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Unit 2 English around the world,Period 2 Reading,Learning Objectives:,You will be able to find the meaning of the new words by using context and pictures. know the brief history of English language and retell the development of English.,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,the United Kingdom,Pre-reading,India,Philippines,Singapore,1. Countries that use English as an official language,2.Which countries has the most English learners?,3. Guess according to the title.,The road to modern English,The road,Modern English,the development of English language,What kind of English before Modern English?,?,While-reading,1. English spoken in some other countries 2. The reason of the changes of English 3. the change of English speakers 4. different kinds of Englishes,1.Go through the passage quickly and do the match.,1,2,3,4,5,make voyages conquer native English speaker come up to your apartment actually was based on at present gradually enrich the vocabulary make use of English spelling latter Identity fluent English speakers such as,2. Read the passage again and lets guess the meaning of the new words and expressions.,3. Read the passage carefully to decide whether the statements are true or false and explain why?,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 language in India. 6. This reading describes the development of the English language.,F,F,F,T,T,T,4. Read para.3-5 and fill in the blanks to make a timeline of the development of English.,German,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government,dictionary,Noah Webster,American,English is spoken in many countries, such as _.,Post-reading,AD 450-1150 was different from was based more onthan AD 800-1150 became less Germanthose ruled spokeand enrich By the 1600s Shakespeare make use of In 1620 British settlers moved to In the 18th century were taken to 1765-1947 hasfluent English speakers because By the 19th century the language was settled. two changes Now English is spoken in number of learners in China,Retell the development of English according to the timeline, the following information may help you.,According to the passage, in the past, what was one of the factor that made people in one country speak a kind of language? But now, Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?,2. In pairs discuss these questions.,Homework,Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything. For example, a British person may say to her friends, “Would you please come up to my flat for a visit?” One of her American friends may then ask her, “Come up where?” Her Canadian friend might explain, “She means we should come up to her apartment. ”,Read the following paragraph and compare it with Para. 2 in our textbook. Think about the differences.,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
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