centerapartmentcolorelevatorcandybarfallpetrolerasersweetsgascentreflatautumnliftrubberpubcolourMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.AEBE1.DoyouknowthecountrieswherepeoplespeakEnglish?2.WhatarethetwomaingroupsofEnglish?3.DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?4.DoyouknowthehistoryofEnglish?Predict:Readthetitle“theroadtomodernEnglish”andpredict(预测)whatthepassageismainlyabout?Scan:Scanthetexttofindormakeoutakeysentenceforeachparagraph.Pleasewritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3-4:Para.5:The_________oftheEnglishlanguageintheworld.Nativespeakercan__________eachotherbuttheymaynotbeableto__________________________.Alllanguagechangewhen______________________withoneanother.Englishisspokenasa_______languageor________languagein_______and______.spreadunderstandunderstandeverythingculturescommunicateforeignsecondAfricaAsiaSkim:HowdidEnglishdeveloptomodernEnglish?WhyEnglishchangedalltheway?WhatotherEnglishesdevelopedfromtheoldEnglish?DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesAlthoughtheyspeakEnglish,yetsometimestheycannotunderstandeachotherwell,why?WhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication.Findoutthecharacteristicsofeachtimeaccordingtothetimeaxis.AD450-1150800-1150ThetimeADELwaswrittenInthe1600’slaterGermanlesslikeGerman;morelikeFrenchShakespeare’sEnglishAmericanEnglishAustralianEnglish…BesidesthecountrieswhereEnglishisusedasanativelanguage,whereelseisEnglishusedasaforeignlanguage?SouthAsia,India,SouthAfrica,Singapore,MalaysiaandChina.Thinking:WillChineseEnglishbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes?“Onlytimewilltell”.Choosethecorrectanswer.1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers_________.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcentury2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Languagealwaysstaythesame.B.Languagechangeonlyafterwars.C.Languagenolongerchange.D.Languagechangewhencultureschange.3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike______.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.RussianADC4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround________.A.1400’sB.1500’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainDB1.DoyouthinkitmatterswhatkindofEnglishyoulearn?Why?2.WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?3.WillChineseEnglishbecomeoneoftheworldEnglish?