Let’sdiscovermoreaboutEnglish!UnitTwoEnglishAroundtheWorld(PeriodOne)授课:浙江省余姚中学卢建立SmallQuizLet’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.GreatBritainAustraliaCanadaIndiaIrelandNewZealandSouthAfricaTheU.S.A.SingaporeEnglishWhyaretheresomanycountriesspeakingEnglishastheirfirstorsecondlanguage?DoyouthinktheEnglishesspokenallaroundtheworldareallthesame?EnglisharoundtheworldReadadialogue:1,Cantheyunderstandeachother?2,What’sthedifferencebetweenthesetwomen?3,Canyoufindmoreexamples?theAmericanwayofsayingthefollowingwordsliftelevatorflatapartmentrubbererasermummompetrolgastoiletbathroomautumnfallfilmmoviepen-friendpen-palfootballsoccersweetcandychemist’sdrugstorerubbishtrashtrouserspantsholidayvacationthefirstfloorgroundfloorthesecondfloorfirstfloorundergroundsubwaylorrytruckBrE:BrE:AmE:AmE:Americansspellthefollowingwords:theater,centertheatre,centrecolor,honor,laborcolour,honour,labourtravelertravellerfulfillfulfilprogramprogrammetiretyrerealize,apologizerealise,apologisesmelled,spelledsmelt,speltBrE:AmE:Reading:TheRoadtoModernEnglishPre-readingquestions:1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage.2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.4.DoyouthinkitimportantforChinesetolearnEnglish?Why?Listenandmatchthemainidea:Listenandmatchthemainidea:Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5WhyhasEnglishchangedovertime.Nativespeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesame.EnglishnowisspokenwideinSouthAsia.ManypeopleallovertheworldspeakEnglish.Finallybythe19thcentury,thelanguagewassettled.MakeatimelineofthedevelopmentofEnglish:5thADAD800-1150bythe1600s1620from18th1765-1947by19thbasedmoreonGermaninfluencedbyDanishandFrenchShakespeareusedawidervocabularymovedtoAmericaBritishcolonizedAustraliaspokeninIndiaDictionariesstandardizedComprehending(trueorfalse)1.Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.2.EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3.Languagesfrequentlychange.4.Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5.EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesusedinIndia.6.ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.FFFTTTDiscussion1,WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?2,WhydoyouthinkmorepeopleintheworldnowwanttolearnChinese?