1、 Unit Two:English around the world (Period Two)1.Do you know the American way ofsaying the following wordsrubbereraserpetrolgasautumnfallfilmmoviefootballsoccersweetcandyrubbishtrashholidayvacationunderground subwaylorrytruckHomework checkup1.Read the title and guess what the passage talks about?2.W
2、hy do so many people speak English?3.Why are there so many kinds of English?Pre-reading culture 文化文化、文明、文明 actually 实际上，事实上实际上，事实上 present 现在的、出席的现在的、出席的 rule 统治统治 vocabulary 词汇、词汇量词汇、词汇量New words usage 使用、用法使用、用法 identity 身份身份 government 政府政府 rapidly 迅速地迅速地 Singapore 新加坡新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚马来西亚 1.Engl
3、ish has/had the most speakers_.A.now B.when the British ruled many parts of the world C.in the time of Shakespeare D.in the 12th centurySkimming2.Which of the following statement is true?A.Languages always stay the sameB.Languages change only after warsC.Languages no longer changeD.Languages change
4、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 country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A.Australia B.China C.India D.Britain11、凡
5、为教者必期于达到不须教。对人以诚信，人不欺我;对事以诚信，事无不成。12、首先是教师品格的陶冶，行为的教育，然后才是专门知识和技能的训练。13、在教师手里操着幼年人的命运，便操着民族和人类的命运。2023-8-102023-8-10August 10,202314、孩子在快乐的时候，他学习任何东西都比较容易。15、纪律是集体的面貌，集体的声音，集体的动作，集体的表情，集体的信念。16、一个人所受的教育超过了自己的智力，这样的人才有学问。17、好奇是儿童的原始本性，感知会使儿童心灵升华，为其为了探究事物藏下本源。2023年8月2023-8-102023-8-102023-8-108/10/202
6、318、人自身有一种力量，用许多方式按照本人意愿控制和影响这种力量，一旦他这样做，就会影响到对他的教育和对他发生作用的环境。2023-8-102023-8-10 Some people say that Chinese is amuch more elegant language,so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language.Do you agree with this opinion and why?DiscussionReading skil
7、ls:For the first time you must read the text quickly in three minutes.Be sure not to read the text sentence by sentence.Read the key words and key sentences to gain a brief idea about the topic of the text.找重点词、关键句理解文章大致内容找重点词、关键句理解文章大致内容.如何找主题句或关键句如何找主题句或关键句 顺承式段落多在第一句；顺承式段落多在第一句；转折式段落常是第二句带有转折式段落常
8、是第二句带有however,buthowever,but的句子。的句子。The main idea of each paragraph.Brief introduction of the change in English.An example of different kinds of English.The development of English.English spoken in some other countries.Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Read the passage again and answer the following questions
9、.Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?2.Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other?1.3.Does their English have differences?If so,can you show examples?Because people from England started moving to other parts of the worldNo,they dont.Yes.flat
10、apartmentWhy has English changed over time?All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.Read Para.3 and find out why and how English changed over time.timelanguage relatedreasonsAD450-1150Germanruled by German1150-1500Frenchruled by Norman(French)1600sa wider vocabularyShakespeare
11、American EnglishNoah WebsterAustralian EnglishBritish went toAustraliaRead Para.4 and find out why India takesEnglish as second language.Indiawas ruled by BritainSouth African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong EnglishDo you know any other kinds of Englishformed for this reason?Read
12、the passage aloud,following the tapeActivity 4Retell the text with the help of the structureActivity 5.Analysis of the structure of the reading .The Road to Modern EnglishP1 More and more people start to speak EnglishP4 English is also spoken in many other countriesP3 English has changed over time b
13、ecause all languages change when cultures communicate with each other.P2 World Englishes are different from each other in some waysA Brief History of English1.At the end of2.In the next century3.Today 1.However 2.For example 1.AD450-1150 2.11501500 3.in the1600s Why did the writer decide to end the
14、passage with a question?“Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?Only time will tell.”Further thinking:Activity 6According to the passage,languages change when cultures communicate with one another.So the writer intended to predict a possible road to modern English,that is,when Chines
15、e culture communicates with English culture,English may change,too.So as time goes by,Chinese English may become one of the world English.That is what the writer intended to tell us about this passage.So the writer gave it the title-The Road to Modern English.When we want to write something,we shoul
16、d follow the following way:First,decide what to write on the topic-(the brief history of English.)Then,from the topic develop several ideas.Next,gives some figures or examples to develop and support the ideas.A good article needs a good start,a good closing and a proper title.start the passage in a
17、way directly related to the topic(开门见山)end the passage with a question and a saying(Only time will tell.)A proper title(The Road To Modern English)When we read a passage we can grasp the main idea and the writers intension in a similar way,too.Read the passage again and find out the important expres
18、sionsActivity 71.than ever before2.even if3.over municate5.different from6.be based on7.in the1600s8.make use of9.the number of10.a(large)number ofComplete the following sentences with the expressions listed above1._the party we sang a beautiful song together.2.You should _your spare time to study E
19、nglish.3.It is raining harder _.4.This novel_a true story.5._students go to the English Corner every Sunday.And _the students is about sixty.6.His heart was still with his students_he had to give up teaching for his healthAt the end ofmake use ofthan ever beforeis based onA number ofthe number ofeve
20、n ifRead the text once again and try to find some difficult or well-written sentences1.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of language.2.It became less like German,and more like French because those who ruled England at that time spoke French.3.One
21、 big change in English usage happened when Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language,giving American English its own identity.4.Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?Only time will tell.Study the sentences above,paying special attention to the red parts.And
22、try to make similar sentencesDiscussionYou can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Group of 4Activity 81,Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn?Why?2,Has Chinese changed over the time?How?Why?3,Do you think Chinese will become the most popular language in the world inst
23、ead of English in the future?Homework;1.Finish the exercise on page 11,Page49 and Page50 2.Read passage on page 51 The Oxford English Dictionary and make notes about Murrays life.ScanningThe cause TimeBetween AD450 and 11501150 to 1500The road to modern Englishcultures communicate withone anotherthings that happenedless like German;more like Frenchbased on GermanIn the 1600sLaterShakespeare broadened the vocabulary.A big changed in EnglishBritish people brought English to Australia
