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Unit 2 Reading兴安县第三中学 秦陶 British EnglishAmerican English &1.Enjoy two video and know the differences between British English and American English? BrE AmEThe differences between British English and American English.vocabularyspellingpronunciation barcookiessoccercolorcentertravelerdance da:ns dancednsnot nt not ntcar k: car krcolour centretravellerpubBiscuitsfootball Predict: Read the title “the road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Scan: Scan the text to find or make out a key sentence for each paragraph. Please write down the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1:Para. 2:Para. 3-4:Para. 5: The _ of the English language in the world.Native speakers can _ each other even if they dont speak the_ kind of English. All languages change when _ meet and _ with each another.English is spoken as a _ language or _ language in _ and _.developmentunderstandculturescommunicate foreignsecondAfrica Asia same Decide whether the statement are True (T) or false (F) according to the passage. (Ex. 1 on Page 10) 09000 1 87654321520 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 8765432150 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 87654321500 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 3. T or F questions.1.English had the most speakers in the 17th century. ( ) 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. ( )3.Languages 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.( )6.This reading describes the development of the English language.( )F FFTT T Careful-reading 09000 1 87654321550 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 87654321540 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 87654321540 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 87654321530 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 87654321520 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time 09000 1 87654321500 4321Hours Minutes SecondsReading Time Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text. The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _. From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _ and later _.At the end of the 16th century, about _ people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England.German DanishFrenchfive to seven million English is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countries in Africa and _.Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _. As a matter of fact, China may have the _ number of English learners. In 1620 some British settlers moved to _. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to _. English began to be spoken in both countries.largest AmericaAustralia secondSouth Asiarapidly Why do you think people in China want to learn English? The reasons why people in China want to learn English are as followings: one is that; another one is that According to the discussion, write a composition about why people in China want to learn English .2. Underline the new words and expressions, difficult sentences in the passage. Homework
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