Unit2EnglisharoundtheWorldPeriod1Warmingup&ReadingLearningaims:1.Knowledgeandskills:learnaboutEnglishlanguageandhowmodernEnglishisdeveloped.2.Processandmethods:task-basedteachingandlearning,cooperativelearning3.Emotionalvaluesandattitudes:learnaboutEnglishlanguageandknowdifferentkindsofEnglish.Importantpoints:graspsomereadingskillssuchasskimmingandscanning.Learningsteps:Step1Warming-up1.Watchthevideoandthentrytoanswerwhatthevideotalkedabout.2.Matchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.3.NamesomeothercountriesinwhichEnglishisspokenbesidesBritainandAmerica?—————————————————————————————Step2PredictionReadthetitle“TheRoadtoModernEnglish”andpredict(预测)whatthepassageismainlyabout?Step3FastreadingFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1:____________________________________________________Para2:____________________________________________________Para3:____________________________________________________Para4:____________________________________________________Para5:____________________________________________________Step4Carefulreading1.Readthepassagecarefullyanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretruecenterapartmentcolorelevatorcandybarfallpetrolerasersweetsgascentreflatautumnliftrubberpubcolourorfalseandexplainwhy.1).Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.2).EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3).Languagesfrequentlychange.4).Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5).EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesusedinIndia.6).ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.2.Readthepassageparagraphbyparagraphandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.Para1HowdidEnglishdeveloptomodernEnglish?theendofthe16thcentury_____________________________________thenextcentury_____________________________________________today______________________________________________________Para3&41)WhyhasEnglishchangedovertime?2)Findoutthekeyinformationofeachtimeaccordingtothetimeclue.AD450-1150_______inthe1600sin1620_______Bythe19thcenturyPara51)BesidesthecountrieswhereEnglishisusedasanativelanguage,whereelseisEnglishusedasaforeignorsecondlanguage?2)WillChineseEnglishbecomeontheworldEnglishes?___________________________________________________________3.Choosethebestanswer1)Thepassagemainlytellsus_________.A.WhyEnglishismoreandmorewidelyusedintheworldtodayB.AverybriefhistoryoftheEnglishlanguageBritishcolonizedAustraliaInfluencedbyDanishandFrenchinvadersC.ThedifferencebetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.D.ThedifferentkindsoftheEnglishlanguageintheworld2)FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike______.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Languagealwaysstaysthesame.B.Languagechangeonlyafterwars.C.Languagenolongerchanges.D.Languagechangewhencultureschange.4)Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround________.A.1400’sB.1500’sC.450’sD.1600’s5)FromthispassagewecaninferthattheEnglishlanguagewasonceinfluencedby____.A.theChineselanguageB.SouthAfricaC.SouthAsiaD.bothGermanandFrench6)Fromthepassagewecanseethat_____.A.theauthorisquitesureChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishesB.TheauthorhasnoideawhetherornotChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes.C.TheauthorthinksthatgovernmentandeducationplayanimportantroleinEnglishlearningD.TheauthorfeelsverysatisfiedtoseemoreandmoreChinesepeoplearelearningEnglish.Step5Summary________alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.TheEnglishspokenbetweenAD_____and1150wasquite_______fromtheEnglishspokentoday.It’sbasedmoreon________thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.Later,itbecamelesslikeGerman.OnebigchangeinEnglish______happenedwhentheAmericandictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagecameout,whichgaveAmericanEnglishaseparate_______.NowIndiahasaverylargenumberofEnglishspeakers.ThisisbecauseEnglishbecamethelanguagefor___________andeducationduring1765to1947,whenBritainruledIndia.EnglishisalsospokeninmanyothercountriesinAfricaandAsia,such____SouthAfrica,Singaporeand__________.ThenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisalsoincreasing_____.Homework:1.Learnthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisreadingbyheart.2.Readthetextagainandagainandtrytoretellit.Reflection:
