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111Unit 2 English around the worldReadingSpeaking: Wdo so many people speak English?1.1. Fast reading:1 When and why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?2 what does “ a flat” mean?_3 Why did English become less like German and more like French from 1150 to 1500?_4 when did English begin to be used in Hongkong? _2.Read fast and choose the right answer.1.English has/had the most speakers_.A. now B. when the British ruled many parts if the worldC. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century2. 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. Russian4. 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. Britain3.The main idea of each paragraph para1. _ Para2. _ Para3. _ Para4._ 4.Read Para. 3 and find out why and how English changed over time.timelanguage relatedreasonsAD450-11501150-15001600s5.Read Para.4 and find out why India takes English as second language.6. Discussion You can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Group.1, Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why?2, Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?3, Do you think Chinese will become the most popular language in the world instead of English in the future?7.language points. 1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world? 你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？more than one +名词单数, 后面的谓语动词用单数。Eg. _（不止一个学生想）to go to swim.more than 还可以与名词、形容词、副词、动词、动名词连用，意为 “不只是，非常”Eg.他们俩远不只是同学, 他们是知心朋友。Both of them are_. They are_. 2.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.morethan是而不是;与其说不如说；中间接相同成分。例如：He is more a friend than a teacher.He is more lazy than stupid.扩展：1)more than:不仅仅；多于；十分；例如:He is more than a teacher in our school.He made more than ten friends in this club.She is more than beautiful.2)rather than 而不是；less than少于；other than除之外3. they include Canadian, British, American, Australian and India English. include 包含, 包括Eg.你应该在文章中举一些例子。You should include some examples in the text.including (prep.) included (adj.)eg.The bill came to $450, _tax. The bill came to $450, tax_. contain和includecontain指某物包含的内容或成分 “含有，装着”include指包括作为整体的一个部分或要素“包括，包含”Eg. 这篮子装有各种水果。The basket_ a variety of fruits. 这旅程包括游览巴黎。 The tour _a visit to Paris. 4. English plays an important role as a first or second language play a role：扮演角色 play a part：参加活动 play a/an role in sth.=play a/an part in sth. 扮演的角色, 对起的作用 Eg. Monitor _in managing a class. 班长在班级管理中起着重要的作用。他一生中扮演了各种各样的角色。_ 她积极参加了晚会。_5 either because of foreign rule or because of its special role as an international language.because of 因为（某人/某事）后接名词或代词because 因为 ，连词后接从句。Eg.他们是因为我们来到这里的。_ 因为下雨，我们迟到了。_6.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.even if= (even though)是连词词组， 用来引导让步状语从句，意为 “尽管；即使” (=though, although)Eg. 尽管他很忙，他还是愿意帮我们。_即使今天下雨，我也要回家，因为我很长时间没有回家了。_7. come up 上来, 走近; 发芽; 被提出; 升起 Strangers came up to him and asked how much his books are.New shoots of bamboo will come up from around the roots of the old onesThe problem came up in the meeting yesterday问题在昨天的会议中被提出来了。(没有被动形式)We came up with the problem in the meeting the sun comes up in the east.8. So why has English changed over time? 那么， 英语在一段时间里为什么会起变化呢？Over :贯穿， 经过（一段时间）e.g Over the years, he has become more patient.She will come to Hangzhou over the weekend.Will you stay at home over Christmas?over 超过(=more than)， 再三 (again) over 2 minutes over and over8. 4. It became closer to the language you are learning now. 它和你们现在学的英语更加接近。close to 相近, 靠近, 几乎 eg. Our house is close to the bus stop. Come close to me. close adv.（位置上接近） I looked into the matter closely. adv.紧密地,密切地be close to与get close to的区别 be close to 表状态，而get close to表动作 My house is close to the park. The cat got close to the rat silently.9.Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. 莎士比亚使用了比以前更为广泛的词汇量。 make use of 利用，使用 make good / full use of 充分使用，很好地利用 make no use of sth. 没有利用Eg.我们应该充分利用好我们的资源。_. 每一分钟都应该很好地利用。_10. India has a very large number of English speakers. 印度有很多的人讲英语。 a number of 大量的（后接可数名词复数）（其后谓语动词用复数） A number of people _ came. the number of 的数目 （其后谓语动词用单数） The number of homeless people _ increased.11. Only time will tell. 时间会证明一切。 tell v. 知道, 判断 Its hard to tell whether he is right. tell A from B: 区分，分别 Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?Homework; 1.Finish the paper and exercise on page 11. 2.Read passage on page 51 The Oxford English Dictionary and make notes about Murrays life.答案1. Fast reading:1 When and why did English begin to be spoken in many other countries?Because people from England started moving to other parts of the world in the 17th century.2 what does “ a flat” mean? apartment 3 Why did English become less like German and more like French from 1150 to 1500?Because the French people ruled England. 4 when did English begin to be used in Hongkong? Since about 1842.2.Read fast and choose the right answer,(adcdb)3. The main idea of each paragraph para1. Brief introduction of the change in English. Para2. An example of different kinds of English. Para3. The development of English. Para4. English spoken in some other countries.4. Read Para. 3 and find out why and how English changed over time.timelanguage relatedreasonsAD450-1150Germanruled by German1150-1500Frenchruled by Norman(French)1600scloser to todays EnglishAmerican EnglishAustralian EnglishShakespeareNoah WebsterBritish went toAustralia5.Read Para.4 and find out why India takes English as second language.It was ruled by Britain6. Discussion Answers may vary.1.（More than one student wants）/much more than schoolmates、close friends3. (including) (included) contains includes4. plays an important role/ partHe has played all kinds of roles in his lifeShe played an active part in the party5.They are here because of usWe were late because it rained.We were late because of raining.6.He likes to help us even though he is very busy Even if it is raining today I will go home because I havent been home for a long time.8经过这些年， 他变得更有耐心周末她会来杭州。e.g圣诞节时你在家吗？9. We should make good use of our resources .Every minute should be made good use of.10. have/ has111
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