1、Unit2 English around the worldThe road to modern English Countries speak English as their native language:BritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandIrelandSkimming Match each paragraph with its main idea.Para.1 AAll languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.Para.2
2、 BHow English spread(传播)in the past.Para.3 CEnglish speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Para.4 DBy the 19th century,two big changes in English spelling had happened.Para.5 EEnglish is spoken in many countries in Africa and South Asia.The passage mainly
3、 tells us _.Awhy English is more and more widely used in the world today Ba very brief history of the English language Cthe differences between British English and American English Dthe different kinds of the English language in the worldBSkimming1.English has/had the most speakers _.A.now B.when th
4、e British ruled many parts of the world C.in the time of Shakespeare D.in the 12th centuryScanningChoose the best answersA2.From this passage we can infer that the English language was once influenced(影响)by _.Athe Chinese languageBSouth AfricaCSouth AsiaDGerman,Danish and FrenchD3.From this passage
5、we can see that _.Athe author is quite sure that Chinese English will develop its own identityBthe author has no idea whether or not Chinese English will develop its own identityCthe author thinks that government and education play an important role in English learningDthe author feels very satisfie
6、d to see more and more Chinese people are learning EnglishBthe end of the 16th century the next century today peopleEnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countriesDevelopment of EnglishCareful reading If an American is talking to an Englishman,_.A.They will have almost no difficulty i
7、n 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 AmericanAPara.3 True(T)or false(F)1.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.()2.Languag
8、es frequently change.()TFAnswer the questionWhat were the two big changes in English spelling?First Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote another dictionary.Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph?A.Because India is a typical country who speaks English as a second lan
9、guage because of its long being ruled by Britain.B.Because India has a very large number of English speakers.C.Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life.D.Because India has a long history of communication with Britain.Para 5 A English has changed and _(devel
10、op)when cultures meet and communicate _ each other.From about AD 450 to 1150,new settlers to England _(enrich)the English language and enlarged _ vocabulary.In 1620,some British people began to move to other countries,and _(gradual),English _(speak)in many other countries.developedwithenricheditsgra
11、duallywas spokenComplete the summary with proper words By the 19th century American English spelling got a separate identity _ Noah Webster wrote his dictionary._ present,people speak English as their second or _ foreign language in South Asia.China may have the _ number of English learners.whenAtalargestDiscussion Do you think Chinese will become a world language one day?Why?Homework 1.Write a short passage based on the discussion.2.Read the passage again and underline the important and difficult language points.
