Period 2 Reading Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?English Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.Discussion Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why? CanadianAustralianEnglishBritish World EnglishWorld EnglishAmericanIndianCaribbeanBr E & Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.BrEAmEThe differences between British English and American English.vocabularyvocabularyspellingspellingpronunciationpronunciationautumn fallautumn falltyphoon tornadotyphoon tornadoI think I guessI think I guesscolour colorcolour colorcentre centercentre centertraveller travelertraveller travelerdance [da:ns] dance[ddance [da:ns] dance[dæns]æns]not [not] not [na:t]not [not] not [na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas, gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallunderground subwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrash canholidayvacationfortnighttwo weeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周Am Eneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometer Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre Why do people all over the world want to learn English?TradeTourismInternet websiteLearn in western universityEntertainment( 娱乐 )Diplomacy( 外交 )It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.From these we can see …. The Road to Modern EnglishTask 1: skimmingTask 1: skimming1. What’s the main idea of the passage ? The history and development( 发展 ) of English.Task 2: scanningTask 2: scanningFind out the ke...
