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EnglisharoundtheworldUnit2WarmingupandreadingLet’sreadadialoguebetweenBeckhamandArnold·Schwarzenegger.Doyouwanttocometomyflat?Whereisyourapartment?Shallwegotothepubtocelebrateyourbirthday?Wow,thebarisaniceplace.Wow,IwantatinofCoko,somesweets.Whataboutyou?Well,Iwantacanofmilktea,somecandy.Great.Ilikefootballmatchtoo.Hey,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.Timetogohome.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.It’simportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.FromthesewecanseetherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglish&TherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishspellingpronunciationwordscolour,color,favourite,favorite,theatre,theater,centre,center,travelled,traveled,metremeteraskdancewheelnotboxpostmailfilmmovieshopstoreIthinkIguess电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱两星期BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishwordsliftelevatorpetrolgasflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeksEnglisharoundtheWorldtheUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliaSouthAfricatheUnitedKingdomIrelandDoyouknowhowmanypeopleuseEnglishastheirnativelanguage,secondlanguage,orforeignlanguage?numberofspeakersexamplecountriesworkingsituationthenativelanguagetheforeignlanguagethesecondlanguage375million750million375millionUSA,Canada,Australia,SouthAfrica,Ireland,NewZealandChinaandmanyothercountriesIndia,Pakistan,Nigeria,Philippines.government,schools,newspapers,TVCanyounamesomecountriesinwhichEnglishisspoken?DoyouthinktheEnglishspokenallaroundtheworldareallthesame?worldEnglishesAmericanEnglishBritishEnglishAustralianEnglishCanadianEnglishSingaporeEnglishAfricanEnglishMalaysianEnglishIndianEnglish1.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?2.Lookatthetitleofthetextandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquickly.Fast-readingAnswerthequestions1.WhendidEnglishbegintobespokeninmanyothercountries?2.WhichcountryhasthelargestnumberofEnglishlearnersintheworld?Inthe17thcentury.China.Detailed-readingReadandfindthemainideaofeachparagraph.Alllanguagechangewhenculturescommunicatewitheachother.EnglishisspokenasaforeignlanguageorsecondlanguageinAfricaandAsia.ThehistoryofEnglishspreadingallovertheworld.Nativelanguagespeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Para1Para2Para3-4Para5AD450--1150Englishwasbasedon__________________EnglishwasmorelikeFrench.Attheendofthe16thcenturyHowmanypeoplespeakEnglish?_____________________Shakespearemadeuseofawidervocabulary.___________AmericanEnglishgaineditsownidentity.Later__________Englishhaditsidentity.German5-7millionInthe1600’sAustralian18281150~1500Fillintheform.1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers___.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsoftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcenturyAChoosethecorrectanswer.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Languagesalwaysstaythesame.B.Languageschangeonlyafterwars.C.Languagesnolongerchange.D.Languageschangewhencultureschange.D3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_____.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.RussianC4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______.A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’sD5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainBAttheendofthe16thcentury,aboutsevenmillionpeoplespokeEnglish.Nearlyallofthemlivedin________.AspeoplefromEnglandstarted______tootherpartsoftheworld,Englishbegantobe______inmanyothercountries.NowmorepeoplespeakEnglishthanever_______.________Englishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereven___theydon’tspeak_____samekindofEnglish._________,theymaynotbeabletounderstandeverything.EnglandmovingspokenbeforeNativeiftheHoweverReadaloudandfillintheblanks.Alllanguageschangewhen________communicatewitheachother.NowAmericanEnglishandAustralianEnglishhavetheirown_______.EnglishisalsospokeninmanyothercountriesinAfricaand______,such____SouthAfrica,Indian,SingaporeandMalaysia.TodaythenumberofthepeopleinChina___increasing_______.InfutureChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes.culturesidentityAsiaasisrapidlyAsweallknow,EnglishiswidelyusedinmanyfieldswhileChineseisspokenbythelargestspeakers.DoyouthinkChinesewillbecomeaninternationallanguageallovertheworldinthenearfuture?Giveyourreasons.Discussion1.Retellthepassageaccordingtothekeywords.2.Readthepassagecarefullyandmakemarkswhereyouhaveanyquestions.