ThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.Let’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland….Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChinesearelearningEnglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Excuseme,couldItaketheelevatortothe7thfloor?Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yourroomnumberis705.Andyou’dtakewhat?Imean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Comethisway,I’llshowyouthelift.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishSpellingcolourfavouritetheatrecentremetretravelledWordslift(电梯)petrol(汽油)flat(公寓)autumn(秋天）underground(地铁)university(大学)rubbish(垃圾)holiday（假期）colorfavoritetheatercentermetertraveledelevatorgasapartmentfallsubwaycollegegarbagevacationthedifferencebetweenAmEandBrEPre-readingLookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.A.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishChoosethemainideaofthetext.Scanthetextandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Bythe19thcenturyEnglishwassettledandtwobigchangesinEnglishspellinghappenedEnglishnowisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinmanycountries5DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesIfanAmericanistalkingtoanEnglishman,_______.A.TheywillhavealmostnodifficultyinunderstandingB.TheywillhavealotofmisunderstandingsbetweeneachotherC.TheAmericanfindsitdifficulttounderstandtheEnglishmanD.TheEnglishmanfindsitdifficulttofollowtheAmericanWhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication.ReadPara3andanswerthequestion.communicationTheroadtomodernEnglishAD450-1150EnglishwasspokeninEngland.Itwasbasedmoreon_______thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.AD800-1150Becausethosewho_____EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Englishbecame____likeGermanInthe1600s____________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.GermanThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagelessruledShakespeareTheroadtomodernEnglishIn1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto________.Laterinthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento_________.1765-1947Englishbecamethelanguagefor______________andeducationinIndia.AmericaAustraliagovernmentTheroadtomodernEnglishBythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchanges:SamuelJohnsonwrotehis__________andNoahWebsterwrote______________________________________________andgaveaseparateidentityto______Englishspelling.NowEnglishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguage______,_________,___________,______andsoonAmericandictionaryTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.IndiaChinaSingaporeMalaysiaSamuelJohnsonTwoimportantpersonsOneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostprofoundinfluences.WhenNoahwas43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthisbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsofthecountryspelled,pronouncedandusedwordsdifferently.NoahWebsterRetellthetext.Atfirst,onlypeoplein________spokeEnglish.Later,peoplefromEngland______tootherparts,soEnglishbegantobespokenin___________________.Today,_____peoplespeakEnglishastheir_____,secondorforeignlanguage._______Englishspeakers____understandeachotherbut____________.EnglandmovedmanyothercountriesmorefirstNativecannoteverythingAlllanguageschangewhen________communicatewithoneanother.SothereareBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglishandsoon.Theyallhavetheirown_______.Englishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguagein___________________.MaybeonedayChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglish.culturesidentitymanyothercountries1.WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?2.WhydoyouthinkmorepeopleintheworldnowwanttolearnChinese?SomepeoplesaythatChineseisamuchmoreelegantlanguage,soitismoreimportantforustomasteritanditisnotsonecessarytomasterforeignlanguage.Doyouagreewiththisopinionandwhy?Writedownyouropinion.
