1、Period 1Warming up and Reading I Unit 2 English around the worldSmall Quiz Lets do a small quiz to distinguish/tell the national flags of different countries which speak English as their native language.Great BritainAustraliaNew ZealandIrelandSouth AfricaSouth AfricaThe U.S.A.The U.S.A.IndiaCanadaSi
2、ngapore1.Are the English in those countries the same?British EnglishAmerican English&Do you know the differences between American English and British English?Listen to the dialogues.Find the British and American words which are different but have the same meaning.British EnglishBritish EnglishAmeric
3、an EnglishAmerican Englishspellingpronunciationwordscolour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metremeteraskdancewheelnotboxpost,mail,film,movie,autumn,fallI think,I guess,sweetscandylorrytruckBritish EnglishBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishAmerican Englishwordsli
4、ft(电梯电梯)elevatorpetrol(汽油汽油)gasflat(公寓公寓)apartmenttoiletbathroomunderground(地铁地铁)subwayuniversity(大学大学)collegerubbish(垃圾垃圾)garbagedustbin(垃圾箱垃圾箱)trash canholidayvacationfortnight(两星期两星期）two weeksDo you know how many people use English as their native language,second language,or foreign language?numb
5、er of speakersexample countriesworking situationthe native languagethe foreign languagethe second language375 million750 million375 millionUSA,Canada,Australia,south Africa,Ireland,New ZealandChina and many other countriesIndia,Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippines.government,schools,newspapers,TVFast readin
6、g:Read the text and find out the answers to the questions of Ex.1 on page 10.1.Read the text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph.(Work in pairs)Pair work:Describes the extension/development of English in the world.Native speakers can understand each other but not everything.The developme
7、nt of English as native language.Or:English has changed over time.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.Para 1:Para 2Para 3Para 4Step 3.Intensive reading Activity 1.fill in the chartAD450-1150English was based on _1150-1500English was more like _.At the end of the 16th
8、centuryHow many people spoke English?_In the 1600sShakespeare made use of a wider _ than before.1828American English gained its own_.Now _ English has its identity.German57million Australian FrenchvocabularyidentityActivity 2.Answer the following questions(1)What is the clue of the passage?(2)Why do
9、es India have a large number of English speakers?(3)When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world?timebecause Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.in the 17th centuryStep 4 Read the passage again and decide the following statements are true or false.1.America has the larges
10、t number of English speakers2.French ruled England from 1150 to 1500.3.Native English speakers cantt understand each other because they dont speak the same kind of English.4.Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.5.From 1765 to 1947 English was the language for government
11、 and education in South Africa.FTFTFDiscussion1.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.Will Chinese English become one of the World English?Homework1.Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I.2.Review Reading 1.3.Finish the exercises on Page11.4.Finish Exercise12 on Page49 on WB.5.Try to recite the first paragraph of Reading1.
