1、 This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world?Do you think Chinese can be a world language?Why?Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?Lets do a small quiz to dist
2、inguish the national flags of different countries,and find out the languages spoken in these countries.The U.S.A.Great BritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouth AfricaNew ZealandEnglish is spoken in these countries.How much do you know about English?It is the official language of many countri
3、es,such as USA,England,Canada,Ireland.It has a long history.There are two kinds of English:AmE and BrE.Many Chinese are learning English.What can you learn from it?u Situation:An American is visiting England.Now he has just checked in a hotel.And his room number is 705.Here is the dialogue between h
4、im and a servant in the hotel.Excuse me,could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?Pardon?Why not the 6th floor?Your room number is 705.And youd take what?I mean,Id like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor.We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US.Oh,sorry.Come this way,Ill show
5、you the lift.BrEAmEThe differences between British English and American English.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumn falltyphoon tornadoI think I guesscolour colorcentre centertraveller travelerdance da:ns dancednsnot not not na:tChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallund
6、ergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrash canholidayvacationfortnighttwo weeks电梯电梯汽油汽油公寓公寓秋天秋天地铁地铁大学大学垃圾垃圾垃圾箱垃圾箱假期假期两周两周1.With your partner,list the countries that use English as an official language.2.Which country do you think has the most English learners?3.Look at the title of th
7、e following passage and guess what it is about.Then read it quickly and see if you are right.A.How to learn English wellB.The brief history of Modern EnglishC.The way to England D.The difference between Modern English and Old EnglishChoose the main idea of the text.Fill in the table.The cause TimeBe
8、tween AD450 and 11501150 to 1500The road to modern Englishcultures communicate with one anotherthings that happenedless like German;more like Frenchbased on GermanIn the 1600sLaterShakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A big changed in EnglishBritish people brought English to AustraliaScan the text an
9、d 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 everything.All languages chan
10、ge when cultures communicate with one another.Englishs position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined.Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next century today peopleEnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countries If an American is talking to an E
11、nglishman,_.A.They will have almost no difficulty in understandingB.They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each otherC.The American finds it difficult to understand the EnglishmanD.The English man finds it difficult to follow the AmericanWhy does English change over time?Because of cultur
12、al communication.Read Para 3 and answer the municationThe road to modern EnglishAD 450-1150 English was based more on _.AD 800-1150 English became _ like German Because those who _ England spoke first Danish and later French.In the 1600s _ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.GermanThe hi
13、story of the English languagelessruledShakespeareThe road to modern EnglishIn 1620 Some British settlers moved to _.Later in the 18th centurySome British people were taken to _.1765-1947English became the language for_.AmericaAustralia government and education The road to modern EnglishBy the 19th c
14、entury The English language was settled.Two big changes in _ happened:Samuel Johnson wrote his _ and Noah Webster wrote _Now English is also spoken as a foreign or second language _,_,_ and so on.English spellingdictionaryThe American Dictionary of the English Language.in South AsiaChina South Afric
15、aRead Para 4 and find out why India takes English as second language.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason?Samuel Johnson Two important personsOne of the English languages most pr
16、ofound influences.When Noah was 43,he started writing the first American dictionary.He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled,pronounced and used words differently.Noah Webster 1.Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.The English between AD 450 and 1
17、150 was based 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.GermanDanishFrenchfive to seven millionEnglish is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countri
18、es 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 countries.la
19、rgest AmericaAustraliasecondSouth Asiarapidly2.Decide whether the statement are true(T)or false(F)according to the passage.1.English had the most speakers in the 17th century.2.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.3.Languages frequently change.4.The language of the governme
20、nt 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.Retell the text.At first,only people in _ spoke English.Later,people from England _ to other parts,so English began to be spoken in _ _ _
21、.Today,_ people speak English as their _,second or foreign language._ English speakers _ understand each other but _ _.England movedmany other countriesmorefirstNativecannot everythingAll languages change when _ communicate with one another.So there are British English,American English,Australian En
22、glish 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.culturesidentitymany other countries1.Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2.Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Some people say that Chinese is amuch 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?Write down your opinion.
