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Unit 2. English. around the world. Period 2 Reading. Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?. English Around the World. Canada. the United Kingdom. the USA. Ireland. Australia. South Africa. New Zealand.

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  1. Unit 2 English around the world Period 2 Reading

  2. Can you name some countries in which English is a native language?

  3. English Around the World Canada the United Kingdom theUSA Ireland Australia South Africa New Zealand

  4. This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.

  5. Questions Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why? Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”?

  6. World English Caribbean American British English Canadian Australian Indian

  7. Br E & Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.

  8. The differences between British English and American English. autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess vocabulary colour color centre center traveller traveler spelling dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t] pronunciation

  9. 电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周

  10. Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater kilometer

  11. Match the words that have the same meaning. petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway

  12. Pre-reading Why do people all over the world want to learn English?

  13. Tourism Trade Internet website why? Entertainment(娱乐) Learn in western university Diplomacy(外交)

  14. From these we can see …. It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

  15. reading The Road to Modern English

  16. Task 1: skimming 1. What’s the main idea of the passage ? • The history and development(发展) of English.

  17. Task 2: scanning Find out thekey sentence of each paragraph

  18. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Main ideas of each paragraph : More and more people speak English. Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything. English is changing over time. The two big changes happened in English spelling. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.

  19. Scanning • English had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F • English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.T F • Languages frequently change. T F

  20. 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F

  21. Fill in the blanks.(Para3-4) German Danish French By the 1600’s 1620 in the 18th century Australian By the 19th century

  22. Answer following questions. (Para.5) Why does English become a second language in India? India was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947. And during that time English became the language for government and education.

  23. Task 6: discussion 1. As we all know, more and more people all over the world now want to learn Chinese. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? And why? Please list the reasons.

  24. HOMEWORK 1.Read thepassage as fluently as you can.

  25. Thank you!

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