Unit 2 ReadingStep 1 ask – and – answer1.How many kinds of English are there in the world? What are they?2.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. 3.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 in “Comprehending”• 1.A 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.BStep 4 Guide students to read the text and answer the following questions:1.When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? 2.In which country English has been used since about 1842? In the 17th century. China. 3.Why has English changed over time? All language change when cultures communicate with one another. 4.Which of the following statements is Not true? ( )A. English has changed as time went on.B. Many people in South Africa speak English.C. There are few people in South Africa speaking English.D. New the French understand modern English more easily than the German.CStep 5 Main idea of each paragraph Para.1 Brief introduction of the change in EnglishPara.2 An example of different kinds of EnglishPara.3 The development of EnglishPara.4 English spoken in some other countries.Fill in the blanks1.____ all of them lived in England.2.Would you ple...
