.Russian4.Shakespeares English was spoken around_.A.1400s B.1150s C.450s D.1600s 5.Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?B.Australia C.China D.India E.Br
4、itainRead the passage again and answer the following questions.1.Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?2.Why does China have the largest number of the English speakers?3.Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other?4.Does their English have diff
5、erences?If so,can you show examples?Read Para.3 and find out why and how English changed over time.timelanguage relatedreasonsAD450-1150Germanruled by German1150-1500Frenchruled by Norman(French)1600scloser to todaysEnglishShakespeareAmerican EnglishNoah WebsterAustralian EnglishBritish went toAustr
6、aliaRead Para.4 and find out why India takesEnglish as second language.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any other kinds of EnglishFormed for this reason?DiscussionYou can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Gro
7、up of 41,Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn?Why?2,Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?3,Do you think Chinese will become the most popular language in the world instead of English in the future?The formation of British EnglishFrom 17th century-19th cen
8、turyThe UK colonized Ireland and joined with Scotland long agoColonized;North America,the Caribbean India,including Pakistan,Bangladesh,Australia,New Zealand,Palestine,parts of sub-Sahara Africa,Hong Kong,Singapore and the Pacific IslandsThe formation of American EnglishAmerican colonial rulers also
9、 brought their English to:Hawaii,Puerto Rico,the Philippines and other Pacific island in the late 19th centuryDirect result of cultures separated both geographically and historically Different English-speaking cultures sometimes use the same words in different ways.Br.Eng.Ive got.I have got,Pardon?S
10、orry?Am Eng.I have.,Whats that?Say that again?Say what?Come again?The original language for British IslesCeltic for England,Wales and IrelandEnglish derived from Germanic languages of Anglo-Saxons.In the middle of 5th century,they left what is now Germany,Denmark and Holland for the land of Celts.In
11、 the 6th century:Latin used in churches,writings,and education of the the sons of the nobility11th century,Norman French invaded EnglandMore than 80%of words are borrowed from other languages:German,Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,French,Flemish,Spanish,Italian,Portuguese,Arabic,Hebrew,Swahili,Malay,Hindi
12、and Chinese.English spoken in ChinaMost linguists regard the English spoken in China as a standardizing form of the language.Standard variation of EnglishNative speaker:A person who speaks English since birth but who may not speak a standard form of it.L1 speaker:A native speaker of English who uses
13、 it as his or her mother tongue or an immigrant to an English-speaking country who always prefer to use itESL:English as a Second LanguageL2 speaker:A second language speaker of EnglishEFL:English as a Foreign LanguageHomework;1.Finish the exercise on page 11.2.Read passage on page 51 The Oxford English Dictionary and make notes about Murrays life.
