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1、 This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.Lets do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.The U.S.A.Great BritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndi
2、aSouth AfricaNew ZealandEnglish is spoken in these countries.How much do you know about English?It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland .It has a long history.There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE.Many Chinese are learning English.What can you learn
3、 from it?u Situation: An American is visiting England. Now he has just checked in a hotel. And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel.Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And youd ta
4、ke what?I mean, Id like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. Oh, sorry. Come this way, Ill show you the lift.British EnglishAmerican EnglishSpellingcolourfavourite theatrecentremetretravelledWordslift (电梯电梯)petrol (汽油汽油)flat (公寓公寓)autumn
5、(秋天）秋天）underground (地铁地铁)university (大学大学)rubbish (垃圾垃圾)holiday（假期）（假期）colorfavoritetheatercentermetertraveledelevatorgasapartmentfallsubwaycollegegarbagevacationthe difference between AmE and BrEPre-readingLook at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about.Then read it quickly an
6、d see if you are right.A. How to learn English wellB. The brief history of Modern EnglishC. The way to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old EnglishChoose the main idea of the text.Scan the text and get the main idea of each paragraph.Today, more people speak English as their firs
7、t, second or foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another. By the 19th century English was settled and two big changes in English spelling happene
8、d English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries5Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next century today peopleEnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countries If an American is talking to an Englishman, _.A. They will have almost no diffi
9、culty in understandingB. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each otherC. The American finds it difficult to understand the EnglishmanD. The English man finds it difficult to follow the AmericanWhy does English change over time?Because of cultural communication.Read Para 3 and answer t
10、he municationThe road to modern EnglishAD 450-1150 English was spoken in England. It was based more on _ than the English we speak at present.AD 800-1150 Because those who _ England spoke first Danish and later French. English became _ like GermanIn the 1600s _ made use of a wider vocabulary than ev
11、er before. GermanThe history of the English languagelessruledShakespeareThe road to modern EnglishIn 1620 Some British settlers moved to _.Later in the 18th centurySome British people were taken to _.1765-1947English became the language for_ and education in India.AmericaAustralia government The roa
12、d to modern EnglishBy the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes: Samuel Johnson wrote his _ and Noah Webster wrote _ _and gave a separate identity to _ English spelling. Now English is also spoken as a foreign or second language _, _, _ , _ and so onAmericandictionary The Am
13、erican Dictionary of the English Language.IndiaChina SingaporeMalaysia Samuel Johnson Two important personsOne of the English languages most profound influences.When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled
14、, pronounced and used words differently. Noah Webster Retell the text.At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or foreign language. _ English speakers _ understand e
15、ach other but _ _. England movedmany other countriesmorefirstNativecannot everythingAll languages change when _ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own _. English is also spoken as a foreign or second languag
16、e in _ _ _. Maybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.culturesidentitymany other countries1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?Some people say that Chinese is amuch more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Write down your opinion.
