Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldPeriod2ReadingLearningObjectives:Youwillbeableto•findthemeaningofthenewwordsbyusingcontextandpictures.•knowthebriefhistoryofEnglishlanguageandretellthedevelopmentofEnglish.theUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliatheUnitedKingdomPre-readingPre-readingIndiaPhilippinesSingapore1.CountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage2.WhichcountrieshasthemostEnglishlearners?3.Guessaccordingtothetitle.TheroadtomodernEnglishTheroadModernEnglishthedevelopmentofEnglishlanguageWhatkindofEnglishbeforeModernEnglish??While-reading1.Englishspokeninsomeothercountries2.ThereasonofthechangesofEnglish3.thechangeofEnglishspeakers4.differentkindsofEnglishes1.Gothroughthepassagequicklyanddothematch.12345makevoyagesconquernativeEnglishspeakercomeuptoyourapartmentactuallywasbasedonatpresentgraduallyenrichthevocabularymakeuseofEnglishspellinglatterIdentityfluentEnglishspeakerssuchas2.Readthepassageagainandlet’sguessthemeaningofthenewwordsandexpressions.3.Readthepassagecarefullytodecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalseandexplainwhy?1.Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe17thcentury.2.EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3.Languagesfrequentlychange.4.Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5.EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguageinIndia.6.ThisreadingdescribesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.FFFTTT4.Readpara.3---5andfillintheblankstomakeatimelineofthedevelopmentofEnglish.TheroadtomodernEnglishAD450-1150Englishwasbasedmoreon_________thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.AD800-1150Englishbecame_________likeGermanbecausethepeoplewho________EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Bythe1600s______________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.In1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto___________.Inthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento_________.1765-1947EnglishwasspokeninIndiaaswellasinAfricaandAsia.Itbecamethelanguagefor_______________andeducationinIndia.Bythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchanges:•SamuelJohnsonwrotehis__________.•_____________wroteTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguageandgaveaseparateidentityto____________Englishspelling.NowGermanlessruledShakespeareAmericaAustraliagovernmentdictionaryNoahWebsterNoahWebsterAmericanAmericanEnglishisspokeninmanycountries,suchas________.Post-readingAD450-1150…wasdifferentfrom……wasbasedmoreon…than…AD800-1150…becamelessGerman…thoseruled…spoke…and…enrichBythe1600sShakespeare…makeuseof…In1620Britishsettlers…movedto…Inthe18thcentury…weretakento…1765-1947…has…fluentEnglishspeakersbecause…Bythe19thcenturythelanguagewassettled.twochangesNowEnglishisspokenin…numberoflearnersinChina1.RetellthedevelopmentofEnglishaccordingtothetimeline,thefollowinginformationmayhelpyou.•Accordingtothepassage,inthepast,whatwasoneofthefactorthatmadepeopleinonecountryspeakakindoflanguage?Butnow,WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?•WhydoyouthinkmorepeopleintheworldnowwanttolearnChinese?2.Inpairsdiscussthesequestions.HomeworkNativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.However,theymaynotbeabletounderstandeverything.Forexample,aBritishpersonmaysaytoherfriends,“Wouldyoupleasecomeuptomyflatforavisit?”OneofherAmericanfriendsmaythenaskher,“Comeupwhere?”HerCanadianfriendmightexplain,“Shemeansweshouldcomeuptoherapartment.”ReadthefollowingparagraphandcompareitwithPara.2inourtextbook.Thinkaboutthedifferences.
