Unit2EnglishAroundtheWorldActivity1:Choosethecorrectexplanationforthewords1.actuallyA.forexample2.elevatorB.asetofroomsforlivingin3.nativeEnglishspeakerC.really;infact4.comeuptoaplaceD.amachineformovingpeopleorthingsupanddown5.suchasE.PeoplewhohasspokenEnglishsincebirth6.apartmentF.visitaplace7usage.G.haveapartin8.playaroleinH.thewaythatwordsareusedinalanguageCDEFABHGStep1Guessthewords•Step2:TaskOne:Readthepassageanddecidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.AmericahasthelargestnumberofEnglishspeakers2.FrenchruledEnglandfrom1150.3.NativeEnglishspeakerscant’tunderstandeachotherbecausetheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.4.NoahWebsterwrotetheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.5.From1765to1947EnglishwasthelanguageforgovernmentandeducationinSouthAfrica.FTFTFTaskTwo:choosetherightanswer1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers_.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsiftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcentury2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Languagesalwaysstaythesame.B.Languageschangeonlyafterwars.C.Languagesnolongerchange.D.Languageschangewhencultureschange.3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround_.A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainStep3(Skimming):findouttopicsentences(主题句)ofeachparagraph.Part1.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.Part2.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Part3.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Part4.EnglishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinsouthAsia/AfricaandAsia.Describestheextension/developmentofEnglishintheworld.Nativespeakerscanunderstandeachotherbutnoteverything.ThedevelopmentofEnglishasnativelanguage.Or:Englishhaschangedovertime.Englishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinmanycountries.Para1:Para2Para3Para4Para1.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.HowaboutEnglishinearliertime?16thcentury17thcenturytodaymorethaneverbeforeonlyEnglandothercountriesPara2.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Theycannotunderstand_______.suchas:flatinbritain________inAmericaeverythingapartmentHowhasEnglishchangedovertime?AD450-11501150-1500Inthe1600’sAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageBritishpeoplewenttoAustraliawasbasedmoreonGermanmorelikeFrenchShakespearemadeuseofawidervocabularyAmericanEnglishAustralianEnglishPara3-4.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.(rule)(identity)ReadPara.5andfindoutwhyIndiatakesEnglishassecondlanguage.IndiawasruledbyBritainSouthAfricanEnglishSingaporeEnglishMalaysianEnglishHongKongEnglishDoyouknowanyotherkindsofEnglishFormedforthisreason?Step4.IntensivereadingActivity1.fillinthechartAD450--1150Englishwasbasedon_______1150--1500Englishwasmorelike_________.Attheendofthe16thcenturyHowmanypeoplespokeEnglish?__________Inthe1600’sShakespearemadeuseofawider___________thanbefore.1828AmericanEnglishgaineditsown_________.Now__________Englishhasitsidentity.German5—7millionAustralianFrenchvocabularyidentityStep5:readcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions(1)Whatistheclueofthepassage?(2)WhydoesIndiahavealargenumberofEnglishspeakers?(3)WhendidpeoplefromEnglandbegintomovetootherpartsoftheworld?timebecauseBritainruledIndiafrom1765to1947.inthe17thcenturyAtfirst,onlypeoplein________spokeEnglish.Later,peoplefromEngland_______tootherparts,soEnglishbegantobespokenin_______________.Today,_______peoplespeakEnglishastheir_____,secondorforeignlanguage._______Englishspeakers_____understandeachotherbut_____________.Alllanguageschangewhen________communicatewithoneanother.SothereareBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglishandsoon.Theyallhavetheirown________.Englishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguagein________________.MaybeonedayChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglish.Step6:Readthetextagainandfillintheblank.EnglandmovedmanyothercountriesmorefirstNativecannoteverythingculturesidentitymanyothercountriestask3:GroupworkDiscussionChooseoneofthetopicsanddiscussitwithyourpartners.WhyshouldwelearnEnglishwellnow?WhydosomanypeoplespeakEnglish?WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?Asweallknow,Englishiswidelyusedinmanyfields,WhileChineseisspokenbythelargestspeakers.DoyouthinkChinesewillbecomeaninternationallanguageallovertheworldinthenearfuture?Task-3:Discussion:Homework:1)Trytoretellthetext2)Finishtheex.onpage11.Step7:task1:ListentothetapeandfillintheblankA=AmericanAmyB=BritishBettyC=CanadianCarlA:Oh,no!It’srainy!B:Notexactlyalovelyday,isit?C:Nope,notverynice.B:Let’sgotothe!A:Ok.Whichartmuseum?C:No.Sheissayingthatweshouldgotoseea_______.A:Oh,Igetit.Hey,Iknowagoodfilmthat’sbeenplayingallfall.It’scalledRushHour3.picturesmovieB:Oh,right.Yes,let’sgetgoing.C:Hey,Ihopethetheatrehassomegoodsweets!A:Youmeancandy,don’tyou?Mum/inateam/rubber/petrol/momonateamerasergasB.EPicturesautumnlorryundergrounds