Unit 2 English around the world Period1 Warming up and reading

Welcome to Linda’s class Unit 2 English around the worldPeriod1 Warming up and reading Our goals today: ★ Learn something about English language and its development. ★ Learn some reading skills. 2008-7-30

Let’s have fun! No, I can’t. (/’kǽnt/) Can you can a can as a canner can a can? No, I can’t. (/’kant/)

Work out the missing words toilet theatre apartment color autumn program lift inthe street Activity 1 a quarterpast5 be differentfrom

Name some countries where English is spoken as an official language? And which country do you think has the most English learners? Activity 2

Unit 2 Reading The road to modern English What do you think the word “road” mean in the title? way □ development □ process □ Activity 3

Read and answer the following questions. Scanning (查读) ---- a reading skill used to look for details of a passage Activity 4

(Detail: a number) e.g. How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century? About 5-7 million people. (Line 1, Para 1 )

Activity 4 Scanning (查读) • 1.What are the two big changes in English spelling? • 2. Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers? (two big changes) First Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. (Line 1, Para 4) (reason) It was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1940. (Line 2,Para 5)

Read and find the main idea of each paragraph Skimming(略读) ---- a reading skill used to get the main idea of a text by reading only the key word(s) or top sentence(s) Activity 5

名词、动词、 形容词、副词等 1. What are the key words ? Part of the American Dream for most people is to have their own house. e.g. American Dream have their own house Usually the first or the last sentence in the para… 2. What is the top sentence ? Babysitting with my little brother is no fun. Just like I sit down to read or watch TV, he demands that I play with him. If I get a telephone call, he cries or knocks something over. Usually he wantshalf of whatever I have to eat. Then when he finally grows tired, it takes about an hour for him to fall asleep. Babysitting with my little brother is no fun.

Activity 5 Para 1 Skimming (略读)- top sentence Many people all over the world speak English. Native language speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Para 2 Para 3 Why has English changed over time? Para 4 Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia. Para 5

Scanning or Skimming? Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false. Activity 6

Scanning: The road to modern English True False □ □ √ 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. 3. Language frequently change. 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. □ □ √ □ □ √ □ □ √ □ □ √ Activity 6

Activity 7 Word bank: Match each word or phrase with a definition on the right. 7 A. words and expressions B. a word for gas in British English C. not sudden D. in fact E. the second of two things or people already mentioned F. often G. long trip by sea or in space H. able to speak or write a language well I. like, for example J. the way of using sth K. existing now L. who or what somebody or something is M. visit 1.petrol 2.voyage 3.gradually 4.frequently 5.identity 6.the latter 7.vocabulary 8. come up to 9. present 10.usage 11.such as 12.actually 13. fluent 1 3 12 6 4 2 13 11 10 9 5 8

Activity 8 Complete the passage with the words from the Warming up and reading It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as _________ as anative speaker. One reason is that English has a large __________. It also has different _______ in different English speaking countries. If you say “gas" instead of “_________", people in America will know you have learned British English. If you use the word“_______”instead of “lift" in Britain, people will know you have studied American English. But ______ you may have learned both! frequently vocabulary usage petrol elevator actually

Language focus • So why has English changed over time? • …cultures meet and communicate with each other. • The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling. • Only time will tell. …as time goes …mix with …characteristic It’s really hard to know the result.

Activity 9 Discuss the following questions What do you think was the purpose（目的） of the passage? Do you think it is a successful writing? As we know from the passage, only time can tell whether Chinese English will develop its own identity. Do you agree Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? Give reasons for your idea.(optional)

Summary • About the passageThe road to modern English What do you think the word “road” mean in the title? way □ development □ process □ √ Do you still make the same choice? Homework 1 • About yourself • What can you get from today’s lesson? • Did you do your best today? If not, what are you going to do next time?

Homework 2 Make a timeline of the development of English and retell the passage according to it. Skimming or scanning?

Unit 2 English around the world Period1 Warming up and reading