Unit 21谷风课件A How many kinds of languages can you speak?•Chinese•English•Xianjv Dialect•Japanese•............2谷风课件A Which language is mostwidely used in the world?In an international talk/meeting3谷风课件A why are you learning English?4谷风课件A I’m learning English· · · · ·• to pass exams• as a hobby•to travel other countries•to meet foreigners and communicate with them•to use computers and surf the Internet•to find a job in the future 5谷风课件A 375 million750 millionmore than 1.1 billionas their first languageas a second or a foreign languagespeak EnglishHow many people speak English in the world today?6谷风课件A U.K.U.S.A.CanadaAustraliaNew Zealand South AfricaEnglish-speaking countries7谷风课件A the USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomEnglish Around the WorldAre the English in those countries the same? India 8谷风课件A Pre-reading1. What are the two main groups of English? 2. Do you know the differences between British English and American English? 9谷风课件A British EnglishAmerican English&What are the two main groups of English?10谷风课件A Let’s go to the pictures!Er, but the subway station is far away.OK. But how shall we go to the movies?Why not go by underground?11谷风课件A the prime minister of the UK.the president of the USA.12谷风课件A Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement?Wow, bar is a nice place.13谷风课件A Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.14谷风课件A Great. I like football match very much.After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.15谷风课件A Time to go. Let’s go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. 16谷风课件A BrEAmEThe differences between British English and American English.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumn fallsweets candylift elevatorcolour colorcentre centertraveller travelerdance [da:ns] dance[dæns]not [not] not [na:t]17谷风课件A petrolflat colorliftrubberhonorpicturesundergrounderaser gasapartmentelevatorhonourcolourmoviessubwayMatch the words that have the same meaning. BrE AmE18谷风课件A The road to modern EnglishThe roadthe development of English language 1.before Modern English?2.How is the Modern English developing?Modern EnglishGuess according to the title. 19谷风课件A Fast Reading: Scan the text and try to divide this passage into 4 parts. Find Out main ideas of each part.20谷风课件A Please write down the main idea of each part.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 don’t speak the_____ kind of English. All languages change when _______ meet and ____________ with one another.English is spoken as a _______ language or ________ language in _______ and ______.developmentunderstandculturescommunicateforeignsecondAfrica Asia same21谷风课件A Careful reading: Para 1--Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next century today EnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countries22谷风课件A read Para.3-5 carefully. Make a timeline of the development of English23谷风课件A Para.3-5 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.GermanDanishFrenchfive to seven million24谷风课件A English now 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 AmericaAustraliasecondSouth Asiarapidly25谷风课件A Samuel Johnson Two important personsThe English was ________ by the 19th centurysettledNoah Webster26谷风课件A 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 centuryExercise27谷风课件A 2.Which of the following statement is true?A. Languages always stay the sameB. Languages change only after warsC. Languages no longer changeD. Languages change when cultures change28谷风课件A 3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian29谷风课件A 4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______? A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s30谷风课件A 5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain31谷风课件A Please discuss these questions and tell us your answers. • Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why?• Will Chinese English become one of the world English?32谷风课件A Thank you for your listening33谷风课件A 。
