• This unit is to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.

1.Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?

Warming up-I

English Around the World

the USA

Canada

New Zealand

AustraliaSouth Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland

3.Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?

2. Are the English in those countries exactly the same?

number of speakers

example countries

working situation

the native language

the foreign language

The second language

375 million

750 million

375 million

USA,Canada,Australia,south Africa, Ireland, New Zealand

China and many other countries

India, Pakistan,

Nigeria,Philippines.

government,schools, newspapers,TV

Br E & Am.E

What’s the difference between the English on the left and the English on the right?

(One is British English, the other one is American English.)

British English

American English

&

Do you know the differences between American English and British English?

BrE AmE

The differences between British English and American English.

vocabularyvocabulary

spellingspelling

pronunciationpronunciation

autumn fallautumn fallunderground subwayunderground subwayfilm moviefilm movie

colour colorcolour colorcentre centercentre centertraveller travelertraveller traveler

dance [da:ns] dance[ddance [da:ns] dance[dæns]æns]not not [nɔt][nɔt] not [na:t] not [na:t]

center

apartment

color

elevator

candy

bar

fall

petrol

eraser

sweetsgascentre

flat

autumn

lift

rubber

pub

colour

Match the words that have the same meaning.

AE BE

The differences in vocabulary between AmE and BrE.

1. Which country do you think has the

most English learners?

2. Read the title “The Road to Modern English” and predict ( 预测 ) what the passage is mainly about?

The road to modern English

The road

the development of the English language

Skimming: find out topic sentences ( 主题句 ) of each paragraph.

Para.1. Today, more people speak English as their first , second or foreign language than ever before.Para.2. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.Para.3. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.

Para.5. English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia.

Para.4. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled

A. How to learn English well

B. The development of Modern English

C. The way to England

D. The difference between Modern

English and Old English

Choose the main idea of the text. B

1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F

2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F

3. Languages frequently change. T F

ScanningScanning

√√

√

frequently

Ex.1 on page 10

4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F

5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F

6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F

√√

√

Careful reading: Para 1--Development of English

the end of the 16th century

the next century

today

people

England

Many other countries

More people speak in more countries

If an American is talking to an Englishman,_______.A. They will have almost no difficulty in understandingB. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each otherC. The American finds it difficult to understand the EnglishmanD. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American

Para 2

A

Why does English change over time?

Because of cultural communication.

Read Para 3 and answer the question:

The road to modern English

AD 450-1150

English was based more on _______.

AD 800-1150

English became _____ like German Because those who _____ England spoke first Danish and later French.

In the 1600s

_____________ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.

German

The development of the English language (Para3-5)

lessruled

Shakespeare

The road to modern EnglishIn 1620 Some British settlers moved to

_________.

Later in the 18th century

Some British people were taken to __________.

1765-1947

English became the language for

_________________________.

America

Australia

government and education

The road to modern English

By the 19th century

The English language was settled. Two big changes in _______________ happened: Samuel Johnson wrote his __________ and Noah Webster wrote _____________________________

____________________

Now English is also spoken as a foreign or second language _____________

_____________ ______ and so on.

English spelling

dictionaryThe American Dictionary of the

English Language.

in South AsiaChina South Africa

Answer following questions. (Para.5)

India was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947. And during that time English became the language for government and education.

Why does English become a second language in India?

At first, only people in ________ spoke English.

Later, people from England _______ to other

parts, so English began to be spoken in

______ _____ _________. Today, _______ people

speak English as their _____, second or foreign

language. _______ English speakers _____

understand each other but ____ ___________.

Retell the text.

England

moved

many other countries more

first

Native can

not everything

All languages change when ________

communicate with one another.

So there are British English, American

English, Australian English and so on.

They all have their own ________.

English is also spoken as a foreign or

second language in _____ ____ _______.

Maybe one day Chinese English will

become one of the world English.

cultures

identity

many other countries

Why do you think more people in the world want to learn Chinese?

as a result of China’s growing economic power as a result of China’s growing influence in the UN, to trade with China to move some branches of Western companies into China