1、madeofcanruohanxingThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?DoyouthinkChinesecanbeaworldlanguage?Why?Doyouknowthemeaningof“Englishes”?Letsdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentc
2、ountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland.Ithasalonghistory.Therearetwokindso
3、fEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChinesearelearningEnglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?uSituation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Excuseme,couldItaketheelevatortothe7thfloor?Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yourroomnumberis705.An
4、dyoudtakewhat?Imean,IdliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Comethisway,Illshowyouthelift.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravelle
5、rtravelerdanceda:nsdancednsnotnotnotna:tChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks电电梯梯汽汽油油公公寓寓秋秋天天地地铁铁大大学学垃垃圾圾垃垃圾圾箱箱假假期期两两周周1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanoffic
6、iallanguage.2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.A.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishChoosethemainideaofthe
7、text.Completethetable.TheroadtomodernEnglishAD4501150TheEnglishwasspokeninEngland.Itwasbasedmoreon1)_thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.AD8001150Becausethepeoplewho2)_EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench,Englishbecame3)_likeGerman.GermanruledlessTheroadtomodernEnglishInthe1600s4)_madeuseofawidervocabul
8、arythaneverbefore.In1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto5)_.Inthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento6)_.ShakespeareAmericaAustraliaTheroadtomodernEnglish17651947EnglishwasspokeninIndiaaswellasinAfricaandAsia.Itbecamethelanguagefor7)_andeducationinIndia.governmentTheroadtomodernEnglishBythe19thcenturyT
9、heEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchanges:SamuelJohnsonwrotehis8)_.NoahWebsterwrote9)_andgaveaseparateidentityto10)_Englishspelling.dictionaryAmericanTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageTheroadtomodernEnglishNowEnglishisalsospokenin11)_,12)_，13)_,14)_andsoon.IndiaSingaporeMalaysiaAfricaReadthep
10、assagecarefullyanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)andexplainwhy.1.Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.2.EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3.Languagesfrequentlychange.4.Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5.Englishisoneoftheofficiallanguag
11、esusedinIndia.6.ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesIfanAmericanistalkingtoanEnglishman,_.A.TheywillhavealmostnodifficultyinunderstandingB.Theywillhavealotofmi
12、sunderstandingsbetweeneachotherC.TheAmericanfindsitdifficulttounderstandtheEnglishmanD.TheEnglishmanfindsitdifficulttofollowtheAmericanWhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication.ReadPmunicationSamuelJohnsonTwoimportantpersonsOneoftheEnglishlanguagesmostprofoundinfluences.WhenNoahwas
13、43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthisbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsofthecountryspelled,pronouncedandusedwordsdifferently.NoahWebsterReadPara5andfindoutwhyIndiatakesEnglishassecondlanguage.IndiawasruledbyBritainSouthAfricanEnglishSingaporeEnglishMalaysianEnglishHongKongEnglishDoyo
14、uknowanyotherkindsofEnglishformedforthisreason?Retellthetext.Atfirst,onlypeoplein_spokeEnglish.Later,peoplefromEngland_tootherparts,soEnglishbegantobespokenin_.EnglandmovedmanyothercountriesToday,_peoplespeakEnglishastheir_,secondorforeignlanguage._Englishspeakers_understandeachotherbut_.Alllanguage
15、schangewhen_communicatewithoneanother.SothereareBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglishandsoon.morefirstNativecannoteverythingculturesTheyallhavetheirown_.Englishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguagein_.MaybeonedayChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglish.identitymanyothercountries1.WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?2.WhydoyouthinkmorepeopleintheworldnowwanttolearnChinese?SomepeoplesaythatChineseisamuchmoreelegantlanguage,soitismoreimportantforustomasteritanditisnotsonecessarytomasterforeignlanguage.Doyouagreewiththisopinionandwhy?Writedownyouropinion.
