1、Unit 2Unit 2 English around the worldEnglish around the worldReadingTHE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH1.2.Understand the reason why English changes.3.Learn the development of modern English.Learning aimsRead the title“The Road to Modern English”and predict(预测预测)what the passage is mainly about?The road to m
2、odern EnglishThe roadthe development of English The text is developed mainly by _.A.place B.time C.peopleMore and more people speak English.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Para1:Para2:At the end of Later in the next century Today Eng
3、lish has changed over time.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.Para 3:Para 5:Para 4:Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.Part1:the use of EnglishIf an American is talking to an Englishman,_.A.They will have almost no difficulty in understandingB.They w
4、ill 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 AmericanA Para3-5:the change of EnglishDuring the 5th century ADBetween about AD 800 and 1150By the 1600sEnglish was based more on_.E
5、nglish was influenced by _and _ invaders._used a wider vocabulary than ever before.GermanyDanishFrenchShakespeare1765-1947In 1620In the 18th centuryBy 19th centuryBritish settlers moved to _.British ruled_.English was spoken in_.English was settled.AmericaAustralia IndiaComplete the passage with pro
6、per words,which will help you retell the text.At the end of the 16th century,English1._(speak)by people living in England.Today,the largest number of people speaking English may be in China.Quite a lot of Chinese people speak English2._ a foreign language.So far the English language 3._(change)a lot
7、.Old English sounded more or less like German for it was 4._(base)on German,but modern English sounds more like French than German 5._ England was once ruled by the France.By the 19th century,the language was 6._(final)settled.At that time two people had great effects 7._ the English changes.One was
8、 Samuel Johnson,8._ wrote his dictionary;9._ other was Noah Webster,who wrote a dictionary,10._ gave a separate identity to American English spelling.timeplaceLanguage can change with time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.Write a composition:假如你是李华，你的好友王琳来信说她感觉英假如你是李华，你的好友王琳来信说她感觉英语学起来很吃力，单词记不住，语法听不懂，想要语学起来很吃力，单词记不住，语法听不懂，想要放弃这门学科。请以放弃这门学科。请以“Why should we learn English?”为题给她写一封回信，希望她能够克服困难，好好为题给她写一封回信，希望她能够克服困难，好好学习英语。学习英语。注意：注意：1.词数词数100左右；左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好。开头语已为你写好。Dear Wang Lin,Im really sorry to hear about your problems.Homework
