Unit 2 ReadingStep 1 ask – and – answer1
How many kinds of English are there in the world
What are they
What are the differences between AE and BE
British English , American English , Australian English , Canadian English, Indian English …
,and so on
Spelling ,pronunciation, words and grammar
How do you divide the history of English
What are they
Old English before 1150Middle English 1150—1500Modern English 1500--nowStep 2
Listen to the tape and judge True or False–All people speak English as their first language
( )–Native English speakers can understand everything
( )–It was Shakespeare who wrote the “American dictionary of the English language”
( )–English is spoken as a foreign or second language in south Asia
( )FFFT• Step 3 Read the text again and finish the exercises