1、Unit 2Do you want to come to my flat?Where is your apartment?Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow,the bar is a nice place.Wow,I want a tin of Coco,some sweets.What about you?Well,I want a can of milk tea,some candy.Hey,lets go and see a soccer game.It is very exciting.Great.I like f
2、ootball match too.Time to go home.Lets go to the elevator together.Oh no,the lift must be full of people this time.Performance ActivitylA person from Hawaii is visiting China.He wants to go to a cinema,but doesnt know the way.He asks a Chinese student the way.lTask:Use the words learnt in warming-up
3、 to show the differences between America and British English.Pre-reading 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 the following passage and guess what it is about.Then read it qui
4、ckly and see if you are right.The road to modern EnglishThe road to modern EnglishTask 1:SkimmingPlease write down the main idea of each paragraph.All languages change when culture communicate with one another.English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.The history
5、of English spreading all over the world.Native language speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Para 1Para 2Para 3-4Para 5Eg.我们应该充分利用好我们的资源。我们应该充分利用好我们的资源。_.每一分钟都应该很好地利用。每一分钟都应该很好地利用。_We should make good use of our resourcesEvery minute should be made good
6、 use of.1.Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.莎士比亚使用了比以前更为广泛的词汇量。莎士比亚使用了比以前更为广泛的词汇量。make use of 利用，使用利用，使用 make good/full use of 充分使用，很好地利用充分使用，很好地利用 make no use of sth.没有利用没有利用2.Only time will tell.时间会证明一切。时间会证明一切。tell v.知道知道,判断判断 Its hard to tell whether he is right.tell A
7、from B:区分，分别区分，分别 Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?Task 2:ScanningTell the sentences which are True or False1.English had the most speakers in the 17th century.T F2.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.T F3.Languages frequently change.T F4.The language of the governme
8、nt is always the language of the country.T F5.English is one of the official languages used in India.T F6.This reading describes the development of the English language.T F The road to modern EnglishAD 450-1150 The English was spoken in England.It was based more on _than the English we speak at pres
9、ent.AD 800-1150 Because the people who _ England spoke first Danish and later French,English became _ like German.In the 1600s _ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 Some British settlers moved to _.In the 18th centurySome British people were taken to _.1765-1947English was spoken
10、 in India as well as in Africa and Asia.It became the language for _ and education in India.By the 19th century The English language was settled.Two big changes:lSamuel Johnson wrote his _.lNoah Webster wrote _ and gave a separate identity to _ English spelling.Now English is spoken in _,_,_,_ and s
11、o on.GermanruledlessShakespeareAmericaAustraliagovernmentdictionaryThe ADELAmericaSingaporeMalaysiaSouth AfricaChinaDevelopment of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next century today peopleEnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countriestimeplaceLanguage can change with time.Lang
12、uage can change when cultures communicate with each other.Conclusion:Task 3:ComprehendingChoose the correct answer1.English has/had the most speakers_.A.NowB.when the British ruled many parts of the worldC.in the time of ShakespeareD.in the 12th century2.Which of the following statement is true?A.La
13、nguages always stay the sameB.Languages change only after warsC.Languages no longer changeD.Languages change when cultures change3.From AD 450 to 1150,English sounded more like_?A.French B.Chinese C.German D.Russian4.Shakespeares English was spoken around _?A.1400s B.1150s C.450s D.1600s5.Which coun
14、try has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A.Australia B.China C.India D.BritainTask 4:Blank fillingRead aloud and fill in the blanksAt the end of the 16th century,about seven million people spoke English.Nearly all of them lived in _ As people from England started _ to othe
15、r parts of the world,English began to be _ in many other countries.Now more people speak English as their first,second and a foreign language than ever_._English speakers can understand each other even _they dont speak _same kind of English.Englandmoving spokenNative beforeif theCloze test All langu
16、ages change and develop when _ met and communicate with each other.Now American English has its own_.English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and_,such_ South Africa,Indian,Singapore and Malaysia.Today the number of the people in China _ increasing _.Will Chinese English develop its
17、own identity?Only time will tell.culturesidentityAsiaas is rapidlyTask 5:Discussion As we all know,English is widely used As we all know,English is widely used in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers.Do you think Chinese the largest sp
18、eakers.Do you think Chinese will become an international language all will become an international language all over the world in the near future?over the world in the near future?1.Retell the passage according to the key words.2.Read the passage carefully and make marks where you have any questionsHOMEWORK
