WarmingupQuestions1.Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?2.DoyouthinkChinesecanbeaworldlanguage?Why?3.Doyouknowthemeaningof“Englishes”?CanadianAustralianEnglishBritishWorldEnglishWorldEnglishAmericanIndianBrE&Am.EWhenyouheartwonativespeakersofEnglish,theymaystillnotspeakthesamekindofEnglish.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyvocabularyspellingspellingpronunciationpronunciationautumnfallautumnfalltyphoontornadotyphoontornadoIthinkIguessIthinkIguesscolourcolorcolourcolorcentrecentercentrecentertravellertravelertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[ddance[da:ns]dance[dæns]æns]not[not]not[na:t]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks垃圾箱假期垃圾秋天大学公寓地铁汽油电梯两周AmEneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometerBrEneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometrepetrolflatcolorliftrubberhonorpicturesundergrounderasergasapartmentelevatorhonourcolourmoviessubwayMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.UnitTwo:Englisharoundtheworld(Reading)TheroadtomodernEnglishPre-readingquestions:1.DoyouthinkitimportantforyoutolearnEnglish?Why?2.WhydosomanypeoplespeakEnglish?3.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?English-speakingcountries:UK,USA,Australia,Canada,NewZealand,SouthAfrica,Irelandmothertongue/nativelanguageofficiallanguageIndia,HongKong,Singapore,thePhilippines,etc.Findoutthemainideaforeachparagraph•Para1:describestheextensionofEnglishintheworld.•Para2:tellsusnativespeakerscanunderstandeachotherbutnoteverything.•Para3:tellsuswhyEnglishhaschangedovertime.•Para4:tellsusEnglishwassettledbytwodictionaries.•Para5:tellsusEnglishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinmanycountries.TimeHowisEnglishdeveloped?Betweenabout______and_____Spokenin________andbasedmoreon_____.Betweenabout_____and___________and______enrichedtheEnglish_______andespeciallyits________Attheendof_____centuryAbout__________________peoplespokeEnglishInthe____centuryUsedbymorepeopleastheresultofthe_______toconquerotherpartsoftheworldLaterinthe___centuryBegantobespokenin______and______Bythe___centurySettledbytwo_________AD4501150EnglandGermanAD8001150DanishFrenchlanguagevocabulary16thfivetosevenmillion17thvoyages18thAmericaAustralia19thdictionariesTimeHowisEnglishdeveloped?nowSpokenincountriessuchasChina,______,_________,________and__________asaforeignorsecondlanguageInaword,Englishis________and_________overtimeandisspoken___________theworld.IndiaSingaporechangingSouthAfricadevelopingalloverMalaysia1.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.LanguagesalwaysstaythesameB.LanguageschangeonlyafterwarsC.LanguagesnolongerchangeD.Languageschangewhencultureschange2.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_____?A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian3.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______?A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s4.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainSamuelJohnsonBorn:September18,1709OneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostprofoundinfluences.TwoimportantpersonsNoahWebsterBorn:October16,1758Died:May28,1843WhenNoahwas43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthisbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsofthecountryspelled,pronounceda...
