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Unit 2 English around the world Teaching goalsKnowledge goalsEnable students to master some key words and phrases, e.g. official voyage native actually base at present gradual and so onAbility goals Enable students to master the content of the passageFind out the details in the passageEmotional goalsDevelop the students interest in learning English and increase the students confidenceThe key pointsTo master the main idea of each paragraphThe difficult points To find out the details in the passage and answer some questions Lead-inListen to the music and try to taste the difference between the ancient English and the modern English My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose - Robert Burns O my love is like a red, red rose Thats newly sprung in June: O my love is like a melodie, Thats sweetly played in tune As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in love am I And I will love thee still, my dear, Till all the seas gang dry. Till all the seas gang dry my, my dear And the rocks melt wi the sun. And I will love thee still, my dear While the sands o life shall run But fare thee weel, my only love Oh, fare thee weel a while And I will come again, my love Tho it were ten thousand mile. 我 的 爱 人 像 朵 红 红 的 玫 瑰 - 罗 伯 特 彭 斯 呵 ， 我 的 爱 人 像 朵 红 红 的 玫 瑰 六 月 里 迎 风 初 开 ； 呵 ， 我 的 爱 人 像 支 甜 甜 的 曲 子 ， 奏 得 合 拍 又 和 谐 。 我 的 好 姑 娘 ， 多 么 美 丽 的 人 儿 ！ 请 看 我 ， 多 么 深 挚 的 爱 情 ！ 亲 爱 的 ， 我 永 远 爱 你 ， 纵 使 大 海 干 涸 水 流 尽 。 纵 使 大 海 干 涸 水 流 尽 ， 太 阳 将 岩 石 烧 作 灰 尘 ， 亲 爱 的 ， 我 永 远 爱 你 ， 只 要 我 一 息 犹 存 。 珍 重 吧 ， 我 唯 一 的 爱 人 ， 珍 重 吧 ， 让 我 们 暂 时 别 离 ， 但 我 定 要 回 来 ， 哪 怕 千 里 万 里 ！ in an international talk1. In what situations is English used?Pre-reading 2.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken? U.K. U.S.A. CanadaAustralia New Zealand South AfricaEnglish-speaking countries 3.What are the two main groups of English? British English and American English 4.Do you know the differences between American English andBritish English? The differences between Br. E & Am. E.vocabularyspellingpronunciation autumn fallpetrol gaselevator liftcolour colorcentre centertraveller travelerdance da:ns dancednsnot nOt not na:t There are a number of different Englishes in the world. How did they (出 现 )? Why has English changed over time? What will world Englishes be like in the future? Reading The road to modern English What do you think the word “ road” mean in the title? way development process Fast-reading: match the main idea with each paragraph.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3、 4Para. 5 C. The spread of the English language in the world.D. Native English speakers can understand each other but they may not be able to understand everything.A. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. B. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in Asia and Africa. 1. English has/had the most speakers_. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th centuryCareful-reading Task1 2.Which of the following statements is true?A. Languages always stay the same.B. Languages change only after wars.C. Languages no longer change.D. Languages change when cultures change. 3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian 4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _. A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s 5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia. B. China. C. India. D. Britain. Questions1.How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century?2.When and why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?3.Why did English become less like German and more like French from 1150 to 1500?4. What are the two big changes in English spelling?5. Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers?Task2 Answers 1.How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century?About 5-7 million people. (Line 1, Para 1 ) 2.When and why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?3.Why did English become less like German and more like French from 1150 to 1500? Because the French people ruled England. (Line 5, Para 3)Because people from England started moving to other parts of the world in the 17th century.(Line 2, Para 1 ) (two big changes)(reason)First Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. (Line 1, Para 4)It was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947. (Line 2,Para 5) 4. What are the two big changes in English spelling?5. Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers? GermanBetween about AD 800 and1150 EnglandBy the 1600sIn 1620 AmericanTask 3 fill in the blanks English had the most speakers in the 17th century. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. Language frequently change. True or FalseTFF (now)_(gradually)Task 4 The language of the government is always the languages of the country. English is one of the official languages used in India. This reading describes the development of the English language.FTT _(India, Malaysia, Singapore) Why does English change over time? Because of cultural communication. Conclusion timeplaceLanguage can change with time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other. Post-reading: summary At the end of the 16th century, English was only spoken by people from _1_. They were native speakers. Today, the largest _2_of people speaking English may be in China. A lot of Chinese people speak English _3_ their foreign language. The _4_ language has changed quite a lot over the last four centuries. Old English sounded more like German for it was _5_ on German, but modern English _6_ more like French than German because England was once ruled by the French. Those settlers _7_ the language , so Shakespeare could make use of a wider _ 8_ by the 1600s . numberasEnglish basedsounds Englandenriched vocabulary Two people had great effects on the English settlement. One was Samuel Johnson, who wrote his _ 9_, and the other was Noah Webster, who later wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language, which gave American English its own _10_ dictionary identity 1.Retell the passage according to the key words.2.Read the passage carefully and make marks where you have any questionsHOMEWORK
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