1、Teaching aims:Get the students to know English language and its development and different kinds of English through this passage.Ability aim:Get some knowledge of different kinds of EnglishLanguage aim:Grasp some words and expressions such as,play a role in/because of/come up/play a part in and learn
2、 the grammar-the indirect speech of the imperative clauseTeaching important points:The indirect speech of the imperative clause2.How many languages are there in the world?1.How many countries and regions are there in the world?THINKING3.How many languages are used as the working languages of the Uni
3、ted Nations?4.What language has the largest number of speakers?5.What language is the most wildly spoken and used?English Around the WorldMore than 42 countries.English1.How many countries are there where the greater number of the people speakEnglish?2.What language should we use on Internet so that
4、 we can communicate with people around the world?Questions1.In which countries do we find most native speakers of English?Give the names of three countries.The United Kingdom,the United States of America,Canada,Australia,South Africa,Ireland and New Zealand.Listen and try to answer the questions.In
5、those countries,people perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family,but the language of the government,schools,newspapers and TV is English.2.How is English used in countries such as India,Pakistan,Nigeria and Philippines?Number of speakersExamplecountriesWorkingsituatio
6、nThe native languageThe second languageForeign language375million375million750millionAmericanCanadaAustraliaIndiaPakistanNigeriaChinaAny time in his own countryGovernmentSchool newspaperat school Roles of English Listen first and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.In Ph
7、ilippines,you can have something to read even though you dont know English.True or False2.All the people in Hong Kong treat English as a second language.3.Businessmen and tourists can come China without being able to speak Chinese.4.The most popular role for English is as second language.5.It will b
8、ecome more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.1.How many ways that English is used are mentioned in the third paragraph?2.Why is it becoming more and more important to have a good knowledge of English?3.In your opinion,which language will become more important and why?(English,Ch
9、inese,Japanese)Read the passage and discuss the questions.Listen again and finish the exercises on page 10.1.English had the most speakers in the 17th century.2.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britian.3.Languages frequently change.4.The language of the government is alwanys th
10、e language of the country.5.English is one of the official languages used in India.6.This reading descibes the development of the English language.During the 5th century AD:English was based more on German.Between about AD800 and 1150:English was influenced by Danish and French invaders.By the 1600s:Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.1620:British settlers moved to America in the“Mayflower”.From the 18th century:British colonizes Australia.1765-1947:English spoken in India.By 19th century:dictionaries standardized the spelling of English.Discuss the two questions on page 10.
