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UnitTwo:ReadingTheRoadToModernEnglish?Howmanydialects方言arethereinChina?dialectsfamilyinChina北方方言吴语闽南语客家话湘语赣语粤语ChineseWarmingup–II(2m)DoyouthinktherearesomedialectsinEnglish?EnglishdialectsindifferentcountriesBritainTheU.S.ACanadaAustraliaIndiaNewZealand……..BrE&Am.EWhenyouheartwonativespeakersofEnglish,theymaystillnotspeakthesamekindofEnglish.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks垃圾箱假期垃圾秋天大学公寓地铁汽油电梯两周petrolflatcolorliftrubberhonorpicturesundergrounderasergasapartmentelevatorhonourcolourmoviessubwayMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers___.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcenturySkimming2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.LanguagesalwaysstaythesameB.LanguageschangeonlyafterwarsC.LanguagesnolongerchangeD.Languageschangewhencultureschange3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_____?A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______?A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainPara1BriefintroductionofthechangeinEnglish.简介英语变化TimeWho(howmanypeople)spokeEnglishTheendofthe16thcenturyLaterinthenextcenturyTodayAbout5-7millionpeople,mostlyLivinginFnglandConquerotherparts,spokeninmanyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakEnglishthanbeforeIfanAmericanistalkingtoanEnglishman,_______.A.TheywillhavealmostnodifficultyinunderstandingB.TheywillhavealotofmisunderstandingsbetweeneachotherC.TheAmericanfindsitdifficulttounderstandtheEnglishmanD.TheEnglishmanfindsitdifficulttofollowtheAmericanAPara2WhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Becauseofculturalcommunication.ReadPara3andanswerthequestion:TheroadtomodernEnglishAD450-1150Englishwasbasedmoreon_______.AD800-1150Englishbecame_____likeGermanBecausethosewho_____EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Inthe1600s_____________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.GermanThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagelessruledShakespeareTheroadtomodernEnglishIn1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto_________.Laterinthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento__________.Bythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchangesin_______________happened:SamuelJohnsonwrotehis__________andNoahWebsterwrote_________________________________________________AmericaAustraliaEnglishspellingdictionaryTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.SamuelJohnsonBorn:September18,1709WriteadictionaryOneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostprofoundinfluences.(最深的影响)TwoimportantpersonsinPara4NoahWebsterBorn:October16,1758Died:May28,1843WhenNoahwas43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthisbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsofthecountryspelled,pronouncedandusedwordsdifferently.WhyisIndiamentionedinthelastparagraph?A.BecauseIndiaisatypical(独特的)countrywhospeaksEnglishasasecondlanguagebecauseofitslongbeingruledbyBritain.B.BecauseIndiahasaverylargenumberofEnglishspeakers.C.BecauseIndiaisacountrywhereEnglishplaysaveryimportantroleinsociallife.D.BecauseIndiahasalonghistoryofcommunicationwithBritain.Para5AAtfirst,onlypeoplein________spokeEnglish.Later,peoplefromEngland_______tootherparts,soEnglishbegantobespokenin____________________.Today,_______peoplespeakEnglishastheir_____,secondorforeignlanguage._______Englishspeakers_____understandeachotherbut_______________.Retellthetext.EnglandmovedmanyothercountriesmorefirstNativecannoteverythingAlllanguageschangewhen________communicatewithoneanother.SothereareBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglishandsoon.Theyallhavetheirown________.Englishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguagein________________.MaybeonedayChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglish.culturesidentitymanyothercountriesDiscussionYoucanchooseoneofthequestionstotalkaboutinGroups(Page10):1,WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?2,WhydoyouthinkmorepeopleintheworldwanttolearnChinese?WhydosomanypeoplewanttolearnEnglish?TouseforbusinessTouseinschoolTotalktonativespeakersToreadEnglishbooksTowritetopenfriendsTolistentoEnglishmusicandmovies“曾经有一份真诚的爱情摆在我的面前，但是我没有珍惜，等到了失去的时候才后悔莫及，尘世间最痛苦的事莫过于此。如果上天可以给我一个机会再来一次的话，我会跟那个女孩子说‘我爱你’。如果非要把这份爱加上一个期限，我希望是一万年！”Saythispassageinyourdialect.曾经有一份贼纯的爱情摆在俺跟前，可俺没稀搭理，等到没了那前,俺才贼拉地后悔，如果老天爷再给俺个机会，俺会跟那个姑娘说：“俺稀罕你”。NortheasternDialect